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Hilary Duff was surrounded by love in the form of her closest celebrity mom friends during night two of her Los Angeles concert. “Stage mom-ing so hard!!!” What’s Gaby Cooking author Gaby Dalkin captioned a group photo of Duff’s longtime mom crew via her Instagram Story on Thursday, July 9. “We love you @hilaryduff.” Dalkin, 40, posed alongside Mandy Moore, Meghan Trainor, hairstylist Barb Thompson, artist Amanda (Kaplan) Lillywhite, Muu by Better Babies, Inc. founder  Janice Gott, makeup artist Kelsey Deenihan Fisher and beauty and skincare guru Whitney Wagner Hartley. Moore, 42, reposted the squad picture via her Instagram Story…

The police command in Rivers State has confirmed the arrest of a man alleged to have killed his father in the Ada George area of Port Harcourt. Blessing Agabe, the police spokeswoman in Rivers, confirmed the arrest while speaking with journalists in Port Harcourt on Thursday. Ms Agabe, an assistant superintendent of police, said the suspect, believed to be in his mid-30s, allegedly attacked his father with a machete, inflicting multiple fatal injuries. According to her, the incident occurred on Sunday, and the suspect has been arrested and is currently in police custody. “Investigations have commenced with a view to…

The Nigerian Army has revealed how troops, working with other security agencies, rescued pupils and teachers abducted by suspected Ansaru terrorists in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State after 56 days in captivity. The Army said the victims regained their freedom following an intelligence-led operation that lasted for more than a month and targeted the kidnappers’ network and hideouts in the Old Oyo National Park and other parts of the country. According to a statement issued hours after the rescue on Friday by the Acting Deputy Director, 2 Division Army Public Relations, Lt. Col. Danjuma Danjuma, the operation involved…

Criminal Minds star Kirsten Vangsness addressed the “discomfort” some viewers feel while watching season 19 of the show. During an exclusive interview with Us Weekly, Vangsness, 54, weighed in on the revelation that her character, Garcia, secretly showed support for notorious serial killer Elias Voit (Zach Gilford). “It’s important for what the show is doing in this season,” she addressed the divided reaction. “To me, what the show is doing in this season in those conversations is that you sit with this discomfort — just like we do in smaller ways when someone has wronged you in life.” Vangsness wanted…

Governor Charles Soludo of Anambra State has called for comprehensive restructuring of Nigeria’s federal system, saying the debate on state police should extend beyond security to include fiscal and judicial reforms. Mr Soludo made the call during a Town Hall Meeting in Awka on Thursday, where he described the growing support for state police as an inevitable step toward a more effective federal system. He said the debate had moved beyond whether Nigeria should establish state police, stressing that attention should now focus on the modalities for implementing the initiative. The governor said his administration’s experience in Anambra had shown…

The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has given the Nigeria Democratic Congress presidential candidate, Peter Obi, a seven-day ultimatum to publicly apologise to airport officials and pay a N25,000 fine for allegedly violating parking regulations at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. In a statement issued on Friday, Keyamo said an internal investigation, backed by CCTV footage from the airport, contradicted Obi’s recent claim that his vehicle was unjustly clamped as part of political persecution. According to the minister, the incident occurred on July 4 when Obi arrived at the airport’s domestic terminal at about 8:28pm. He…

Andy Cohen and Kevin Sobieski have quietly become one of Bravo’s newest power couples — and their romance moved from private to very public in a matter of weeks. After nearly a year of dating under the radar, the Watch What Happens Live host confirmed his relationship with the businessman in June 2026 after they were spotted holding hands in New York City. Keep scrolling to revisit how Cohen’s relationship with Sobieski unfolded: Related: Look Back at Andy Cohen’s Dating History Amid Romance With Kevin Sobieski Bravo fans are buzzing about Andy Cohen’s relationship with businessman Kevin Sobieski after photos…

The Nigerian Law Society (NLS) and the Body of Senior Counsel of Nigeria (BOSCON) have insisted that they have the authority to confer the “Senior Counsel of Nigeria” (SCN), also known as the Blue Silk rank, maintaining that the initiative is independent of the Legal Practitioners’ Privileges Committee (LPPC). The two organisations stated this in a joint statement on Friday, The cable reported. The statement was signed by Chukwuka Ikwuazom, president of the NLS, and Muiz Banire, chairman of BOSCON. This came about two months after the Federal High Court in Abuja dismissed a suit seeking validation for the ‘Blue…

The Mount Rushmore National Memorial, South Dakota, is a 1,278-acre or 517-hectare tract seized from the Sioux Nation of India. Into its mountain face are sculpted the 18-metre or 60-foot-high figures of four former United States (US) Presidents. They feature founding President George Washington, main drafter of the 4 July, 1776, Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson, leader of the Union in the US Civil War, Abraham Lincoln, and Theodore Roosevelt, credited with developing the country. It is a monument dedicated to 150 years of the Declaration. It took the sculptor, Gutzon Borglum, son of Danish Mormon immigrants, fourteen years, from…

Once a symbol of hope for children with hearing impairments, the Imo State Secondary School for the Deaf has fallen into ruin, becoming a monument to years of neglect. In this report, UCHE OKERE exposes the decay, insecurity and abandonment confronting vulnerable students who continue to cling to education as their only lifeline to a better future despite overwhelming odds Motorists speeding along the ever-busy Owerri-Orlu Road could easily miss the faded signpost announcing the Imo State Secondary School for the Deaf, Ofekata Orodo, in Mbaitoli Local Government Area. Like the institution it points to, the signpost has faded into…