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  Muyiwa Adekeye, media adviser to former Kaduna State Governor, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, on Thursday alleged that security agents attempted to arrest the former governor. Adekeye alleged that the security agents attempted to arrest El-Rufai upon his arrival on a flight from Cairo. In a statement, Adekeye said El-Rufai declined to accompany the agents without a formal invitation, after which they took his passport from an aide. He also claimed that the agents seized the former governor’s international passport at the airport. The full statement from Adekeye reads:  “Security agents today attempted to arrest Mallam Nasir El-Rufai as he arrived on a flight from Cairo. “Mallam El-Rufai declined to follow them without a formal Invitation. They however snatched his passport from an aide.”

Nollywood actor, Uzor Arukwe has reacted to claims that he impregnated his colleague, Bamike Olawunmi-Adenibuyan, popularly known as Bambam, and caused issues in her marriage to her husband, Tope Adenibuyan, popularly known as Teddy A. The controversy, which gained traction on social media, stemmed from Arukwe’s collaboration with Bambam in the 2025 YouTube film Love In Every Word, which went viral shortly after its release. Amid the controversy online, a 𝕏 user wrote, “Popular movie actress BamBam (achalugo) has been reportedly divorced by her husband after finding out his wife was pregnant for her colleague who played the role of her odogwu in their recent movie, he got to find out through her leaked private chat with him. Hmmm it’s sad to say women are never to be trust worthy.” However, in a statement, Arukwe warned that those behind the rumours would face consequences, revealing that he had already identified a particular social media account. Clearly angered by the allegations, ...

  The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has dismissed claims that the Federal Government ordered it to suspend enforcement of the ban on sachet and PET-bottled alcohol. Earlier this month, NAFDAC began implementing the nationwide prohibition on the production and sale of alcohol packaged in sachets and polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles. However, reports circulating on social media on Wednesday suggested that the agency had been instructed to halt the ban’s enforcement. In a statement signed by its Director-General, Mojisola Adeyeye, NAFDAC described the reports as “false” and “misleading,” stressing that it had received no directive from the federal government to suspend its regulatory activities. “NAFDAC operates strictly within the ambit of its statutory mandate and in alignment with duly communicated Federal Government policies and directives,” the statement read. “At no time has the Agency received any formal directive ordering the sus...

  Justice Obiora Egwuatu of the Abuja Federal High Court on Thursday withdrew from two cases brought by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), against former Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF), and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami. The judge, recently reassigned to the cases by the Chief Judge of the Federal High Court, Justice John Tsoho, cited personal reasons and the need to uphold the interest of justice for his decision to withdraw. The development came as a civil suit seeking the forfeiture of 57 properties allegedly linked to Malami was called for mention in court. The cases were initially handled by Justice Emeka Nwite, who served as a vacation judge during the Christmas period. Malami is also being prosecuted by the Federal Government, through the Department of State Services (DSS), for alleged terrorism financing.

  Nollywood actor, Victor Udochukwu Nwaogu, popularly known as Nkubi, has disclosed that he turned to acting after repeatedly being denied jobs because of his physique. The movie star disclosed this while speaking on the stigma of being a little person in a recent episode of the One On One podcast alongside his wife. He explained that he was oblivious of his reality until he started getting rejected at job interviews after his secondary school. “As a child you barely understand your reality but you knew you were different from every regular person. “When the reality of being a little person first hit me was when I finished secondary school and I couldn’t secure minor jobs like others,”  he stated. Nkubi said regrettably, his daughter is already facing the same stigmatisation from internet trolls, who make derogatory comments about him due to her size. He, however, noted that him and his wife we aware of the possibility of having a child with dwarfism and were emotionally prepa...

Vivian, the wife of Nollywood actor and media personality, Victor Nwaogu popularly known as Nkubi, has opened up about the difficulties she faced during her pregnancy with their daughter, Soromtochukwu. The couple, who married in February 2021, welcomed their first child together in April 2024. Speaking in an interview with her husband on “Pulse One on One”, which was posted on YouTube on Wednesday, Vivian revealed that she received discouraging advice from both her doctor and nurse. Recalling what her doctor told her, she said: “When I did my abnormality scan, and I handed it to the doctor, the doctor was like, Does anyone have any trait of dwarfism in your family? I said yes, it was my husband. The doctor said, “Why didn’t I go to my brother-in-law or go outside to get pregnant instead of getting pregnant for my husband? Or even get a sperm donor. Yes, that is what a doctor told me. They’re not given equal rights in this country.” Furthermore, the mother of one revealed that when she...