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Aliko Dangote, Femi Otedola, Mike Adenuga, and Abdulsamad Rabiu have been named in the 2025 Forbes billionaires list, released on Saturday, March 29.    The four businessmen are the only Nigerians to feature on the prestigious lineup, with Dangote leading the continent’s wealthiest individuals.   Dangote, the owner of Dangote Refinery, has seen a significant increase in his net worth, …

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has expressed deep appreciation to Nigerians for their support, prayers, and goodwill as he marked his 73rd birthday.   Speaking at a special Iftar held in his honour at the Presidential Villa on Saturday night, Tinubu acknowledged the difficult path to the presidency and reaffirmed his commitment to Nigeria’s progress.   Reflecting on his political journey, …

Kim Delaney, best known for her Emmy-winning role as Detective Diane Russell on NYPD Blue, found herself on the wrong side of the law this weekend after a domestic altercation with her partner, James Morgan, led to both being arrested.   According to law enforcement sources, police responded to Delaney’s Los Angeles home around 10 AM on Saturday following reports …

Award-winning actress Viola Davis has opened up about her initial judgments of Chadwick Boseman’s behavior while filming Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, admitting she was unaware of the health struggles he was privately enduring.   In an interview with The Times published Friday, Davis reflected on working alongside Boseman in the 2020 film—his final role before his passing. She recalled noticing …

The upcoming trial of music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs is set to center around his controversial “Freak Off” parties, with the prosecution and defense locked in a battle over the issue of consent.    While Diddy’s legal team insists the encounters were consensual, prosecutors must establish that coercion was involved to secure a conviction.   TMZ’s new documentary, The Downfall …

The declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers State by President Bola Tinubu has ignited widespread debate, with concerns raised over its implications for democracy.    Former Minister of Agriculture and ex-National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Audu Ogbeh, has warned that appointing a former service chief to replace an elected governor sends the wrong signal that …

Cardi B took to Twitter Spaces to put Offset on blast, making a series of serious accusations against him.  According to her, she’s been going through so much ever since they decided to go their separate ways, and she is done keeping quiet.  “He’s upset because I sent his girlfriend messages of him begging me, saying he was going to take away his …

Israel Afeare, popularly known as Israel DMW, has called on Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, to resign and hand over power to Asue Ighodalo, the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the last Edo governorship election.   In a post on Instagram, Israel DMW claimed that the majority of Edo voters elected Ighodalo as governor and alleged that …

A Bauchi livestock trader, Abdullahi Safiyanu, has narrated how kidnappers abducted his seven-year-son and k!lled him after demanding N3m ransom.    LIB reported that Shuaibu Safiyanu, was kidnapped in Darazo Local Government Area of the state on March 20, 2025 and later found d3ad in a bush.    Speaking to the Punch, the 42-year-old father narrated how he received the …

Nigerian music star 2Face Idibia and his partner/Edo State Assembly lawmaker Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan were spotted together at a club last night.    The duo appeared to be enjoying themselves as they vibed to music and spent time together.   The sighting comes just days after 2Face’s estranged wife, Annie Idibia, made her return to social media. The couple’s marriage has …