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Odibo Victory Big Brother Naija (BBNaija) Season 11 housemate, Chinecherem “Neche” Maduagwu, has emerged as the Head of House (HoH) for Week 3 of the reality show. Neche, a 25-year-old lawyer from Anambra, emerged winner of the weekly HoH challenge held on Monday, defeating other housemates, including Chimsom Chuka, in the final stages of the competition. The moment was captured in the show’s livestream on Monday. Her victory makes her the second female Head of House of the season, following Sheba’s win in Week two and the third HoH overall after Chimsom, who won in Week one. As the HoH,…

The Ondo State Security Network Agency, Amotekun Corps, says it has rescued five kidnapped victims while a female victim died in captivity in Ondo. This was disclosed by the Corps’ Commander, Adetunji Adeleye, on Monday in Akure while parading 14 suspects for various offences. “For breaking of law and order, we have nine suspects; five for kidnapping and cattle rustling,” he said. Adeleye, who said the success was recorded after Gov. Lucky Aiyedatiwa gave the order to rescue the victims unhurt, explained that two of the victims were rescued in Okeigbo. According to him, the corps developed non-kinetic measures in…

Odibo Victory The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Imo State University (IMSU) Chapter, has embarked on an indefinite strike on Monday. The development was contained in a statement issued by the school management. According to the statement, the cause of the strike stemmed from the government’s failure to fulfill their 2025 agreement. “Recall that ASUU and FG on 23rd December, 2025 signed an agreement for enhanced welfare of Academic staff and for other conditions of service in public universities scheduled to take effect from 1st January, 2026. ”On this, ASUU addressed the media on May 11th, 2026 after Yola…

Odibo Victory The wife of the Osun Governor, Mrs Titi Adeleke, on Monday led women in a peaceful protest, demanding a credible and violence-free Aug. 15 governorship election in the state. Adeleke was joined by the Commissioner for Women Affairs, Mrs Ayobola Awolowo, and the Special Adviser to the Governor on Market Affairs, Mrs Eniola Omotosho. The protesters, carrying placards, marched from the Government House to the Police Headquarters. Speaking during the protest, Adeleke said the demonstration was to demand a peaceful election, noting that the killings and rising tension in the state must come to an end. She also…

Odibo Victory Nollywood actress and filmmaker, Funke Akindele, has announced the release date for her highly anticipated feature film ,“The Four: No One Fights Alone.” The veteran filmmaker announced that the film will be premiere in Cinemas December 11. She made the announcement on Monday in a post across her various social media handles. The post reads: “IT’S GO TIME!!! “On your mark… Get set… GO!!!! “The relay is ON, and the Funke Akindele Network movie for 2026 is officially… THE FOUR. “The baton has been passed. The announcement has been made. “Now… shall we begin? “It’s time to introduce…

Odibo Victory The Ogun State Police Command has arrested 23 foreign nationals in connection with an alleged ponzi scheme and visa fraud in Ota area of the state. This was contained in a statement issued by the Command’s Spokesperson,DSP Oluseyi Babaseyi, on Monday in Abeokuta. Babaseyi said the suspects were arrested on Aug. 4 at about 11 a.m. by operatives attached to the Atan-Ota Division of the Command. “The raid followed credible intelligence received by the police concerning suspected fraudulent activities at the location. “The police personnel promptly mobilised, secured the premises and arrested the suspects for further investigation. “23…

Odibo Victory No fewer than 10,210 personnel has been deployed by the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) to reinforce security during Saturday’s Osun governorship election. This was contained in a statement issued by the corps’ Spokesperson, Babawale Afolabi, on Monday in Abuja. Afolabi said that the personnel deployed comprised of 10,000, operational officers while the remaining 210 were from intelligence and specialised tactical units. He revealed that 1,000 of the deployed personnel were drawn from 10 state commands of the corps. The Spokesperson said that the Commandant General (CG), Ahmed Audi, had directed the deployment of specialised formations with…

Odibo Victory Former Co- CEO of Opay, Olu Akanmu has launched a personal website to showcase two decades of work on buisness and technology. Akanmu disclosed this development in a post on social media stating that the website contains essays, speeches, podcasts and videos on business strategy, technology and extensive work as a public intellectual. He also said the website brings together his extensive body of work as a public intellectual spanning more than two decades, including authored strategy essays covering industries such as healthcare, fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG), telecommunications, banking, retail and fintech. The website also features links to…

Odibo Victory The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has intercepted a shipment containing 399 fully assembled Jojef firearms and assorted rifle parts at the Tin Can Island Port Command. This was disclosed by the service Spokesperson, Abdullahi Maiwada, in a statement, on Sunday in Abuja. Maiwada said the seizure was confirmed on Sunday after Customs completed the coupling and examination of the arms shipment, which was initially discovered as crates of knocked-down components concealed in a container. He said NCS’s Comptroller-General(C-G), Bashir Adeniyi, had disclosed the interception of the container containing the concealed firearm components, which were preliminarily identified as Jojef…

Odibo Victory Big Brother Naija (BBN) housemate, Mercedes, has become the second housemate to be evicted from the reality show. Her eviction was announced by the host, Ebuka Obi, during the live eviction show on Sunday. Mercedes’ eviction came shortly after Martins, another housemate, was evicted from the show. Following her exit from the house, Ebuka had a brief conversation with Mercedes, asking what she thought led to her eviction. Mercedes said she did not know what went wrong but noted that she did not consider her eviction a loss, adding that she was excited about what was ahead. “I…