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Us Weekly has affiliate partnerships. We receive compensation when you click on a link and make a purchase. Learn more! I may revel in winter’s cold weather, but my skin does not. Between the dry air, harsh winds and indoor heating, my skin dries out so much that even my eyelids peel. Thankfully, I’ve finally found a serum that keeps up with the season: the Ultralight Moisture-Boosting Serum from Scarlett Johansson’s skincare line, The Outset. At the start of winter, almost every section of my face was reeling from peeling — from my eyelids to my chin to my nose.…

The State Security Service (SSS) has detained its officer who was accused of abducting a teenage girl in Jigawa State. PREMIUM TIMES reported how a magistrate’s court in Jigawa State issued an arrest warrant for Ifeanyi Onyewuenyi. Mr Onyewuenyi was accused of abducting Walida Abdulhadi in the Hadejia Local Government Area of the state, forcing her religious conversion, and fathering a child with her. According to the prosecution, the victim was subjected to forced conversion from Islam to Christianity and endured a series of sexual assaults that resulted in pregnancy and the subsequent birth of a child. Representing the applicant,…

‭Former African 100m champion and national record holder Seun Ogunkoya has praised the emphasis placed on talent discovery by the Niger Delta Games. Mr Ogunkoya a world acclaimed athlete during his prime stated that any country that ignores youth talent discovery has not started proper sports development and with the NDG focusing its attention in that area Nigeria can be sure of having more emerging grassroots talent. “First of all, the Niger Delta Games is a well-conceived programme,” said Mr Ogunkoya, who is an ambassador of the NDG. “Kudos to the organisers for laying emphasis on youth talent discovery and…

The Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, has called for the arrest and prosecution of those responsible for the violent disruption of a live ARISE NEWS broadcast in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. The union said the attack occurred on January 2, 2026, when suspected political thugs assaulted an ARISE NEWS crew and confiscated their broadcast equipment during an interview at a hotel in the state capital. Speaking at a press conference on Friday evening at the NUJ State Council Secretariat, the National Vice President for Zone F, Mr Opaka Dokubo, who represented the NUJ National President, described the incident as a…

Yobe state Governor, Mai Mala Buni, has revalidated his All Progressives Congress, APC, membership in the ongoing nationwide e-revalidation and registration exercise of the party. In a statement through his Media Aide, Mamman Mohammed, the exercise was supervised by the State Chairman of the party, Alh. Mohammed Gadaka, in company of other state officials. Buni called on members of the party to participate in the revalidation and registration exercise for documentation of their membership. “Every member of the party should be registered or has his membership revalidated. No member should be disenfranchised. “As the leading party in the state and…

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Bauchi State has confirmed that nine passengers lost their lives, while 10 others sustained injuries in a fatal road crash in the state. CC Apaji Danladi Boyi, the Sector Commander of FRSC,, revealed this on Friday while briefing journalists in his office.  He said the accident occurred at about 6:20 a.m. along the Jama’are–Azare axis of the Kano–Maiduguri Expressway. According to Boyi, the crash involved a commercial vehicle with registration number KTG 181 ZZ, which was conveying 19 passengers from Gombe to Kano. “The fatal crash involved a commercial vehicle carrying 19 passengers…

TikTok star, Habeeb Hamzat, popularly known as Peller, has vowed never to marry a Nigerian following his messy breakup with fellow Nigerian content creator, Jarvis. Speaking during a recent livestream, Peller opened up about his encounter with a demure lady from eSwatini, whom he described as his ideal woman. He explained that the lady is not only beautiful but also calm and collected. The 20-year-old added that he is ready to go to the Southern African nation and pay the lady’s bride price. “I recently encountered a lady from eSwatini, she’s not only very beautiful but also calm and collected.…

Burkina Faso’s technical director, Vincenzo Alberto Annese, has picked Nigeria as the nation to win the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations and also named Victor Osimhen as the strongest striker in the tournament. Nigeria will clash with Algeria in the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations quarterfinal on Saturday. He said Nigeria’s forward, Osimhen, is the biggest threat in the whole tournament. The Super Eagles are the team that has scored the most goals at AFCON 2025, with a total of 12 goals shared by seven different players. Osimhen and Ademola Lookman together have scored half of all those goals. Annese…

The Lagos State University Teaching Hospital Association of Resident Doctors has declared full support for the resumption of the nationwide strike by the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors, scheduled to begin on Monday, January 12. In a statement on Friday, the LASUTH-ARD President, Dr Akerele Alaba, said resident doctors at LASUTH would fully comply with the directive of the national body to resume the Total Indefinite and Comprehensive Strike 2.0, tagged ‘No Implementation, No Going Back’. Akerele recalled that NARD embarked on a nationwide strike on November 1, 2025, which was suspended on November 29, 2025, following the signing of…

Across continents, languages, and centuries of displacement, one undeniable truth binds people of African descent: a shared heritage. From Lagos to London, Kingston to Kinshasa, Baltimore to Bahia, we are threads of the same historical fabric. We share a lineage marked by resilience, brilliance, and an ancestral connection to Africa. Yet despite this rich legacy, global Black communities continue to face systemic marginalization, cultural erasure, and economic disenfranchisement. Now is the time to rise, not as isolated communities, but in unity. My father, Ladi Ayodeji propose the establishment of the World Black Congress (WBC) — a global institution dedicated to…