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Veteran Nollywood actor Emeka Ike has publicly distanced himself from a viral video involving his son and popular sex therapist, Jaruma, demanding the immediate removal of his name and image from the content. In a strongly worded post shared on his Instagram page on Friday, the actor expressed outrage over what he described as the use of his identity in “disgusting” and indecent material, stressing that he has no association with Jaruma or her products. He wrote, “JARUMA! JARUMA!! JARUMA!!! What the hell is this?What’s my name and picture got to do with these disgusting videos?Most definitely, you’re looking for…

Delta State’s new Commissioner for Secondary Education, Dr Kingsley Ashibogwu, has pledged to introduce reforms in the education sector in the state. Ashibogwu made the pledge on Friday while formally taking over the leadership of the ministry from the former commissioner, Chief Rose Ezewu, who has been redeployed to the state Ministry of Primary Education. Ashibogwu, formerly the Commissioner for Primary Education, pledged to initiate “reforms aimed at strengthening secondary education across the state.” Speaking shortly after the handover ceremony, Ashibogwu thanked Ezewu for her service and contributions to the development of secondary education in the state, noting that “her…

Bitcoin (BTC) could reclaim $100,000 as support and rally toward $107,000 in the coming days, driven by a combination of supportive technical and fundamental metrics.Key takeaways:Bitcoin’s breakout is gaining traction, backed by bullish technicals and fading selling pressure.Macro signals lean bullish, with liquidity expansion and divergence between BTC and gold.Ascending triangle, bull cross raise BTC rally oddsBitcoin confirmed its breakout from a multi-week ascending triangle earlier this week and shifted into a textbook post-breakout retest phase.After pushing above the pattern’s upper boundary near $95,000, BTC pulled back to retest the former resistance as support before bouncing higher, a move typically…

HGTV star Leslie Davis is clarifying details surrounding her love life after fans were left scratching their heads over a recent post. In a blog post published on Friday, January 16, Leslie, 42, confirmed she was divorced from her ex-husband Jacob, who is the father of her children, sons Kyler, Cash, and Cole. She added that the divorce occurred way back in 2022, but wasn’t shared publicly. “Okay…Okay… I know what you are all saying… ‘I didn’t even know you were divorced!’” Leslie wrote after she was inundated with fans questioning what happened to Jacob. “Well, 1,000+ social media comments…

The Lagos State Government has arrested 281 street urchins, commonly known as Omotaku, across the state in a week-long operation aimed at restoring public safety and order. In a statement on Saturday via X (formerly Twitter), Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, said the suspects “have since been arraigned in court.” The Lagos State Taskforce conducted raids across Lekki Phase 1, Ikoyi, Lekki–Ajah Expressway, Bourdillon, Animashahun Bus Stop, Akowonjo Road, Egbeda, Fadeyi Bus Stop and Costain. Others include Funsho Williams Avenue, Victoria Island, Apongbon, Jibowu, Yaba Phase 1, Lagos Island, Palmgrove, Ojuelegba Road, Surulere, and other adjoining…

The Lagos State Government said it is carrying out a post-mortem examination on the bodies of nine-month-old identical twins who died 24 hours after receiving routine immunisation in a primary healthcare centre. It added that the findings will be made public once available. The Permanent Secretary of the Lagos State Primary Health Care Board, Ibrahim Mustafa, disclosed this in an interview with PREMIUM TIMES on Saturday. Mr Mustafa noted that investigations into the incident began immediately after it was reported, even before the matter gained widespread public attention. “At the time this thing happened, the Lagos State Government started the…

Saturday evening in Casablanca will bring together two wounded giants of African football, Nigeria and Egypt, both eager to leave Morocco with more than regret. The Africa Cup of Nations bronze-medal match may not carry the glitter of the final, but for the Super Eagles and the Pharaohs, it represents a moment to reclaim pride after painful semi-final exits and to reaffirm their place among the continent’s elite. Neither side arrived at the 35th Africa Cup of Nations with modest ambition. Nigeria and Egypt, who together account for ten AFCON titles, came to Morocco believing another continental crown was within…

The Christian Media Forum, CMF, is mourning the death of Abubakar Abdullahi, the Imam of Nghar village in Barkin Ladi Local Government Area of Plateau State. The forum described the deceased as a perfect example of what peaceful coexistence looks like. A statement jointly signed by CMF National President, Okpani Jacob Onjewu Dickson and National Secretary, Andrew Ibrahim Mshelia further hailed the late Imam as a champion of peace and unity. It expressed shock at the Imam’s death, describing it as a great loss not only to his family,  but the country as a whole. The statement noted that Imam…

Properties worth millions of naira have been destroyed as a result of fire incident that occurred in one of the hotels in Ogbomoso, Oyo State. DAILY POST reports that the incident occured at Omowumi Hotel located in the Sawmill area. It was learnt that that the fire started in the early hours of Saturday. Chairman of Oyo State Fire Service, Hon Maroof Akinwande confirmed the incident in a statement made available to DAILY POST on Saturday. Akinwande noted that no life was lost in the inferno. He said, “On getting there, it was a boys quarter apartment inside the hotel…

Super Eagles forward, Ademola Lookman has made an honest confession ahead of Nigeria’s AFCON third-place playoff against Egypt on Saturday evening. The Atalanta star said he was not thinking of the game because of the disappointment of the Super Eagles’ AFCON semi-final defeat to Morocco on Wednesday. “To be honest, not really thinking about [Nigeria vs Egypt match], not really thought about that to be honest,” Lookman said at his post-match interview. “Obviously, because of the disappointment of losing to Morocco.” Lookman has scored three goals and registered four assists lat the AFCON, so far. The former Everton star will…