Author: Elizabeth Jenrola Oso

Actress Annie Idibia has been reportedly admitted to a rehabilitation centre following the public announcement of her separation from her husband, legendary musician 2Baba. This update was shared by controversial journalist, Stella Dimoko Korkus, who revealed that Annie is currently in a “very bad state.” According to the journalist, the actress is being cared for by her close friends and co-stars, singer Tiwa Savage and media personality Toke Makinwa. Dimoko-Korkus wrote in the post:Actress Annie Idibia is in a very bad state and allegedly currently in rehab. Insiders reveal that it is very very bad, and the two people allegedly…

A Nigerian-American woman, Victoria Ogunremi, has returned the sum of $5,700 (equivalent to N8.8 million at the exchange rate of N1558/$) she found in the toilet at her workplace in New Jersey, U.S.A. The gesture has been described as one of the remarkable acts of honesty and kindness by most Nigerians living abroad. Speaking with NAN in a telephone interview on Monday, Ogunremi said the gesture had earned widespread praise from her employer, colleagues and the person who lost the money. According to her, the decision to return the money was made with concern for the person who had lost…

M23 rebels say they have taken control of Goma in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, although the government has denied this. Residents shared videos of M23 rebels patrolling Goma’s main streets following a lightning advance against the Congolese army on Sunday that saw tens of thousands of people fleeing neighbouring towns. After hours of gunfire and explosions, the streets of Goma – home to more than a million people – are now quiet, according to local media. It comes hours after DR Congo’s foreign minister accused neighbouring Rwanda of declaring war by sending its troops over the border to…

Colombia’s leader, Gustavo Petro, backed down after a clash with President Trump, which started when Petro turned back U.S. military planes carrying deportees. The White House claimed victory in a showdown with Colombia over accepting flights of deported migrants from the U.S. on Sunday, hours after President Donald Trump threatened steep tariffs on imports and other sanctions on the longtime U.S. partner. Long close partners in anti-narcotics efforts, the U.S. and Colombia clashed Sunday over the deportation of migrants and imposed tariffs on each other’s goods in a show of what other countries could face if they intervene in the…

Mixed reactions have begun to trail the announcement of a split by popular singer, Innocent Idibia, better known as Tuface or 2Baba, with his partner, Annie Macaulay in an Instagram post late Sunday night. The latest person to throw her hat into the ring is no other than media personality, Toke Makinwa, who blasted the celebrated singer for publicly revealing that he and his wife, Annie are getting a divorce. In the Sunday Instagram, 2Baba revealed that they had been separated for some time and are now in the process of filing for divorce, putting an end to their 12-year…

Belarus has “unilaterally” freed an American woman from detention, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced Sunday, as the Kremlin-allied country held an orchestrated election poised to give strongman President Alexander Lukashenko yet another term on top of his three decades in power. Rubio’s post on the X social network identified the U.S. citizen as Anastassia Nuhfer. It said she was detained during former President Joe Biden’s tenure, but did not specify when or why. Rubio’s statement came following waves of prisoner releases by Lukashenko, often dubbed “Europe’s last dictator.” Belarus’ oldest rights group, Viasna, says that over 1,250 people…

One-time richest man in the world, Bill Gates has admitted that his split from Melinda Gates after 27 years of marriage will always be the thing he regrets most in his life. In an interview with the Times of London published Saturday, he said, “I’m more cheerful now,” but admitted that the unravelling of his marriage is “the mistake I most regret.” Though he might have other failures, the Microsoft co-founder, 69, said the divorce is “at the top of the list.” “There are others but none that matter,” he said. “The divorce thing was miserable for me and Melinda…

The US Senate has confirmed John Ratcliffe as Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) director as Republicans work to approve officials to the top posts in President Trump’s administration amid delays by Democrats. The Senate confirmed Ratcliffe in a 74 to 25 vote, Friday, making him the second of Trump’s nominees to be approved by the upper chamber. He was sworn in by Vice President JD Vance on Friday afternoon. Senate Democrats slowed Ratcliffe’s confirmation after his nomination advanced out of committee earlier this week, forcing procedural maneuvers to extend consideration of his nomination in recent days. The Republican whip, Sen. John…

An attack on the Saudi Hospital in El-Fasher, located in western Sudan’s besieged Darfur region, has resulted in the deaths of 70 individuals, with 19 others injured, the World Health Organisation (WHO) announced on Sunday. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus condemned the assault, noting that the hospital was crowded with patients when the attack occurred. “The appalling attack on Saudi Hospital in El Fasher… led to 19 injuries and 70 deaths among patients and companions,” Ghebreyesus wrote on social media. Saudi Arabia also condemned the assault, labelling it a violation of international law and international humanitarian law. The kingdom called…

At least 22 people were killed and 124 others injured by Israeli forces in southern Lebanon on Sunday, the Lebanese Health Ministry said, as residents of villages near the border defied orders by Israel’s military not to return to their homes. The deaths come as a deadline expired Sunday for Israel to withdraw forces from the area, as part of a ceasefire agreement that ended months of conflict with Hezbollah. Under the November ceasefire agreement, both Israeli and Hezbollah forces agreed to withdraw from southern Lebanon by January 26, the end of a 60-day period stipulated in the deal. But…