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  The  Federal High Court in Ikoyi, Lagos, has ordered the remand of social media personality and self-acclaimed relationship therapist, Blessing Nkiruka Okoro, popularly known as Blessing CEO, in the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over an alleged ₦36 million fraud case. Blessing CEO was arraigned on Friday, May 15, 2026, on a two-count charge bordering on alleged obtaining by false pretence and stealing involving ₦36 million. During the proceedings, defence counsel, P.I. Nwafor, informed the court that the defendant had already refunded ₦24 million to the complainant as part of efforts to settle the matter. He urged the court to grant a short adjournment to enable both parties resolve the outstanding balance. According to him, “The defendant approached the nominal complainant and refunded ₦24 million out of the ₦36 million. We are asking for a short adjournment to resolve the outstanding balance. The nominal complainant agreed that if the balan...

Nollywood actor-turned-politician, who is representing Surulere Constituency 1 in the Lagos State House of Assembly, Desmond Elliot has publicly apologized to his supposed political mentor and the Chief of Staff to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Femi Gbajabiamila, saying he may have offended him in the course of his political engagements. Elliot made the apology during an appearance on TVC’s Your View on Friday, where he said any misunderstanding was unintentional and insisted he remained committed to party unity and development in his constituency. His apology comes amid previous political tensions linked to the Lagos State House of Assembly leadership crisis, during which Gbajabiamila had revealed that he nearly lost his position at the Presidency due to allegations tied to Elliot’s political activities. Gbajabiamila had said President Bola Ahmed Tinubu confronted him over intelligence reports suggesting Elliot’s involvement in moves around the Assembly speakership tussle, a claim he d...

  Femi Gbajabiamila (left) and Desmond Elliot Th e Chief of Staff to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Femi Gbajabiamila, has revealed that he almost lost his job during the political crisis that rocked the Lagos State House of Assembly over the impeachment of Speaker, Mudashiru Obasa. Gbajabiamila made the disclosure in a video circulating on social media in which he recounted how President Tinubu summoned him to his Abuja residence at the height of the leadership crisis in the Lagos Assembly. According to the former Speaker of the House of Representatives, the President confronted him over allegations linking actor-turned-lawmaker, Desmond Elliot, to moves allegedly aimed at destabilizing the Assembly. “I almost lost my job as Chief of Staff last year because of Desmond Elliot,” Gbajabiamila said. He said Tinubu asked him, “I hear this Desmond is your boy, the one we gave you,” to which he responded affirmatively before the President allegedly accused the lawmaker of being involved in...

  The Imo State Police Command says it’s intensifying security operations in Ihiagwa, Eziobodo, and neighbouring communities in the Owerri West Local Government Area following a failed abduction attempt that left one person injured. In  a statement issued on Thursday by the Imo state Police Public Relations Officer, Henry Okoye, the incident occurred on Wednesday night along the Umuokwo Ihiagwa/Eziobodo Road, where suspected gunmen reportedly attempted to abduct a resident before they were repelled by security operatives and members of the community. He said the attack was foiled through the swift intervention of police operatives, local vigilante groups, and residents who mobilized in large numbers to resist the assailants. According to the statement, the victim sustained a gunshot injury during the incident and was immediately rushed to a hospital for medical treatment. The statement reads in part, “Preliminary reports indicate that the assailants attempted to abduct a victi...

  Sandra Onyenucheya, the estranged wife of popular Nigerian TV host, Frank Edoho, has also accused him of cheating on her during their marriage. Sandra, who made the allegation in a lengthy post on her Instagram Story on Thursday, May 14, 2026, noted that she has video evidence to back up her claims. She stated this while reacting to her alleged leaked sex video with Nigerian singer, Chike Ezekpeazu Osebuka, popularly known as Chike. It was gathered that the ne ws of Sandra’s alleged extramarital affair with singer Chike surfaced online last week after Frank Edoho vowed never to commit to any woman again. Breaking her silence amid the backlash, Sandra, who also accused Frank of having affairs with multiple women, including some popular Nigerian actresses and a BBNaija star, urged him to move on with his life. Sandra further accused him of abusing the financial access she gave him. “Have you ever paid school fees? Have you ever? All you did was abuse the financial access you had to...

  The Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB), has declared Saturday, May 30, 2026, as Biafra Day. M ASSOB announced a sit-at-home across the South-East in commemoration of the 59th anniversary of the declaration of Biafra by Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu in 1967. The group, led by Uchenna Madu, said markets, schools, banks, public and private motor parks, and other business premises would remain shut from 6 AM to 4 PM on May 30. This  was contained in a statement issued on Thursday, May 14, 2026 by MASSOB’s National Director of Information, Edeson Samuel. According to the group, the sit-at-home is aimed at honouring Biafrans who died during the civil war and promoting what it described as a non-violent self-determination struggle. M ASSOB also used the occasion to demand the release of Nnamdi Kanu, describing his detention as unjust. “We demand his immediate release and call for justice for all Biafrans who have been unjustly detained ...