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Matt Damon is a proud girl dad to his four daughters with wife Luciana Barroso. “I used to be a real [believer] in that nature-nature argument, but I’m now on, like, nature [is] a thing,” Damon said on the “New Heights” podcast in January 2026. “Your kids show up [with] that spirit, that soul is there and it’s going to do what it’s going to do.” He continued, “The nurture part is very important, you’re going to be helping with that but they really are who they are, like, right away. As they grow older, you still see in their…

The African Democratic Congress (ADC) is steadily transforming from a fringe opposition party into a political force in Katsina, as former Director-General of the State Security Service (SSS), Lawal Daura, formally declared his intention to contest the 2027 governorship election on the party’s platform. Mr Daura announced his ambition at a youth sensitisation and mobilisation programme in Katsina on Wednesday, in what party insiders describe as part of a broader strategy to consolidate elite influence and grassroots momentum ahead of the next general elections. Although he has long been associated with national security architecture rather than partisan politics, Mr Daura…

The conditions of the evicted residents of Makoko is both a Constitutional and Moral Matter. This level of displacement triggers an immediate duty of care by the state. Therefore, continued silence or delay by the Federal Government to protect and care for our beleaguered citizens in the face of this crisis amounts to complicity in their suffering… A government cannot create homelessness and then plead administrative delay. This memorandum is written in defence of the Nigerian Constitution, the dignity of citizenship, and the humanity of some of the poorest Nigerians – the poor residents of Makoko, Lagos. Mr President, Mr…

Popular American streamer Darren Jason Watkins Jr., better known as IShowSpeed, has praised Nigerian food during his Africa tour, describing Nigerian jollof rice as the best in the world. The 21-year-old YouTuber remarked on Wednesday, during his ‘Speed Does Africa’ tour to Lagos, which will last 28 days and cover 20 countries. The tour started in Angola on 29 December 2025. IShowSpeed arrived in Lagos on his 21st birthday, while taking part in several cultural activities, including dressing in Yoruba local attire and eating jollof rice at Freedom Park. The streamer declared Nigerian jollof rice the best, saying it tasted…

Yobe State Governor Mai Mala Buni has said that out of the 5.9 million people projected to face severe humanitarian conditions in the North-East, two million are from Yobe State. The governor stated this on Wednesday at the official launch of the 2026 Humanitarian Needs and Response Plan (HNRP), held at the United Nations House in Abuja. Represented by the Secretary to the State Government, Baba Malam Wali, Governor Buni reaffirmed the state’s commitment to the protection, welfare, and future of children across Yobe State. “No child would be left behind or exposed to harm, even amid protracted humanitarian challenges…

The Chief Judge of Rivers State, Justice Chibuzor Simeon Amadi, has declined to constitute a seven-member panel to investigate allegations of gross misconduct against Governor Sim Fubara and his Deputy, Ngozi Ordu. In a letter dated 20th January 2026, addressed to the Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly, Martins Amaewhule, Justice Amadi cited two court orders barring him from receiving, forwarding, or considering any requests to form such a panel. The orders were served on his office on 16th January 2026 and remain in force. The Chief Judge emphasized that constitutionalism and the rule of law require all…

The Ilorin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has secured the conviction of a 46-year-old Bureau De Change, BDC, operator, Muhammed Inuwa, for refusing to accept the naira as legal tender and operating without a valid licence. Inuwa was convicted and sentenced to six months’ imprisonment on Wednesday by Justice Abimbola Awogboro of the Federal High Court sitting in Ilorin, after the court found him guilty of a two-count charge preferred against him by the EFCC. This was disclosed in a statement released by the anti-graft agency. Counts one and two of the charge read; “That…

Famous Nigerian musician, Davido, has appreciated his father, Adedeji Adeleke, for coming to his defense amid the ongoing paternity drama with his alleged baby mama, Ayo Labinjoh. DAILY POST reports that Ayo Labinjoh’s teenager daughter, Aanu Adeleke, had a week ago written an open letter to her alleged father, Davido, demanding a paternity test. While denying ever seeing the lady before, Davido, in a series of posts on X, stated that five DNA tests conducted before now showed that Aanu Adeleke is not his daughter. In response, Ayo Labinjoh, who insisted that Davido is her daughter’s father, tagged the DNA…

A SuperComputer, FMD Simulator, has predicted the top five teams that could win the Champions League this season. Ahead of the final round of league phase fixtures, Arsenal are top with 21 points, having won all their seven matches so far. FMD has given the Gunners a 26 percent chance of winning the competition this season. Bayern Munich in second place and have a 17 percent chance of becoming champions again. Current holders PSG have been given a 10 percent probability, while Manchester City have a 9 percent chance. According to the SuperComputer, Liverpool have a 7 percent chance of…

Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, former Special Adviser on Political Matters to President Bola Tinubu, has said the most significant contribution former Vice President Atiku Abubakar could make to Nigeria is to step aside and abandon any intention to contest the 2027 presidential election. Baba-Ahmed, a former spokesman of the Northern Elders Forum, made the remarks during an appearance on Arise News Television’s programme, The Morning Show, on Thursday. He argued that Atiku’s decision not to run in 2027 would send a strong message to Nigerians that a new political culture is possible, instead of recycling familiar political figures. “And of all those…