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Married to Medicine star Dr. Heavenly Kimes has a positive update to share in regards to her estranged relationship with son Damon Jr. “I’ve seen him on FaceTime. We’re talking every day now, so we’re building and I’m happy for that,” Heavenly, 55, exclusively shared with Us Weekly on Wednesday, January 21. “Whatever he needs, I got to give him the time.” During season 12 of Married to Medicine, which is currently airing Sundays on Bravo, Heavenly revealed that she wasn’t speaking to her son after learning about his past arrest. While the Atlanta-based dentist still hasn’t seen Damon Jr.…

A member of the House of Representatives, Solomon Bob (PDP, Rivers), has criticised President Bola Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Policy Communication, Daniel Bwala, for allegedly distorting facts while making comments on the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike and the raging political crisis in Rivers State. Mr Bwala, during a television interview on Friday, claimed that Mr Wike had been “adequately compensated” and suggested that the minister was preventing Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara from governing. In a statement issued on Sunday in Port Harcourt, Mr Bob described the comments as “cheeky, unwarranted, and stemmed from premeditated…

Nigerian actress and filmmaker Funke Akindele has revealed personal sacrifices behind her career success and the rise of her ‘Jenifa’ brand. The movie producer also disclosed the trajectory of her latest movie, ‘Behind The Scene’, which has emerged as the highest-grossing Nollywood project. PREMIUM TIMES reported that Funke set a new Nollywood record with her 2025 film ‘Behind the Scenes’, which crossed the N2 billion mark at the box office, making it the first Nollywood film to achieve the milestone. Speaking on ‘Nollywood On Radio’ on Saturday, a Seun Oluketi YouTube channel, the film producer insisted that her record-breaking box-office…

Former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon Yakubu Dogara, has disclosed the rationale behind the establishment of forum of former legislative members. Speaking during an interview on ‘Sunday Politics’, a programme on Channels Television monitored by DAILY POST, Dogara said the entire idea is to bring them together, and then see how they could harness the training they have had in the parliament. According to him: “A lot of people forget that we were members. Some go to even the Ivory Lakes for courses, in Harvard, in Cambridge, in Oxford, serving all the institutions, and once we leave the…

Former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, has suggested that the issue of a possible Muslim-Muslim presidential ticket in 2027 should be approached with caution in the interest of national unity and inclusiveness. Speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today programme on Sunday, Dogara stressed the need for balance in governance, saying Nigeria must be run in a way that accommodates people of different religious backgrounds. Dogara stated that if Nigerians are discussing rotational presidency, there should also be room to discuss religious balance, describing it as a matter of justice. He said decisions on party tickets should be…

A Benue-based security officer, Akir Abel, has dismissed as false and misleading a report circulating on social media alleging that Tiv residents were responsible for the killing of a Fulani man in Guma Local Government Area of Benue State. In a statement shared on his Facebook page, Abel described the report, published by a page identified as Nigerian Military Gallery, as “fake news” and an act of blackmail aimed at inciting ethnic tension. According to the officer, the deceased, identified as Saduna Lasar, was a Fulani cattle owner and businessman who was killed on 17 January 2026 by suspected Fulani…

Kwara United have dismissed claims they abandoned their former player Anthony Anioke during his injury layoff. Chairman of the club, Kumbi Titiloye, stated that the player refused to undergo treatment from the club’s medical team. Titiloye added that they paid Anioke’s salary for four months while he was injured. “No player can subject the club to ridicule or cheap blackmail after refusing medical treatment from our approved medical team,” Titiloye stated to the club’s media. “Anthony Anioke joined the club with an existing injury, and despite our readiness to manage his condition, he chose to leave.” Kwara United reaffirmed that…

The Lagos State Government has intensified efforts to protect critical drainage systems, issuing stop-work orders and warning residents against illegal encroachment that could worsen flooding during the 2026 rainy season. In a statement by the Minister of Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, on Sunday, the government said officials inspected several ongoing drainage projects across the Lekki axis following unusual rainfall patterns recorded in recent months. “Today, we inspected several ongoing drainage projects across the Lekki axis as part of our preparations for the 2026 rainy season,” Wahab said. He noted that “recent rainfall patterns, including heavy rain in December…

The Oyo State Police Command has intercepted a truck conveying materials suspected to be explosive devices during a stop-and-search operation in Saki. In a statement on Sunday, the Command’s Public Relations Officer, DSP Ayanlade Olayinka, said the operation was intelligence-led and described it as an “operational success.” “The truck and the suspected materials were promptly secured and are currently in police custody,” Olayinka said. He added that the Commissioner of Police, CP Femi Haruna, immediately ordered a “comprehensive investigation into the matter” upon being briefed on the development. Specialised personnel from the Explosive Ordnance Disposal Unit and the Chemical, Biological,…

The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has said that the former Kano State Governor, Rabiu Kwankwaso, has “boxed himself into one of the tightest corners in his political career” over what he described as his refusal or indecision to accept an earlier political olive branch from the All Progressives Congress. Keyamo, who issued a statement on Sunday, noted that he had “always admired Engr. Mohammed Rabi’u Musa Kwankwaso from a distance,” but argued that recent political developments had left the former governor facing a narrowing set of choices ahead of the 2027 general election. According to him,…