Nollywood actress Laide Bakare has opened up about her experiences in two failed marriages during an interview with media personality Chude Jideonwo.....KINDLY READ THE FULL STORY HERE▶

Speaking about her first marriage, Bakare said she had hoped to build a family with a man who would support her ambitions while allowing her to maintain her independence.

However, she alleged that her former husband became uncomfortable with her financial independence and ability to handle things on her own.

According to the actress, the problems began while they were still in a relationship, even before they officially settled down as a married couple.

She claimed that her former husband would sometimes ask her to bring her vehicles, which were returned in poor condition and no longer usable. She said he would subsequently replace them.

Bakare further alleged that after their relationship ended, she lost virtually everything, including the house she was living in, forcing her to start again from scratch.

Recounting her experience, she said she travelled to the United States and returned with certain belongings, but her former husband allegedly warned her against bringing them into the house.

She said: “I never knew by the time I would want to settle to start my own family, I won’t be lucky with a man in my life who would carry on that legacy. Unfortunately, I find myself that while i was in the relationship. Having kids. He believes you can’t have so much as a female, as a wife. I can’t do so many things on my own. As a boyfriend and girlfriend, he would have me bring my vehicles, then when they are returned to me, they will be in bad shape. I won’t be able to use them anymore.

“Then he will replace it for me. After we had issues, everything was stripped off me. Even the house i was living. After that relationship, I had to go back to square one. I travelled to the US, and when I came back, he said, ‘Don’t bring that back to the house’. My first husband was threatened by me being financially free and succeeding.”

The actress also spoke about an alleged relationship her former husband had with another woman, claiming that the woman was kept away from her during their relationship.

Bakare further revealed that she had been involved in a custody battle over her children for the past 10 years.

She claimed that although she was granted custody of the children at one point, she was subsequently denied access to them.

Tanzania have insisted they are not afraid of facing Nigeria’s Super Eagles despite the Nigerian side’s impressive record in previous encounters between the two countries.....KINDLY READ THE FULL STORY HERE▶

An official of the Tanzania Football Federation (TFF), Almasi Kasongo, said the Taifa Stars were fully prepared to take on the Super Eagles in their 2027 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifying encounter.

The two teams are scheduled to meet in a Matchday Three fixture at the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, on Friday.

Although Nigeria are widely considered favourites, Kasongo maintained that Tanzania would not be intimidated by the quality and experience of the Super Eagles players.

Speaking to journalists after the Taifa Stars arrived in Uyo on Monday, he acknowledged the challenge ahead but expressed confidence in his team’s readiness for the encounter.

“We are not scared. Football is a game of 90 minutes. We know the quality of Nigeria’s players and their pedigree. We are well prepared,” Kasongo said.

Nigeria have won seven of their 11 previous meetings with Tanzania, while the remaining four encounters ended in draws.

The Super Eagles also defeated the Taifa Stars 2-1 when both sides met in the group stage of the 2025 AFCON.

However, Tanzania, under head coach Miguel Gamondi, will be hoping to improve their record against Nigeria when they take to the pitch on Friday.

The encounter is scheduled to kick off at 5:00 p.m. Nigerian time.

A former National Commissioner of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Festus Okoye, has criticised the “Rig and Die” slogan, describing it as undemocratic and a threat to the country’s democratic process.....KINDLY READ THE FULL STORY HERE▶

Okoye, who previously chaired INEC’s Information and Voter Education Committee, maintained that nobody has the right to use force or violence against another person over alleged electoral offences.

He made the remarks during an appearance on Arise News on Tuesday evening.

The former commissioner said anyone suspected of engaging in electoral malpractice should be reported to the appropriate security agencies rather than subjected to physical attacks.

According to him, the law does not permit individuals to take matters into their own hands, even when they believe an electoral offence has been committed.

“So I think that in our circumstances, no individual, even under Section 132 of the Electoral Act, is permitted to treat anybody with the use of force or violence.

“If you believe that anybody has committed an offence during an election period or during an election, your responsibility is to report the person to the lawful security agencies and for them to take action, but not to incite people to take the law into their own hands; that is self-help, and self-help is not permitted in a democratic system,” he said.

The slogan, which has been widely interpreted as a warning against electoral manipulation, gained renewed attention in October 2026 after former Deputy Senate President, Ovie Omo-Agege, used it at a campaign event in Delta State.

Omo-Agege had warned that anyone caught rigging the 2027 elections would face deadly consequences.

“Anybody who rigs the election on that day, we will kill him! If you don’t value your life, come and rig the election. It is rig and die,” he said.