Nigerian comedian Funnybone has spoken about the importance of understanding the different backgrounds and values people bring into marriage.

Speaking about relationships, he said people often carry lessons from their family homes into their marriages, which can sometimes create conflict between couples.

“There is no bad individual in that bad marriage. That man was good, that woman was good, but you’re coming from where you are carrying what you’re carrying from your foundation,” he said.

Funnybone explained that a man who grew up in a home where his father always had the final say could enter marriage expecting his voice to carry the same weight.

He contrasted this with a woman who grew up in a home where her mother was more dominant while her father often withdrew to maintain peace.

According to him, neither person is necessarily bad; they are simply bringing the values they grew up with into the relationship.

“This guy would constantly want his value and his voice to be heard. This girl wants her own value to shine. Now that doesn’t make her a bad person. They are both manifesting their values,” he said.

Funnybone advised couples to find common ground, give each other room to express themselves and have people who can hold them accountable.

He also disagreed with the idea that couples should simply be left alone to resolve their problems.

“I don’t take the popular quote that leave two adults to work it out. What do you know that you’re working out?” he said.

He added that having no one with enough authority to correct or guide a person can be dangerous in relationships, business and family.

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The Snaresbrook Crown Court has adjourned the pre-trial hearing of Nigerian dancer and entertainer Iweh Pascal Odinaka, popularly known as Poco Lee, to February 2027.

The dancer was expected to take his plea today, September 15, but failed to do so due to the unavailability of the charge sheet.

Following this development, the court fixed February 8, 2027, for his plea hearing.

Poco Lee is expected to enter his plea at the hearing, indicating whether he is guilty or not guilty of the charges filed against him.

His trial has also been scheduled for March 8, 2027.

Poco Lee was granted bail on September 11, following his first appearance before the court.

PocoLee is facing five sexu@l offence charges in the UK, including attempted r@pe, two counts of rape, and two counts of ass@ult by penetration. He has since denied the allegations and maintained his innocence.

Nigeria’s headline inflation rate eased marginally to 15.39 percent in August 2026, down from 15.43 percent recorded in July. 

The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) announced the movement in its latest Consumer Price Index (CPI) report, noting a 0.04 percent decrease compared to the previous month.

On a month-on-month basis, headline inflation stood at 0.71 percent in August, which was 0.86 percent lower than the 1.57 percent recorded in July, indicating that the average price level increased at a slower rate.

The food inflation rate stood at 19.57 percent on a year-on-year basis in August 2026, marking a significant drop from the 25.30 percent recorded in the corresponding period of the previous year. On a month-on-month basis, food inflation fell to 1.02 percent, down by 4.55 percentage points from 5.56 percent in July.

The decline was driven mainly by price moderations across key food staples, including palm oil, carrots, pepper, onions, cassava flour, beef, yam flour, water yam, melon (egusi), fresh ginger, fresh fish, Irish potatoes, wheat grain, frozen chicken, and turkey meat.

On a year-on-year basis, food inflation was highest in Adamawa (38.85 percent), Zamfara (37.96 percent), and Bayelsa (36.20 percent).

FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, has reacted to the recent press conference the APC Governors held in Abuja on Monday, September 14, where they vowed not to entertain or support his ‘’rainbow coalition''

Wike, who is a PDP member but has strong affiliation with the APC, has formed what he described as a ‘’Rainbow Coalition’’ in Rivers State, where members of the coalition would work in the interest of both the APC and PDP in Rivers State for the 2027 general election

After a closed-door meeting in Abuja on Monday, September 14, the APC chairman of the Forum and governor of Imo State, Hope Uzodinma, announced they will not support any political arrangement that is capable of weakening the election of APC candidates across the states.

Responding to their comments, Wike, in an interview with Arise TV this evening, said the APC governors were only being ‘’smart but politically lazy''. He challenged their political relevance and made particular reference to Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodinma, who he said, as a sitting governor, failed to deliver his state to President Tinubu and the APC in the 2023 election. He went further to state that the APC governors began having issues with him when President Tinubu gave him a ministerial position.

Some traders in Lagos have staged a protest against the alleged involvement of Chinese nationals in retail trading, claiming the development is affecting the survival of local businesses.

The protest was held at markets within the Lagos Trade Fair Complex along the Lagos-Badagry Expressway.

Videos circulating on social media showed the traders carrying placards with messages including “Chinese must go” and calling on Chinese nationals to stop selling directly to their customers.

One of the protesters said Chinese nationals initially came to Nigeria for wholesale trading but had expanded into retail, giving them an advantage over local traders because of their access to resources and direct connections to suppliers in China.

The trader said the protesters were not calling for violence or destruction of Chinese-owned businesses, warehouses or shops, but wanted the nationals to stop competing with local traders in retail.

He alleged that Chinese vendors often copy customers’ details from waybills and offer goods at lower prices after importing directly from China, making it difficult for local traders to compete.

A 15-year-old girl identified as Amarachi, has been rescued after she was allegedly locked inside a toilet for months by her bosses in their home in Abuloman, Rivers state

Amarachi, who hails from Ebonyi State, was living in the couple, Eze Simeon and his wife as a maid. She is alleged to have committed an offence, and as a punishment, she was allegedly locked up in the toilet for months, subjected to severe neglect and fed only once a day with leftover food.

She was rescued on Monday, September 15 after she raised an alarm when the couple had gone out. Her cry for help got to the neighbors who immediately contacted the police division in Abuloma.

The police immediately arrived the scene and successfully rescued the victim. The command’s spokesperson, Agabe Blessing, said investigations into the matter are ongoing. She mentioned that the couple is in police custody while the victim’s family are in Rivers state to collect her.

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Some pupils of Community Secondary School, Amansea, in Anambra State., recently pulled a pleasant surprise on their teacher on her birthday.

The students tricked her that a snake had invaded their classroom. The video recorded showed the teacher panicking as she ran to get the students out of the classroom and out of harms way.

Immediately she arrived the door of the classroom, the students shouted “surprise “, presented her with a cake and sang “Happy Birthday “ to her.

The teacher basked in joy as she soaked in the show of love from her pupils.

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The Progressives Governors Forum is set for a clash with FCT Minister Nyesom Wike after it rejected his rainbow coalition.

Wike, who is a PDP member but has strong affiliation with the APC, has formed what he described as a ‘’Rainbow Coalition’’ in Rivers state where members of the coalition would work in the interest of both the APC and PDP in Rivers State for the 2027 general election

After a closed-door meeting in Abuja on Monday, September 14, the APC chairman of the Forum and governor of Imo State, Hope Uzodinma, announced the forum’s position on such affiliation

In a communique read to the press after the meeting, Uzodinma said the APC governors will not support any political arrangement that is capable of weakening the election of APC candidates across the states.

They argued that any agreement outside the one only for APC members will undermine the party candidates across the country.

‘’The Forum unanimously resolved that its members will not participate, support or endorse any political alliance or arrangement capable of undermining the re-election of Mr President, weakening the APC or adversely affecting any candidate of the party at all levels.

In other words, the forum has no intention to support any candidate at any level that is not an APC candidate, because our candidates are being sponsored by our party.

The governors’ campaign commitment is exclusively to all APC candidates.

No arrangement that causes confusion, divided loyalty, or conflicting interest within the party will be entertained’’

A Nigerian lady has lamented the country’s poor electricity supply, saying the situation has affected her work and caused her to lose job opportunities.

In a video shared online, the lady said she previously worked with foreign clients but often had to visit friends’ houses to charge her laptop so she could meet deadlines.

She said the electricity situation recently affected her participation in a beauty contest after her lights went off midway through filming a makeup video.

According to her, she had already spent money on makeup products and had completed part of the video when the battery powering her lights ran out. She said there was no electricity in her area to recharge it, while the available power supply was often too weak to run equipment.

The lady said the situation has also limited the amount of makeup and fashion content she creates because she struggles to film properly without electricity and adequate ventilation.

She added that she had spent money meant for her upkeep on fuel to power equipment, describing the situation as both financially and mentally draining.

“Why is electricity still hard to get in 2026? Do you know how many people have missed job interviews? Do you know how many people have missed foreign gigs because of electricity?” she asked.

She said the situation was affecting her ability to work and build the life she wanted, adding that she was frustrated by having to deal with what she described as a basic necessity.

Nigerian comedian Dat Warri Girl has criticised people who assume women are into pr0st!tut!on whenever they cannot determine their source of income.

In a video, the comedian argued that women are involved in different businesses and professions, adding that some are also involved in cr!m!n@l activities, including drüg dealing, money laundering, p!mp!ng and fr@üd.

She questioned why people are quick to label women as pr0st!tut£s simply because they cannot explain how they make their money.

According to her, some women operate businesses that could allegedly be used to conceal illicit activities, while others participate in different forms of cr!m£.

Dat Warri Girl also argued that people often give men credit for things they do not know about, while readily making assumptions about women.

A Ward 5 Councillor of Andoni Legislative Council, Rivers State, Hon. Iyeoron Rowland Brown, has married two women in a traditional marriage ceremony.

The ceremony took place at the Community Primary School Field in Asuk-Ama Town, Andoni Local Government Area of Rivers State on Saturday, September 12, 2026.

The ceremony attracted family members, friends, community leaders and well-wishers.

A young Nigerian woman, Doris Msuur, is mourning her two siblings, Iveren, 12, and Nsughaondo, 8, who drowned in a river.

The grief-stricken sister shared their obituary in a heartbreaking Facebook post on Tuesday, September 15, 2026.

“Forever in my heart. I miss you guys so much. May your souls continue to rest in peace, my lovely siblings,” she wrote.

It was gathered that the incident occurred on September 5, 2026.

The children will be laid to rest on September 21, in Turan Kwande Local Government Area of Benue State.