Samuel Ortom, former governor of Benue state, says Hyacinth Alia, his successor, cancelled his entitlements, including provisions for a house and annual medical checks.

Ortom spoke in an interview with Channels Television’s Political Paradigm where he discussed the benefits he was entitled to as an ex-governor.

He said the state government denied him the entitlements provided for under the law as enacted by the Benue state house of assembly.

Ortom added that his monthly salary was less than N600,000, adding that it was no different from what other governors earned.

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‎She graduated with a good result. I was happy, like her success was mine. ‎Then she wanted to do her Masters in the UK. I helped her again. I supported her admission, I contributed money for her fees and flight. The plan was simple: she would go first, settle, then I would join her. We would build our life there together.

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‎She traveled. The first few weeks she was calling, telling me she missed me. ‎Then she changed. Calls became short. She was always busy. Then she stopped picking completely. ‎One day I tried to call her, WhatsApp blocked. Her UK number was switched off. Just like that.

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‎Till today, I have not heard from her. ‎The girl I trained in university, the girl I helped to move to the UK, the girl I was supposed to join, blocked me and disappeared"

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‎-A Nigerian man identified as @WIZEINTHEBEAT on X (formerly Twitter) has shared a heartbreaking account of his girlfriend whom he sponsored from 100 level to her final year in university.

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Popular Kenyan comedian and musician Stevo Simple Boy has announced his separation from his girlfriend, Brenda, after a DNA test reportedly revealed that he is not the biological father of the child he believed was his.

Stevo confirmed the breakup in an official statement, explaining that the DNA test results had been difficult for him to process.

“Following the DNA test results, I wish to officially announce that Brenda and I are no longer together as a couple,” he wrote.

“The results have been difficult to process, but I have chosen to handle this matter with dignity and respect for everyone involved. I ask my fans and the public to respect my privacy as I navigate this chapter of my life.”

He also thanked Microafia Healthcare for conducting the DNA test and providing the results.

Stevo said he would now focus on his music career and building a better future while appreciating his fans for their continued support.

Nigerian food critic Opeyemi Famakin has criticised some Igbo social media users for allegedly dismissing concerns about counterfeit products as tribalism and Igbophobia.

In a video shared online, Famakin claimed that Kano is Nigeria's second-largest hub for counterfeit products, while alleging that Igbo traders dominate the trade.

“Are you guys not tired of using tribalism and Igbophobia? All of us are dying. All of us are dying from this fake,” he said.

He argued that fake drinks, alcohol and other consumables pose health risks to Nigerians regardless of their ethnicity, including Igbo people.

Famakin maintained that his criticism was directed at those producing counterfeit goods, not the entire Igbo community, whom he described as some of the nicest people he has encountered offline.

He also defended NAFDAC's efforts to combat counterfeit products, saying the agency was working but could do better.

He urged Nigerians to focus on tackling the problem rather than turning the discussion into an ethnic argument.

Democrat Congresswoman Ilhan Omar has broken her silence while being at the center of a federal immigration fraud investigation.

The Democrat from Minnesota posted a video to thank her supporters for their donations and to ask for more, citing the 'challenging time' she is facing.

'Hi everyone, Ilhan here,' she began in the video taken as she was traveling inside a vehicle. 'I just wanted to say thank you so much for the support, for everyone who sent $5, $10, $20 - that goes a long way as we fight Trump and his administration for trying to intimidate me and so many people right before the midterm elections.

The congresswoman is facing federal investigation into alleged immigration fraud, following a search of her Washington, D.C., home by federal agents as authorities examine decades-old immigration and naturalisation records.

The investigation reportedly centres on whether Omar or her late father provided false information on immigration documents when her family arrived in the United States as refugees from Somalia in 1995, or during the process that led to her becoming a U.S. citizen in 2000.

According to Reuters, the search warrant listed potential offences including conspiracy, immigration fraud, and making false statements on immigration paperwork. The investigation is being conducted by federal authorities, including Homeland Security Investigations, the investigative arm of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

The Associated Press also reported that investigators seized Omar’s phone and issued grand jury subpoenas to some of her relatives as part of the inquiry.

Omar, a Democratic congresswoman representing Minnesota’s 5th Congressional District, has strongly denied wrongdoing and accused the administration of using federal law enforcement to target political opponents.

Former Super Eagles striker Emmanuel Emenike has raised an alarm over what he described as an invasion of his hospital in Owerri by operatives of the Imo State Police and waste management officials.

Emenike claimed that the incident occurred on October 21, 2026, and resulted in panic among patients and the arrest of two hospital staff. He noted that a similar incident had earlier taken place on September 25.

Reacting to the development on Instagram, he wrote:

"After representing my dear country on the international stage, playing in Europe and celebrating the trophy of winning the Africa Cup of Nations, I chose to bring my experience and success home to Imo State. I invested in my community and built a hospital - a place where people could seek care, find comfort and hold on to hope. It was a gesture of faith in my people and a commitment to helping my home state thrive. That is why the reports of what happened today 21st October, 2026 at Emenike Hospital are so painful. A place built to care for people should never become a place where patients are afraid and staff are left feeling unsafe. We call on the hospital community to receive the protection and support it needs. Imo State deserves investment. Its people deserve safety. And every hospital should remain a place of care and hope."

Things that mean nothing in other parts of the world are things we celebrate. You get a Lamborghini, and you post it on social media. You get an iPhone, and you post it on social media as an achievement.

At train stations, ordinary people in other countries have iPhones. Lamborghinis, Mercedes-Benz cars and other fast cars are even used as taxis in some parts of the world.

We have become so accustomed to poverty or deprivation that we begin to count little things that should not attract so much attention as achievements. How sad is that?

Honestly, I went on social media and saw people organising a battle over the iPhone 18. People are making videos about who is getting one. God, help us in this country.

I am honestly at a loss for words, but I am humbled. When you go abroad, even small children carry iPhones, and it means nothing special to them because the system works.

Someone can get a phone on credit and pay for it in instalments. Here, perhaps because we mostly buy phones outright, owning one feels like a major achievement.

But should this be an achievement? Should it be something we talk about, celebrate and waste data posting videos about?

What makes it even sadder is that people now use these things to oppress others, saying, “Na me first, na me first.” The average Nigerian has been so deprived that it is difficult not to show off and prove to the next person that they are better off.

Lagos makes the situation even worse. The pressure to maintain a certain image in Lagos is something else. You are almost relegated to a corner if you do not fit a particular persona, look a certain way or dress a certain way.

As a result, everyone feels compelled to do whatever it takes to fit in.

The bigger implication is that politicians now have the audacity to visit hospitals to commission beds or distribute tyres to motorcycle riders as empowerment. These are some of the things we see that are completely wrong.

I wonder whether such things should require a celebration. That is the bigger implication: we have become so accustomed to substandard living that anything small now feels like a major achievement.

It is really sad. We have a long way to go."

~ Nigerian woman criticises the celebration of iPhones and luxury cars on social media, linking the trend to poverty, deprivation and poor governance.

Because tell me why I just saw a video about a man talking about how, in his 80s, his wife shouldn't be going away for three years for Omugwo because, you know, at that age, his wife becomes his nurse and his mother.

And I actually just have one question because I'm becoming a nuisance in comment sections: How old is this wife? Does she not need a mother and a nurse as well?

Every day, you see content online advising wives: "This is what a wife is supposed to be. This is what a wife is supposed to be." I don't see the same energy being passed on to men.

I haven't seen people sit around at a podcast and say, "This is why men need to..." I see "wives, wives, wives." Is marriage the place where women's dreams go to d!£, or where they become slaves just because they're married?

I don't know about you guys, but sorry to the ones who are unmarried. Are you not tired of seeing content like this?

And another thing to the men who keep saying, "Women should just respect them regardless because they're men," or whatever the situation is. I've watched a couple of podcasts that have pissed me off lately.

Some clips I've seen online are like, because this person is a man, you're supposed to respect the person because the person is a man, right?

So basically, this young man was saying how he doesn't care if it's a woman versus a man. The woman should respect the man. So that's the context, right?

And what annoys me about that is even the whole argument about submission and all. God never said we should submit to everybody else's husband. He said, "Submit to your own husband."

So, for crying out loud, I'm a man. Talk to me like I'm a man. I'm a man, bro. Go home.

Because you can't be expecting every woman to submit to you outside. Go home and get your submission. Please, don't stress. Respect yourself.

Please and please, respect yourself. Respect yourself. Don't look for my trouble, please. I'm doing my best. I'm trying to stay respectful, but go home, boo."

~ Nigerian media personality Kiki Osinbajo criticises growing online trend of content telling women how they should behave in marriage while seemingly placing less emphasis on the responsibilities of men.

[1] The earth is the Lord’s, and everything in it, the world, and all who live in it;

If your father own everything why should you lack?

If your father own everything why should you be afraid? Why should you sick?.

This why we are encouraged from the bible to always be positive, "let the poor say I am rich, let the weak say I am strong". Say what you want from your heavenly father now and he will give it to you 🙏