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The Presidential Villa is now almost ready to fully go off-grid with the ₦17 billion solar system, due to high cost of electricity and diesel gulping over ₦47 billion annually.
“Bandits usually feed us to be strong. Then they take turns having sex with us everyday. Sometimes they can assign one girl to be pleasing 3 or 4 men daily..
— Kidnapping survivor narrates her experiences in a bandit camp [Hausa]
Baba Ijesha is trending because the convicted pedophile actor has welcomed a brand new baby boy with new partner, just 6-months after his release from prison.
Firstly, ‘people’ are shocked a woman settled for the pedophile, who was caught on tape molesting a 14yr-old.
Others are wondering how they got pregnant between November and June, considering that Nigerian prisons do not allow conjugal visits.. they also do not allow phones ;)
ICYMI: Olanrewju James pka. Baba Ijesha was arrested in 2021 for molesting Comedian and actor Princess’ 14yr old daughter. Apparently, he had been doing it since she was 7yrs old, as alleged.
Upon confrontation he denied, in court a video evidence was presented capturing the 48yr-old molesting the 14yr old kid. But the full gory footage wasn’t made public as journalists were removed from the court before it was presented.
Lagos State Government successfully prosecuted him on six count charges:
*1 - Sexual assault by penetration (2014)
*2 - Indecent touching a minor (2013)
*3 - Sexual assault of (2011)
*4 - Indecent treatment of a child (2015)
*5 - Sexual assault (2015)
*6 - Attempted sexual assault by penetration (2021)
The judge, however, only found him guilty of counts 2, 3, 4, and 5, sentencing him to five, three, five, and five years respectively—totalling 16 years, all to run concurrently.
He appealed in 2024 and had 4 & 5 dismissed, leaving 2 and 3, where he had her sit on his lap and rubbed his manhood on her body. His lawyers argued that he was acting a movie script.
After serving over three years, he was released on November 14, 2025. Six months later now, he has become a father.
Interestingly, his partner, Luminee, already has a young daughter, and this has and is causing public concern and disappointment.
[Full reaction in screenshots from Twitter to IG]
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Trending video of an Intentional man saying he will never pay ransom if his wife is kidnapped, instead he’d remarry. Because the bandits would have slept with her.
Trending: Ethiopia agrees to repatriate 136 Nigerian prisoners to serve their sentences in Nigeria, all of them Igbo
The prisoners have been seeking this intervention since 2018, but progress only accelerated after NiDCOM boss Abike Dabiri and Senator Umeh took it up.
Ethiopia has zero tolerance for drug and laundering crimes. But with the country’s transport connectivity linking Africa, the Middle East, Europe, and Asia., criminals often risk and exploit it to traffic illicit items.
In 2019, 150 Nigerians were awaiting trial in Kaliti Prison in Addis Ababa over allegations of hard drugs possession and money laundering.
That year Odemu Efe, died in prison due to medical negligence which exposed the inhumane holding conditions of foreigners in Ethiopian prisons, particularly Nigerians;
Advocacy groups pressed the Nigerian Government to intervene — which it did. Ethiopia then pardoned many Nigerian prisoners. But they went back to the crimes and were re-arrested over time.
Subsequently causing other negotiations to stall, until 3 more Nigerians died in the prisons in 2023; one beaten to death, two due to basic medical negligence.
Forcing the then-new Nigerians in Diaspora Commission boss, Abike Dabiri-Erewa to initiate an instant MOU negotiations for prisoner transfer between Nigeria and Ethiopia upon her visit to the Ethiopian prisons with Senator Victor Umeh.
With pressure from the NiDCOM boss, Senator Umeh, and diplomatic lobbying, as the numbers hit 270, the issue was raised twice in the Nigerian senate, and in November 2024, the Abuja High Court ordered the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and NiDCOM to ensure the return of detained Nigerians in Ethiopian prisons.
Negotiations dragged on until June 12 2026, when Lateef Fagbemi and Ethiopia’s Justice Minister, Hanna Arayaselassie, signed the bilateral agreement, witnessed by Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, sparking jubilation across Ethiopian prisons.
The deal will ease Ethiopia’s financial burden and help save Nigerian lives, as the prisoners serve the remainder of their sentences on familiar turf.
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Action Alliance (AA) is trending because the Federal High Court has ordered INEC to deregister five parties including AA, ADC, Accord, ZLP and Action Peoples Party.. because;
They didn’t meet the benchmark for party registration, meaning:
1. Party must win atleast a seat in the Senate, HoR, State Assembly, or LG Councillorship. (previous election)
2. Party must have up to 25% votes in atleast on one state during a (previous) presidential election and governorship election.
3. Party must not breach any requirements for registration. Such as: Membership must be open to all Nigerians; no provoking ethnic, religious connotations; party must not operate as a secret society; party must provide manifesto, constitution and other information required.
All according to Section 225A of the 1999 Constitution (as amended), as reinforced by the Electoral Act 2022 and INEC’s regulations. However, the ‘And’ and ‘Or’ interpretations, remains subjective.
The case was filed by The National Forum of Former Legislators, who argued that these five parties persistently failed to meet the benchmark to retain their registration.
And, they failed woefully in previous elections and bye-elections as they were unable to win any seat. Hence, their inclusion is unlawful and undermines the integrity of the country’s electoral system.
Therefore, INEC should deregister and ban them from all election activities. The court granted their prayers, rendering Atiku Abubakar, Ademola Adeleke, Oriyomi Hamzat and many others stranded..
While Sowore’s AAC falls under same category. It was however not reported (included in the suit). Also, NDC is a new party, the (1) and (2) will be effective for them after the next election cycle.
Despite panic in the ADC camp, Obidients remain calm, unsure of what fate awaits the NDC despite its virgin status.
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Update: Kenneth Okonkwo has rejected Rotimi Amaechi, and threatened to WITHDRAW support for Atiku Abubakar if he doesn’t pick a running mate from the South East as agreed.
Update: Rotimi Amaechi has now emerged as Atiku Abubakar’s running mate despite initial theatrics. As the ADC selects him as party’s VP candidate for 2027 elections.
Agunechemba is trending because again, the Anambra vigilante outfit was caught on camera flogging people with cutlass.
A car broke down in the area and its tyres were stolen in Ogidi. The owner reported to the police, then, Agunechemba raided the area and randomly arrested over 30 persons as suspects in the theft case.
According to allegations, they were handed to the police and mandated to pay up to ₦80k flat rate each, for their release, at Ogidi police station.
Recall, last year July the same security group looking for yahoo boys raided an NYSC Corpers lodge in Anambra State, brutalized and publicly stripped a female corps member naked, after accusing her of being a fraudster. The eight of the vigilante involved were reportedly dismissed.
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Illbliss is trending because the rapper was caught exchanging words with dedicated anonymous bigot trolls who asked him to go back to Anambra.
The frustrated rapper lamented how bigots only pick on Igbos, despite their investment in Lagos. This invited more trolls, and one managed to get a reaction off him.
Asking him to go back to the South East instead of investing in ‘their’ Lagos.
Oga boss blasted the troll saying he will continue to pay rent, while his people continue to invested and labelled it a scavenger.
He however deleted the tweets and has now apologized, two days later. But it has been rejected. With some persons promising a reprisal attack.
Just In: Tunisia have SACKED head coach their Sabri Lamouchi, after the 5-1 defeat to Sweden last night, over poor leadership. Nigeria’s Eric Chelle remains on their wishlist for the ongoing 2026 FIFA World Cup tournament ⏳🇹🇳
Update: Rotimi Amaechi has now emerged as Atiku Abubakar’s running mate despite initial theatrics. As the ADC selects him as party’s VP candidate for 2027 elections.
“Stop that! Stop calling me vice presidential candidate. I didn’t buy vice presidential form. If you want to interview vice president candidate I can leave.”
— Rotimi Amaechi explodes
Jim Iyke is trending because a Facebook celeb, MC Mbakara is shading the Nollywood veteran for not “greeting him properly” like a fellow “celebrity. Instead acting like a God.
Mbakara spotted Jim at a hotel in Port Harcourt and quickly reached out with both hands for a handshake, which the actor indulged before rushing into the elevator.
The Facebook star and his wife, who had just returned from a one-month trip to China, both reacted calmly to it., until moments later, when MC Mbakara burst into a rant of disappointment.
Saying, Jim Iyke was behaving like God , atleast he should have smiled to greet him, afterall he’s also a celebrity. He mimicked Jim’s god-like gesture as people around tried explaining that perhaps, Jim was in a hurry.
Most fans saw nothing wrong with Jim Iyke’s action and blamed Mc Mbakara’s unnecessarily entitlement, saying maybe he’s not as popular as he thinks.
Others thought Mc Mbakara was big enough, because he commands over of 7.2M followers across Instagram, Facebook and TikTok.
But this is not the first time he’s having such an incident. Previously, it was Bovi who almost snubbed him, the Facebook star also made a case out of it for — content.
When he travelled to Cameroon, he tried to use his “celebrity” status to see Samuel Eto’o, but he was denied.
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Obi Kerenke is trending because at an APC rally to endorse Tinubu on Saturday in Ebonyi State, the band started singing the popular 2023 Peter Obi chant “Obi Kererenke Obi”
Interestingly, the rally was for Dave Umahi and Gov Francis Nwifuru to announce that the state is dis-Obidient, and fully BATified for 2027.
However, with the band briefly switching to the Obi chant, Obidients saw it as a resounding affirmation that the state is lowkey Obidient.
APC supporters downplayed it as just a regular Igbo song. (Which it is). But Obi’s supporters insisted it was a message.
In 2023 Peter Obi defeated Tinubu with a margin of 217,336 votes in Ebonyi State; winning the state with a total valid score of 259,738 while Bola Tinubu managed only 42,402.
Now Dave Umahi has said that mistake will never repeat itself again. Obidients instead are worrying if they’d pay the band their balance.
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