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Laguna Beach alum Stephen Colletti is officially a dad after his wife, Alex Weaver, welcomed their first baby. The couple announced their son’s arrival via Instagram on Thursday, May 14, revealing his name is “Rhodes August Colletti 🤍.” Weaver, 32, shared a black-and-white photo of the newborn grasping her finger as she held hands with Colletti, 40. The sweet moment also served as both Laguna Beach and One Tree Hill virtual reunions, as cast members from both of Colletti’s past shows replied with well wishes in the comments section. Related: Celebrity Babies of 2026: Candice King and More Stars Who…

Chief of Staff to President Bola Tinubu, Femi Gbajabiamila, has narrated how his principal almost sacked him because of Lagos State House of Assembly member, Desmond Elliot. He said he almost lost his job during the Lagos Speaker Mudashiru Obasa impeachment saga. Recall that lawmakers of the Lagos State House of Assembly had said that Obasa was impeached to save the integrity and sanctity of the House of Assembly and Lagos State. The lawmakers, while jointly addressing journalists at the Assembly Complex, said: “It’s just a change of baton. It is only death that is constant, so change is inevitable.”…

The Rivers State All Progressives Congress, APC, House of Assembly Screening Appeal Committee, says the final list of aspirants cleared is set to be released. Chairman of the Committee, Abdul Mahmud, made this known on Thursday. Mahmud confirmed that 58 out of the 65 disqualified aspirants appeared at the party’s secretariat to appeal their disqualification. “98 persons were screened by the committee. Again, I must emphasize, I didn’t screen those 98 individuals nor did my colleagues. “Thirty-three were cleared to go to the next stage, and 65 were not cleared for for some reasons. I have seen their documents, gone through…

The Nigerian Army has said troops of the Joint Task Force (North East), Operation HADIN KAI, rescued six abducted women and children, neutralised terrorists, and arrested suspected collaborators during sustained operations across the North-East theatre. The Army disclosed this in a statement issued on Thursday by the Media Information Officer, Headquarters Joint Task Force (North East) Operation HADIN KAI, Lieutenant Colonel Sani Uba. According to the statement, the troops recorded the successes under Operation DESERT SANITY through “sustained clearance operations” and coordinated offensives across the theatre. The Army said troops, acting on “credible intelligence,” carried out an operation at a…

The Katsina State Police Command has foiled a kidnap attempt and rescued an 18-year-old girl abducted by suspected armed bandits in Danmusa Local Government Area of the state. The command disclosed this in a statement issued on Thursday by the Police Public Relations Officer, Abubakar Aliyu. According to the statement, the incident occurred on Tuesday at about 11:53 p.m. when suspected bandits invaded Kukoki Quarters in Danmusa Town and abducted the victim, identified as Aisha Kabir. “The Katsina State Police Command, under the leadership of CP Ali Umar Fage, successfully foiled a kidnapping attempt and rescued an 18-year-old female victim…

Some men are unlucky. All their wives brought to the ‘table’ are banging bodies and colourful sex styles. Husbands who are treated like beasts of burden. These are men who carry marriages on their heads like our grandmothers carried heavy pots of water from the village stream, one hand holding the load, the other hand swatting flies, necks bent, sweat pouring down their backs. When you see these guys outside, they are smiling, wearing clean kaftans, and spraying money at parties. They are suffering, smiling and muttering, “God is in control.” God may indeed be in control, but Uncle Bode…

President Bola Tinubu on Thursday said Nigeria is on course to attract close to $20 billion in foreign direct investment in 2026 alone. He attributed the figure to his administration’s systematic removal of regulatory bottlenecks, macroeconomic stabilisation, and transparency reforms. Tinubu stated this while making a case for African self-reliance and continental resource integration at the Africa CEO Forum in Kigali, Rwanda. Speaking on a presidential panel moderated by British journalist Zainab Badawi alongside Gabonese President Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema, Tinubu asserted that Africa must refuse to export raw materials while importing finished products. He also argued that the continent…

Former world champion Tony Bellew has backed Anthony Joshua to knock out Tyson Fury in their long-awaited all-British heavyweight showdown, which has reportedly been agreed for later this year, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. Speaking on the Fight Your Corner Podcast, the former cruiserweight world champion said he was convinced the fight would not go the distance, given the power both men carry and the vulnerability each has shown in their careers. “The only thing that I can fully, really commit to and put my hand on my heart and say, ‘I really genuinely think this is going to happen’ is…

Crypto data company Dune said it is laying off 25% of its workforce, citing a need to restructure its business to focus on its core products.“We’re restructuring Dune to sharpen our focus around the core data products thousands of customers across the crypto industry rely on,” Dune co-founder and CEO Fredrik Haga posted to X on Thursday. “That unfortunately means we’ve let 25% of the team go this week.”Haga did not share the number of staff who were laid off. The company’s LinkedIn shows about 150 employees. Haga said the company remained “well capitalized” and that Dune was “all-in” on…

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