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Nollywood actress Anita Joseph has confirmed the end of her marriage to her husband, McFish. The actress made the disclosure in a post shared on her Instagram page on Monday. In the emotional post, Anita Joseph reflected on the challenges of marriage and her ongoing journey of healing and self-growth. “Life has a way of testing our strength in ways we never expect especially in marriage,” she wrote. She added that she had been going through a period of deep reflection, pain and healing, noting that she was choosing “grace, growth and faith” despite not having all the answers. “Lately,…
One exciting wind currently blowing across Lagos and some other parts of the country is the phenomenon called Detty December. Interestingly, a movie just unveiled by Nollywood star, Ini Edo, is also titled ‘A Very Dirty Christmas’. Both thus have the capacity to provoke a question on the pronunciation of ‘detty’ and ‘dirty’. Can you differentiate between their pronunciations? Please do so wherever you are and let your conscience be the listener! Even before the coming on stream of the Edo’s film, whose title has become controversial as the Christian Association of Nigeria has kicked against it, arguing it disparages…
Mohamed Salah scored in added time to snatch a 2-1 victory for record seven-time champions Egypt over lowly ranked Zimbabwe in an Africa Cup of Nations Group B thriller in Agadir on Monday.Salah came to Morocco after not starting in five consecutive Liverpool matches, with his omission leading to an outburst against manager Arne Slot.But his uncertain future at Anfield was forgotten as he pounced on a loose ball inside the box and beat 40-year-old Zimbabwe goalkeeper Washington Arubi with a perfectly placed shot into the corner.What was expected to be a comfortable start for Egypt in Group B proved…
Afrobeats star Ahmed Ololade, popularly known as Asake, on Monday made a dramatic return to his alma mater, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, as he arrived on campus in a helicopter, drawing excitement from students and staff. The award-winning singer was received by the Vice-Chancellor of the university, Prof. Simeon Bamire, alongside other senior officials, including a lecturer in the Department of Theatre Arts, Dr Oluwatoyin Ogundeji, where Asake began his creative journey. At the OAU Amphitheatre, the singer was welcomed by a large crowd of students. He thrilled the audience with an emotional appearance that featured drumming and a traditional…
ChatGPT is joining the flood of apps offering yearly recaps for users. It’s rolling out a “Year in Review” feature that will show you a bunch of stats — like how many messages you sent to the chatbot in 2025 — as well as give you an AI-generated pixel art-style image that encompasses some of the topics you talked about this year.The image I received showed an aquarium beside a game cartridge, an Instant Pot, and a computer screen, reflecting some of the questions I had related to retro game consoles, cooking, and my fish tank setup.There are other personalized…
2025 was a blockbuster year for Bitcoin (BTC) and the wider crypto market as crypto-friendly legislators platformed growth-focused regulation and Wall Street finally accepted Bitcoin, Ether (ETH), and numerous altcoins as a valid asset class worthy of inclusion in an investment portfolio. The global bid on Bitcoin, Ether and Solana’s SOL (SOL) token was near immeasurable, with total net flows into the spot Bitcoin ETFs reaching $57 billion and the total net assets across the ETFs reaching $114.8 billion. Spot Bitcoin ETF netflows in 2025. Source: SoSoValue.comGoing into 2026, the real question is, will the pace of institutional, corporate and government-level…
Lucas Bravo has several upcoming projects that inspire him as an actor after expressing frustration with how stagnant his role on Emily in Paris has become. “I have some great, great projects lined up — I’m booked until next December,” Bravo, 37, told People on Sunday, December 21, about what he is looking forward to after season 5 of Emily in Paris was released on Netflix. He continued: “So I honestly can’t wait to get to those projects, because I’m getting into a lot of diverse, crazy challenging roles, and I’ve been waiting for that for a long time. I’ve…
Kogi State Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo has publicly acknowledged the existence of cabals within his administration, describing them as instrumental to the successes recorded so far by his government. The governor made the disclosure while speaking at a public event in his hometown on Sunday. In a light-hearted but pointed remark, Ododo openly admitted belonging to a cabal and praised the effectiveness of the current one working with him. “I want to formally appreciate the leader of my own cabal. I was a member of a cabal before, but our own cabal could not perform the way this present cabal…
Alphonsus Ogar Eba, the embattled chairman of the ruling party, All Progressives Congress, APC, has been expelled from the party. The suspension of State Special Leader, Dr Juliet Ebuo Diwa, was also confirmed. The decision was reached on Monday at a meeting of the APC State Caretaker Committee held at the party secretariat. Eba was alleged to have breached the party’s constitution. The Publicity Secretary of the APC State Caretaker Committee, Emmanuel Edem Inyang, explained that the expulsion followed the invocation of Article 21.5(v) of the APC Constitution, as amended on March 26, 2022. According to the statement he issued…
The Jigawa State Police Command has confirmed that a senior officer, Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Kundi Dauda Abubakar, was injured after police operatives were ambushed during a raid on a suspected criminal hideout in Jahun Local Government Area of the state. Police sources told Zagazola Makama that the incident occurred at about 7:00 a.m. on December 21 at the Atuman Fulani settlement in Jahun LGA. According to the sources, the operation was carried out following credible intelligence on the location of suspects who had earlier attacked policemen on duty at the Divisional Police Officer’s (DPO) quarters in Aujara, Jahun…
