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Veteran American actress, Donna Mills has announced her decision to join the content-sharing platform, OnlyFans, at the age of 85. The  Emmy Award-winning actress, best known for her role in the popular television drama Knots Landing, explained that the platform will allow her to establish a more personal connection with fans who have supported her career over the decades. Speaking  on the move, Mills stated that she wants to give her followers a behind-the-scenes look into her daily life and spend quality time engaging directly with her audience. The  movie star is launching her account in partnership with Creators Inc. The Chief Executive Officer of the agency, Andy Bachman, praised the actress for her decision, describing her as “fearless” for embracing new digital platforms to stay connected with her fanbase. Mills has enjoyed an illustrious acting career spanning several decades, notably starring alongside Clint Eastwood in the 1971 thriller Play Misty for Me. While...

  A Kano State High Court has sentenced a newlywed, Saudat Jibril to death by hanging for the murder of her husband, Salisu Idris, barely nine days after their wedding. The judgment was delivered by Justice Maryam Sabo on Thursday, July 30, 2026, after the court found the defendant guilty of culpable homicide. It was gathered that the incident which drew widespread attention in the state occurred in May 2025 in Farawa, Kumbotso Local Government Area of Kano State, where the couple had been living following their marriage. During the trial, the prosecution, led by the Kano State Government’s counsel, Barrister Lamido Abba Soron Dinki, called three witnesses to establish its case against the defendant. The defence counsel, Barrister Abdulfatah Muhammad, presented Saudat Jibril as a witness in her own defence. In her ruling, Justice Sabo held that the prosecution had proved its case beyond reasonable doubt and accepted the evidence presented by the state.

Nigerian musician, Douglas Jack Agu, popularly known as Runtown has suffered a major legal setback after a High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, ruled that he remains an artiste under his former record label, Eric Many Entertainment. The  court held that Runtown remains bound by his recording agreement with the label and ordered him to pay ₦319 million in total. According to the court order dated July 16, 2026, Justice O. A. Musa ruled that the recording agreement executed between Eric Many Entertainment and Runtown in June 2016 remains valid and binding, holding that it “has not been terminated in accordance with the provisions of the agreement” and continues to subsist between both parties. The  court ordered Runtown, who was initially signed by Eric Many Entertainment in May 2014, to pay ₦53 million in costs and damages. It also awarded the record label ₦266 million, payable forthwith, being the outstanding balance of the label’s investment and expenses ...

Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, has released the sum of ₦25 million to support the medical treatment of veteran Nollywood actress, Ngozi Nwosu. The  payment was made directly to the hospital where the actress is receiving treatment, according to the governor’s Senior Special Assistant on Tourism and Entertainment, Dr Justice Okey Martins, popularly known as J. Martins. In a post on his official X handle on Thursday, J. Martins said the payment was made on Wednesday after Governor Otti directed that the funds be transferred to the hospital. “Yesterday before the close of work, His Excellency @alexottiofr, our pragmatic leader, fulfilled his promise by directing a ₦25 million payment to the hospital’s account where our Nollywood legendary actress, Mrs. Ngozi Nwosu, is receiving treatment,” he wrote. He thanked the governor for coming to the actress’s aid, describing the gesture as an act of compassion. “We thank you immensely for your support and kindness of heart, sir. History will ...

A barber, simply identified as Emeka, has been nabbed by men of the Abia State Police Command, after a clay pot stuffed with human hairs was found inside his one-room apartment in Umuahia. The  barber, who was said to be popular in Umuahia for his stylish barbing skills, was arrested on Tuesday after his neighbour, Mr. Johnson Ikenga had lodged a report to the police complaining that Emeka was threatening him. A search was reportedly conducted by policemen in the suspect’s house during the arrest, which led to the discovery of the pot filled with human hair and other fetish items. When  interrogated, the barber confessed that the pot belonged to him, but could not explain what he used the items for, or where he sourced the hairs. But many residents are claiming that the hairs found inside the pot may have belonged to customers who patronized the suspect. Official  statement on the matter is still being awaited from Abia State Police Command, but the suspect was taken away...

The xenophobia tensions which have made headlines in recent months appear to be far from over. Nigerians on social media have expressed divided opinions over calls to boycott the Grammy award-winning South African singer, Tyla Laura Seethal, popularly known as Tyla, who is scheduled to hold a concert in Lagos, with many linking the event to renewed outrage over xenophobic attacks against Nigerians in South Africa. The  debate followed the announcement of the Grammy award-winning singer A*POP’s World Tour, which includes a performance in Lagos on 22nd of December, 2026. The  tour, spanning 29 cities, is scheduled to begin in Paris on 12th of October, before moving through Europe and North America, with Lagos as its only stop in Nigeria. It will conclude with performances in Cape Town on 4th of January and Johannesburg on 9th of  January, 2027. While  the tour announcement generated excitement among fans, the inclusion of Lagos quickly sparked a heated debate on X, wit...