Lawyers representing former BBNaija housemate Bella Okagbue have rejected the defamation claims made against her by her ex-boyfriend, Segun “Sheggz” Olusemo, as the feud between the former couple continues.

In a letter dated August 24, 2026, Bella’s lawyers denied the allegations contained in a cease-and-desist notice issued on Sheggz’s behalf, describing the claims as “spurious and baseless.”

The lawyers argued that Bella’s comments on social media were expressions of genuine emotions and did not amount to defamatory statements capable of damaging Sheggz’s reputation.

They also alleged that the relationship between Bella and Sheggz involved a “breach of promise to marry and misrepresentation of intentions that amounts to deceit.”

Bella’s lawyers further claimed that Sheggz obtained several loans from their client by false pretence, stating that they would pursue the matter before a competent court and that they had evidence to support the claim.

They rejected Sheggz’s demands for a retraction, apology and cease-and-desist, maintaining that Bella had made no false or defamatory statements.

The lawyers also accused a lawyer from Sheggz’s legal team of allegedly bombarding Bella with unsolicited messages, phone calls and video calls at odd hours, warning the lawyer to desist from such conduct.

Part 4 (Final): The Keeper of Other People's Endings

They finished Wilhelmina's ending together that same night a wedding exactly as Elian had originally envisioned, joy and love properly honored on the page, complicated grief acknowledged gently within the story's final lines rather than pretending it had never existed at all.

As Odessa wrote the manuscript's closing sentence, warm golden light spilled briefly across the page, and somewhere within those final words, fictional-Wilhelmina finally, peacefully found her intended happiness complete, resolved, exactly as Elian had always wanted for her.

But Elian himself remained standing in the library, solid and present, his own story's final page still deliberately blank.

"It worked," he said, wonder evident in his voice, watching his own hands remain solid despite Wilhelmina's story reaching its proper conclusion. "I'm still here."

"You're still here," Odessa confirmed, quiet joy evident in her own voice. "Your ending remains entirely unwritten, exactly as we agreed."

Weeks passed, then months, Elian settling gradually into an unusual, unprecedented existence within Odessa's strange library — helping her catalog other unfinished manuscripts, slowly building a genuine, deliberate life outside the boundaries of his original story's grief.

"Do you regret it?" Odessa asked one evening, months into their unusual, growing relationship. "Leaving your ending unwritten instead of simply finishing your story completely, the way every other character eventually does?"

Elian considered the question seriously, warmth evident in his answering smile. "Not for a single moment. I think, perhaps, some stories aren't meant to be finished quickly, Odessa. Some deserve the chance to keep growing, keep choosing their own direction, rather than having their ending imposed before they're properly ready."

"And are you ready now?" Odessa asked carefully. "To finally choose your ending, I mean?"

Elian's expression grew serious, genuine emotion evident in his careful response. "I think I am, actually. Though I find the ending I want now looks nothing like what I originally imagined, grieving alone with an unfinished manuscript."

"What does it look like instead?" Odessa asked softly.

Elian reached for her hand, warmth and certainty both evident in his gentle grip. "It looks like staying here, properly, deliberately, building a genuine life alongside you rather than simply existing within resolved fictional pages. Odessa, will you help me write an ending where I choose you? Not because grief demands resolution, but because I've genuinely, completely fallen in love with the woman who gave me the rare gift of choosing my own story's direction."

Odessa felt tears filling her eyes, overwhelming joy and complete certainty settling into her chest. "Yes," she said immediately, reaching for her pen with trembling, joyful hands. "Let's write that ending together, Elian. Properly, deliberately, exactly as we both genuinely want it."

Together, they wrote the final words of Elian's long-unfinished story not a return to fictional pages, but a genuine, chosen life together within Odessa's strange, wonderful library, two unlikely souls who'd found each other through grief, patience, and the rare gift of choosing their own ending rather than having one simply imposed upon them.

THE END 📖💛✨

Country music icon, Dolly Parton, whose career spanned music, TV and film, and included 11 Grammys and inductions into the Country Music and Rock and Roll Halls of Fame, has d!ed. She was 80.

Parton’s nephew, Brian Seaver, announced the news on Instagram on Tuesday, August 25, 2026.

“My name is Brin Seaver, son of Cassie Parton, and I’m representing the Parton and Owens family today announcing the passing of my aunt, Dolly Rebecca Parton Dean, Sister, Sis and Granny to one generation and Gigi to the next,” Seaver said in a video.

“This video announcement is something Dolly asked of me years ago, before I fully absorbed it as a future reality. As her head of security for more than two decades, a role my father Larry held before me, I have imagined the heaviness of this moment but haven’t truly felt it til now,” he added.

In the last year, Parton had canceled a string of concerts and appearances due to unspecified health challenges.

She announced in May 2026 that she was canceling a Las Vegas show and said she’d been undergoing treatment for kidney stones for several years.

Born Dolly Rebecca Parton on Jan. 19, 1946, in Pittman Center, Tennessee, the country icon made her debut album, “Hello, I’m Dolly,” released in 1967, after achieving success as a songwriter for other artists.

Parton, the fourth of twelve children, received 52 Grammy nominations, 11 wins, and was the second-most nominated woman in Grammy history, behind only Beyoncé, who has 79 nods and 24 wins.

Parton’s biggest hits include her three Top 10 hits on the Billboard Hot 100 — “9 to 5,” “Here You Come Again” and “Islands in the Stream.” She also has 25 No. 1 Hot Country songs like “Yellow Roses,” “Think About Love,” “Tennessee Homesick Blues” and “Jolene.”

She also saw success in Hollywood, starring in films like “9 to 5” and “The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas,” both of which earned her Best Actress Golden Globe nominations.

Before her passing, the singer’s husband of 58 years, Carl Dean, had died on March 3, 2025, in Nashville. He was 82.

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Managing Costs: Control daily and monthly expenses. Build awareness by tracking every leak.

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The Ogun State Police Command has dismantled an alleged ‘baby factory’ at Abaren Village, Mowe, rescuing two pregnant women and four children.

The Deputy Police Public Relations Officer of the command, ASP Oluborode Emmanuel Opeyemi, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday, August 25, 2026.

According to the spokesperson, the operation, conducted on August 24, led to the arrest of six suspects, including a nurse.

The rescued pregnant women were identified as Ilesanmi Foluke, 23, who is seven months pregnant, and eight months pregnant Ejekwa Melody, 20.

Further intelligence-led follow-up operations led operatives to a hospital within the Mowe axis, where a mother, Blessing Bright Effiong, had given birth to a baby boy.

The newborn could not be accounted for, prompting the arrest of the attending nurse.

The case has been transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID), Eleweran, Abeokuta, for further investigation and to locate the missing newborn.

This comes weeks after the Edo state governor, Monday Okpebholo, took a swipe at his Oga, Davido’s uncle, Governor Adekola Adeleke.

A man accused of k!lling a 20-year-old woman, Ndèye Bigué Sène in Tivaouane, Senegal, has allegedly confessed to m8rdering her as part of a ritual he believed would make him rich.

The suspect, identified as B. Ndiaye and described as a traditional spiritual practitioner, was apprehended by officers from the Tivaouane urban police station, under the command of Chief Superintendent Cheikh Ndiaye.

The suspect reportedly told investigators that another practitioner known only as “Coulibaly” instructed him to find a young virgin, give her an unknown substance, stab her, collect her blood and then strangle her.

According to local media, Ndèye Bigué, who had travelled to Tivaouane for the Gamou religious celebrations, was found d3ad with multiple injuries in a bush on Saturday, August 22, 2026.

The victim was st@bbed four times with a “naw-naw,” a type of formidable knife.

The suspect, a former fisherman, had previously provided prayers for the high school senior while she prepared for her 2026 baccalaureate exams.

Despite the practitioner’s prayers, the young woman did not obtain her diploma during the exams. The two nevertheless remained in contact.

Initial investigations suggest that the charlatan called the high school student to arrange a meeting.

The young woman left her home in Tivaouane around 8 p.m. on Friday night, August 21.

It was finally on Saturday around 2 p.m. that the police were informed of the discovery of her lifeless body.

Neighborhood inquiries and the analysis of mobile phone records allowed investigators to quickly identify the suspect, according to local media.

Confronted with the evidence gathered by the head of the Tivaouane judicial police and his team, B. Ndiaye confessed to the m8rder.

However, he denied committing r@pe.

Media personality Papaya Ex has spoken out in support of Nigerian dancer Poco Lee amid his ongoing prosecution in the United Kingdom.

Reacting to the situation, she described it as heartbreaking to watch her friend go through such a difficult period, while urging people not to use the matter to chase clout.

She said she knows Poco Lee personally and believes there is more to the situation than what has been made public.

“Poco is a man with a good heart and I know God will never leave his own,” she added.

The Chairman of Kuje Area Council in the Federal Capital Territory, Samuel Shekwolo, has come under heavy criticism after issuing a threat to residents who do not support the All Progressives Congress during the forthcoming 2027 general elections.

In a video making the rounds on social media, Shekwolo asked any resident who will not support the ruling party to leave the area.

While addressing his followers and constituents, the council chairman said his position was informed by what he described as the developmental efforts of President Tinubu and the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, in Kuje.

“I have said in my area council, it’s either you are doing APC or leave the area council; I’m not hiding that. With confidence, I’m saying it.

You know why, I cannot have President and Minister doing what they are doing and on the day of election, you will want to match me. It’s either you are with us, or you are out,” he said.

The FCT police command is yet to comment on this development.

A Pakistani man based in Nigeria has shared his experience of living in the country, praising Nigerians for the warm reception and respect he has received as a foreigner.

In a video shared online, the man said he enjoys being a foreigner in Nigeria, particularly because of how welcoming Nigerians can be.

According to him, speaking Pidgin helps foreigners connect with Nigerians and makes interactions feel more natural.

He said people often become even friendlier when they realise that a foreigner can speak Pidgin and relate with them in the same way they would with other Nigerians.

He also praised Nigerians for their hospitality and asked viewers whether they would be able to tell from his voice alone that he is a foreigner.

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