Author: Lilian Azuh

Regina Nollywood actress Regina Daniels has broken her silence on recent controversies surrounding her life by undergoing a drug test, a decision she disclosed in an emotional post on her Instagram page on Wednesday. The actress said the move followed months of intense personal struggles and public scrutiny, describing the period as one that nearly overwhelmed her. She wrote, “The past few months of my life have been nothing short of heavy. one of those seasons that tries to sit on your chest and ask, “So, what are we doing next?” It has been a major turning point, one that…

Read More

Unity Bank Plc has disbursed over N270 million in grants to young Nigerian entrepreneurs under its Youth Entrepreneurship Development Initiative: Corpreneurship Challenge, bringing the total number of beneficiaries since inception in 2019 to 608 corps members nationwide. The initiative, implemented in partnership with the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) through its Skill Acquisition and Entrepreneurship Development (SAED) programme, continues to equip fresh graduates with the funding, confidence, and support required to launch and scale viable businesses. In the most recent edition of the Corpreneurship Challenge, held between November 18 and December 9, 2025, across 10 NYSC orientation camps nationwide, 30…

Read More

Image Nigerian actress and on-air personality, Simidrey, has accused TAAG Airline of subjecting her to what she described as a distressing travel ordeal that left her stranded in South Africa for more than 24 hours. In a statement shared on her Instagram page on Tuesday, Simidrey said she had a fully paid and confirmed business class ticket but was repeatedly denied boarding due to what she described as internal errors by the airline. According to her, although her ticket appeared valid on TAAG’s system, she was told by South African Airways, which was handling part of her journey, that her…

Read More

Wike Nyesom Wike, minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), says all political parties in Rivers have collapsed into a coalition backing President Bola Tinubu’s re-election bid. Wike spoke on Wednesday during a stakeholders’ event in Asari-Toru LGA of Rivers state. According to the minister, all the political parties in the state are now part of the rainbow coalition, an initiative under the renewed hope family to support Tinubu. The former Rivers state governor said the arrangement marks a shift from party politics to a collective political movement focused on advancing the state’s interests. “In Rivers, we don’t have any…

Read More

ADC logo There is no automatic presidential ticket for any aspirant in 2027, the African Democratic Congress (ADC) clarified yesterday. According to the party, while the consensus option would be adopted in selecting the standard bearer, members would resort to open, competitive and transparent primary, if the option fails. ADC National Publicity Secretary, Bolaji Abdullahi, who spoke on a national television, noted the growing speculation, intrigues, coalition negotiations and the defection of prominent politicians from other parties to the ADC. However, he said that no decision has been taken on who will fly the presidential ticket, adding that all aspirants…

Read More

Farouk The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission has reaffirmed its commitment to investigating the immediate past Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority, Farouk Ahmed, despite the withdrawal of a petition by billionaire businessman Aliko Dangote. Dangote had filed the petition on December 16, 2025, through his lawyer, Ogwu Onoja (SAN), urging the ICPC to investigate and potentially prosecute Ahmed over allegations of corruption and financial impropriety. The petition alleged that Ahmed spent over $7m on the education of his four children in Switzerland, reportedly paid upfront for a six-year period, without…

Read More

The Anambra State Government has taken notice of a misleading report published by Sahara Reporters online, alleging impropriety in the award of a contract for the construction of gates at General Hospital, Okpoko and Specialist Hospital, Fegge, to Crystal Dove Construction Company Ltd. In a statement issued by the state’s commissioner for information, Law Mefor, the Government clarified that the contract sum was not N229 million as claimed by Sahara Reporters, but instead N123,217,218.82. This figure is verifiable on the official e-portal managed by the Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP). “The procurement process for the contract was conducted in accordance…

Read More