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Lala Kent is feeling “nostalgic” about the drama over Summer House costars Amanda Batula and West Wilson’s new relationship. “I love it,” Lala, 35, beamed during a Wednesday, May 13, appearance on Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen. “Who would have thought we’d get to relive [‘Scandoval’]? Like, we get to do it twice.” She likened the social media furore over Amanda and West’s budding romance to the “Scandoval” drama that erupted on Vanderpump Rules in 2023 when Tom Sandoval’s shocking affair with Rachel ‘Raquel’ Leviss was publicly disclosed. (Tom was in a relationship with Ariana Madix at the…
Many people were injured on Wednesday when gunmen invaded Eziobodo and other surrounding communities in Owerri West Local Government Area of Imo State, Nigeria’s South-east. The attackers were suspected to be Fulani herders. Residents told PREMIUM TIMES that the gunmen invaded Eziobodo, Ihiagwa and surrounding villages at about 9 p.m. and opened fire on the people. The communities are host to the Federal University of Technology Owerri in the council area. One of the victims, a commercial motorcyclist, narrated in a video clip circulating on Facebook that he was shot at a junction during the attack. The motorcyclist who spoke…
Chief Medical Director, CMD, University of Uyo Teaching Hospital, UUTH, Prof. Ememabasi Bassey, has made a passionate appeal to different medical unions in the state to return to their duty posts and offer medical care and other services to the people. Recall that following an altercation between the hospital’s medical staff and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, the Nigerian Medical Association, NMA, the Joint Health Sector Unions, JOHESU, and other medical unions withdrew their services, alleging unwarranted arrest and assault of a foremost Cardiologist, Prof. Eyo Ekpe. Worried by the toll the strike action has had on sick…
Frontline presidential aspirant of the Nigerian Democratic Congress, NDC, Peter Obi, has accused the chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Professor Joash Amupitan, of acting out a script allegedly written by President Bola Tinubu. The former governor of Anambra State made the allegation in a yet-to-be-released interview with News Central TV. Excerpts of the interview released by News Central TV, showed Obi disclosing that he recently wrote to the INEC boss, Amupitan, telling him that he will not be there forever. Obi said, “If anybody had told me that we could use Professors to run our elections and…
For alleged fake ushering job involving students of Bayero University, Kano, a 32-year-old suspect, Richard Peter, is presently in the custody of the police at the zone one headquarters in Kano. The police also recovered 29 mobile phones and other items allegedly stolen from the victims. A statement issued by the Police Public Relations Officer of the zone, DSP Abdullahi Hussaini, explained that a petition submitted by a group of students led by Clementina Paul on the activities of the suspect, who is said to be from Lagos State, led to his arrest. Paul was alleged to have defrauded the…
Former Super Eagles captain, Sunday Oliseh, has named Paris Saint-Germain forward Ousmane Dembele as the best player in the world at the moment. The former Juventus midfielder stated this on the Sunday Oliseh Global Football insights show while insisting that French captain, Kylian Mbappe did PSG a favour by leaving the Parisians to join Real Madrid two seasons ago. Recall that Mbappe rejected a new contract from PSG at the beginning of the 2023/2024 campaign after the French Ligue 1 champions turned down an offer of €120m from Real Madrid for his signature. “I will say that [Kylian] Mbappe did PSG a…
Global music icons Madonna, Shakira, and K-pop sensation BTS will headline the first-ever Super Bowl-style half-time show at a FIFA World Cup final, in what organisers describe as a historic expansion of entertainment at football’s biggest stage. The performance will take place during the World Cup final in New Jersey on July 19, at the conclusion of the tournament to be co-hosted by the United States, Canada, and Mexico. As reported by BBC Sport on Thursday, the show is expected to last about 11 minutes, though there have been suggestions it could extend beyond 15 minutes. FIFA regulations, however, state…
The Kano State Hisbah Board has arrested a fish seller and two women over an alleged attempt to engage in immoral acts in the state. The Director of Public Enlightenment of the board, Auwalu Sheshe, confirmed the arrest in a statement issued on Wednesday. According to the statement, the suspects were apprehended during an operation at the Sheikh Muhammad Nasiru Kabara Housing Estate, popularly known as Bandirawo Housing Estate, located along Daura Road in Kano. Sheshe said the raid was conducted under the leadership of Hafizu Garba Adakawa. During the operation, officials arrested a woman identified as Khadija Ahmad, a…
As the primaries of the All Progressives Congress are set to hold on Friday, some National and State Assembly aspirants of the party in Ondo State have raised the alarm over an alleged plan to use thugs to disrupt the exercise. The aggrieved aspirants, drawn from the 203 wards of the state, are seeking the party’s tickets to contest the 2027 National and State Assembly elections. Speaking on behalf of the aggrieved aspirants in Akure on Thursday, a House of Representatives aspirant, Jimi Adekanle, alleged that the state governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, had allegedly endorsed some aspirants ahead of the primaries…
Nigeria’s crude oil imports for domestic refining dropped sharply in April 2026, as the Dangote Petroleum Refinery and other local plants received approximately 18 million barrels of crude entirely from domestic sources, according to the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority. The NMDPRA Fact Sheet for April 2026 shows that out of the total 18.37 million barrels of crude supplied to domestic refineries for the month, 17.96 million barrels came from local sources, while only 410,000 were imported. This represents a massive reduction in import dependence compared to previous months. For context, imports stood at 9.43 million barrels in…
