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Nick Lachey opened up about recently sharing a flight with his ex-wife, Jessica Simpson. “It was strangely OK,” Lachey said on the Wednesday, May 13, episode of Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen, noting that Simpson, 45, was on the plane to Hawaii with her mother, her three children and estranged husband Eric Johnson. “You know, it’s been 20 years, and so we hadn’t seen each other in those 20 years and then spent six and a half hours on a flight to Hawaii together. When I say ‘spent,’ [I mean] in the same vicinity. Everyone was very cordial,…

The Police Command in Anambra State has arraigned a 36-year-old mechanic, Chukwudi Okafor, alleged to have defiled a 14-year-old girl. The defendant appeared before the state’s Children, Sexual and Gender-based Violence Offences Court in Awka on Thursday. Mr Okafor was arraigned on a charge of defilement brought against him, to which he pleaded not guilty. The Prosecutor, Chinyere Okechukwu, told the court that the defendant, who hails from Mmiata Anam in Anambra West Local Government Area, committed the offence sometime in April 2025 at Aguleri community in Anambra East Local Government Area. “The defendant took the 14-year-old girl to a…

Kelechi Iheanacho has expressed his delight after scoring a dramatic late winner to inspire Celtic F.C to a thrilling 3-2 victory over Motherwell F.C in Wednesday night’s Scottish Premiership clash at Fir Park. The Super Eagles forward emerged as the match winner after calmly converting a stoppage-time penalty to hand Celtic all three points in one of the most dramatic matches of the Scottish title race so far. Iheanacho, who started the encounter on the bench, showed nerves of steel in the 97th minute as he confidently sent goalkeeper Calum Ward the wrong way, sparking wild celebrations among Celtic supporters.…

The Arewa Youth Assembly said that efforts by the Nigerian military under the minister of defense, Gen. Christopher Musa, rtd, and the service chiefs have started yielding results as terrorists, bandits and other criminal elements have been dismantled. Spokesperson of the Arewa Youth Assembly, Aliyu Muhammad Sanni, stated this in a statement on Thursday. According to the youth group, there are appreciable results in the country’s fight against insecurity. The group urged Nigerians to stand up for the Nigerian military in the fight against insecurity. “Under the strategic oversight of the defense minister, the armed forces have shifted from a defensive…

National Publicity Secretary of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, Bolaji Abdullahi, has disclosed that the defection of Peter Obi and Rabiu Kwankwaso to the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, hurts the opposition. Abdullahi said the opposition would stand a better chance if it presents a united front against President Bola Tinubu in 2027. The ADC spokesman made his position known during an interview on AIT’s Political Platform. He said: ”If you have a united opposition working to challenge the incumbent then you stand a better a chance. “But the moment you have the opposition divided, then you have a three horse…

Akwa Ibom State Police command says its operatives have busted a notorious armed robbery syndicate terrorizing Midim community in Abak Local Government Area of the state. Spokesperson of the command, DSP Timfon John, disclosed this in a statement in Uyo on Thursday. She said acting on credible intelligence in the early hours of Thursday, operatives of the command stormed the criminal hideout and arrested one suspect while two other gang members escaped into the nearby bush. John said efforts were being made to apprehend the fleeing suspects. She listed items recovered from the suspect to include: one locally made pistol, one small…

American rapper Azealia Banks has claimed that Nigerians are not receptive to Black Americans. The ‘212’ hitmaker alleged that Nigerians are “cold-hearted” and push Black Americans away. On her X handle, she wrote, “I don’t want to be Nigerian because Nigerian people are cold-hearted and push black Americans away.” Azealia Banks said Ghana, on the other hand, is more receptive of Black Americans, adding that she is proud of her Ghanaian heritage. Her post attracted backlash from Nigerians who accused her of stereotyping Nigerians. However, despite the backlash, Azealia Banks refused to back down and instead continued trolling Nigerians.

Former Shooting Stars goalkeeper, John Dosu, has called for an improved welfare package for coaches and players in the Nigeria Premier Football League, NPFL. Dosu believes that with an adequate welfare package, the NPFL can compete alongside the best leagues on the continent. He insisted that low salaries make it difficult for clubs to retain their best players. “It’s time we address player and coach welfare in the NPFL,” Dosu wrote on his social media handle. “We’ve seen coaches earning as little as ₦100k and ₦200k per month, yet we expect the league to grow. Mr Elegbeleye, we can and…

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission has partnered with the Nigeria Revenue Service in Borno State to curb tax evasion and staff bullying by individuals and organisations in the state. Addressing journalists shortly after a sensitisation meeting with staff members of the Revenue Service in Maiduguri on Thursday, the Resident Anti-Corruption Commissioner overseeing Borno and Yobe states, Linus Gubbi, said the partnership was aimed at strengthening the agency to enable the smooth discharge of its responsibilities. He said, “This partnership means a lot to us. It will enhance our job because, as a government agency, you cannot…

Police operatives in Bayelsa State, in collaboration with the Joint Task Force (JTF), have arrested 14 suspects and recovered firearms over the last month’s attack on Ogboinbiri community in the Southern Ijaw Local Government Area, where one person was killed and several others injured. The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, DSP Musa Mohammed, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday. Mohammed, who said the operatives acted on credible intelligence to arrest the suspects, added that they recovered four pump-action guns, three packets of cartridges and four operational speedboats mounted with engines suspected to have been used for criminal…