Two suspects were detained on suspicion of terrorism-related crimes and inciting the government’s overthrow on Thursday in Abuja before two separate Federal High Courts.
Hussaini Ismaila, the leader of the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), was sentenced to 20 years in prison for terrorism, just 48 hours after the organization received the news.
The alleged mastermind of the 2012 attack on Deeper Life Bible Church in Okene, Kogi State, was Abdulmalik Abdulazeez Obadaki, who was arraigned in the first case, according to the DSS.
He faces a six-count charge that includes escaping lawful custody, being a member of a terrorist organization, conspiracy, providing assistance to terrorist acts, concealing information, and participating in terrorist organization activities.
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Obadaki entered not-guilty pleas on the remaining five charges after entering guilty on the sixth count and escaping custody.
In order for the court to review the facts of the charge to which he pleaded guilty and to provide evidence on the counts he denied, the presiding judge, Justice Joyce Obehi, adjourned the case until January 26, 2026.
Innocent Chukwuemeka, a social media user accused of using his X (previously Twitter) handle to organize a coup in Nigeria, was detained by the DSS on Thursday.
He was accused of cyberstalking and six counts that allegedly involved the publication of false information that could raise public concern.
Chukwuemeka entered a not-guilty plea, and the court also decided to hold him in DSS custody until January 26, 2026.
Background
Obadaki allegedly led a gang that defrauded five commercial banks in Uromi, Edo State, killing several people and stealing significant sums of money following the Okene church attack.
He was detained and detained at Kuje Prison, but he escaped during the Kuje Custodial Center’s jailbreak in July 2022.
EXCLUSIVE: Caroline Monk, who starred in the 2025 Big Brother series, has opened up about her previous relationships with broadcaster Matthew Wright, saying, “I’m glad it was over. It was over.
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Caroline and Matthew got married.
Caroline Monk — the unmistakably candid Big Brother housemate — has finally chosen to lift the lid on one of the most enduring questions about her past: what life was really like behind closed doors with broadcaster Matthew Wright.
Long before she was causing chaos, laughter and the occasional controversy inside the 2025 Big Brother house, which saw 61 year old Richard take the crown, Caroline was known among certain corners of the entertainment world as the no-nonsense personality who once had a long, complicated romance with Wright, the former host of Channel 5’s weekday current-affairs show The Wright Stuff.
Their relationship existed well before Caroline found herself catapulted back into public consciousness through the reality show, forming a significant chapter in her life that she rarely revisited — until now.
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And when she does, she does it with the same jarring, door-to-doors honesty that predominated her time on television.
She explains, “He looked after me the entire time I had cancer,” with a confidence that suggests she has long made peace with the agony and the upheaval of that time. He looked after me. However, I believe he couldn’t handle me because I turned into my mad, crazy self once more when I got better.
She doesn’t speak with bitterness, nor does she romanticise the past, she says: “I haven’t got a bad word to say about him apart from… you know… I’m glad it was over. It just wasn’t right. He’s moody, I’m moody — it was just normal. And it was about twenty years ago, so I can’t believe it’s been that long.”
Caroline says she never heard from him again after they broke up: “No, I’ve never heard from him. We’ve never spoken. He’s one of millions, you know.”
It’s only after discussing Matthew that Caroline feels ready to revisit the intense, surreal reality of the Big Brother house — the environment that transformed her from a relatively private figure into one of the most polarising personalities of the series, and one whose eviction opened the floodgates for conversations she says viewers never got to see.
Caroline, who entered the house as one of the oldest contestants in the rebooted series, says that the generation gap coloured almost every experience she had inside those walls, creating a tension between her instinct to cause mischief and the cast’s collective reluctance to express an opinion.
She claims that she was about 35 years older than the majority of them. Before this year, they were completely ignorant. They lacked knowledge of who I was talking about when I couldn’t talk about music or my life. It was hell, unique, and fun.
One of the season’s defining storylines was Caroline’s frequently feisty relationship with eventual winner Richard, but she insists that the reality was more playful and mutual than what was initially expected.
She says, “I tried really hard to be his friend at first because none of the kids didn’t want to know him.” He disliked me, though. He simply chose not to. And I became sarky after he began to become so. It turned into a game. He adored every second of it. He was unsure of what to do as soon as I stopped insulting him. Please lie to me! Insult me, please! he’d say”.
She shakes her head at the memory of one of the show’s most controversial labels. “I got called a bully, but Big Brother never said one word to me. If they’d told me once, I would’ve died. It was banter. They didn’t show him being horrible to me.”
And despite her fiery moments, Caroline insists she was far more involved and far more nurturing in the house than the edit suggested. She claims she was the one inventing games, keeping spirits up, and comforting people in the early hours of the morning when the cameras weren’t focused on her.
She claims, “I’d like people to have spotted me talking to everyone and holding them when they were crying.” However, it is what it is.
The unexpectedly philosophical Caroline emerges from the house. After years of being popular on the outside, she discusses how to stop caring what people think. She discusses letting go as a liberation. She even makes fun of the fact that she didn’t even care about the cameras. She chuckles, “I forgot everything about them.” Without that, I would have appeared much better. tiny trickles in the showers were awful! My hair turned green. I’m grateful for my hats.
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Caroline claims she would have supported Cameron if she had been asked who she wanted to win before Richard ultimately won. Cameron did it for a beautiful reason, she claims, but Emily is lovely. Richard already has a lot of money going!
EXCLUSIVE: Caroline Monk, who starred in the 2025 Big Brother series, has opened up about her past relationship with broadcaster Matthew Wright, saying ‘I’m glad it was over’ and revealing what really happened in the house
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Matthew and Caroline were married
Caroline Monk — the unmistakably candid Big Brother housemate — has finally chosen to lift the lid on one of the most enduring questions about her past: what life was really like behind closed doors with broadcaster Matthew Wright.
Long before she was causing chaos, laughter and the occasional controversy inside the 2025 Big Brother house, which saw 61 year old Richard take the crown, Caroline was known among certain corners of the entertainment world as the no-nonsense personality who once had a long, complicated romance with Wright, the former host of Channel 5’s weekday current-affairs show The Wright Stuff.
Their relationship existed well before Caroline found herself catapulted back into public consciousness through the reality show, forming a significant chapter in her life that she rarely revisited — until now.
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And when she does, she does so with the same blunt, doorway-wide honesty that defined her time on national television.
“He looked after me the whole time I had cancer,” she explains, with a calmness that suggests she has long made peace with the tenderness and the turmoil of that era. “He looked after me. But I think when I got better, I turned into my mad, crazy self again — and he couldn’t handle me.”
She doesn’t speak with bitterness, nor does she romanticise the past, she says: “I haven’t got a bad word to say about him apart from… you know… I’m glad it was over. It just wasn’t right. He’s moody, I’m moody — it was just normal. And it was about twenty years ago, so I can’t believe it’s been that long.”
Caroline says she never heard from him again after they broke up: “No, I’ve never heard from him. We’ve never spoken. He’s one of millions, you know.”
It’s only after discussing Matthew that Caroline feels ready to revisit the intense, surreal reality of the Big Brother house — the environment that transformed her from a relatively private figure into one of the most polarising personalities of the series, and one whose eviction opened the floodgates for conversations she says viewers never got to see.
Caroline, who entered the house as one of the oldest contestants in the rebooted series, says that the generation gap coloured almost every experience she had inside those walls, creating a tension between her instinct to cause mischief and the cast’s collective reluctance to express an opinion.
“I was about 35 years older than most of them,” she says. “They didn’t know anything before this year. I couldn’t talk about music, I couldn’t talk about my life – they didn’t know who I was talking about. It was fun, different, and hell.”
Her often-fiery dynamic with eventual winner Richard became one of the season’s defining storylines, but Caroline insists the reality was more playful — and mutual — than viewers were shown.
“At the beginning none of the kids wanted to know him, so I tried really hard to be his friend,” she says. “But he didn’t like me. He just didn’t. And once he started being sarky, I was sarky back. It became a game. He loved every minute of it. As soon as I stopped insulting him, he didn’t know what to do. ‘Insult me! Insult me!’ he’d say.”
She shakes her head at the memory of one of the show’s most controversial labels. “I got called a bully, but Big Brother never said one word to me. If they’d told me once, I would’ve died. It was banter. They didn’t show him being horrible to me.”
And despite her fiery moments, Caroline insists she was far more involved and far more nurturing in the house than the edit suggested. She claims she was the one inventing games, keeping spirits up, and comforting people in the early hours of the morning when the cameras weren’t focused on her.
“I’d like people to have seen me talking to everyone, actually holding them when they were crying,” she says. “But it is what it is.”
The Caroline who emerges outside the house appears surprisingly philosophical. She talks about learning to stop caring what people think, after years of people-pleasing on the outside. She talks about the liberation of letting go. And she even jokes that the cameras didn’t bother her in the slightest. “I forgot all about them,” she laughs. “Otherwise I’d have looked a lot better. The showers were awful — tiny trickles! My hair went green! Thank God for my hats.”
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Asked who she wanted to win before Richard ultimately claimed the title, Caroline says she would have thrown her support behind Cameron. “Emily’s lovely but Cameron… he was doing it for a beautiful reason,” she says. “Richard’s got loads of money already!”
After fracturing a toe, Chelsea and England’s Cole Palmer will miss two Premier League games and their Champions League clash with Barcelona next week, according to coach Enzo Maresca.
Palmer, 23, who had just returned from two months of a groin injury, was alleged to have suffered the injury at home.
He allegedly smacked his toe on a nighttime door.
Palmer will miss Saturday’s trip to Burnley, Tuesday’s home game against Barcelona, and Arsenal’s Premier League opener against the top team next weekend.
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Maresca predicted that “he is probably not available for tomorrow, Barcelona, or Arsenal.”
He hit his toe at home, which was unfortunate, but it is unimportant, and he won’t be returning in the following week.
Palmer will play for England in the World Cup squad the following year after scoring twice in the club world championship final against Paris Saint-Germain in July.
As Manchester City search for an answer to Arsenal’s top Premier League title, Pep Guardiola said on Friday that the “real season begins now.”
Prior to the recent international break, City thumped champions Liverpool 3-0 after Arsenal lost at Sunderland to earn a point with a draw of 2-2. City then closed the gap on the Gunners to four points.
Prior to his side’s Saturday game against Newcastle, Guardiola was questioned about the significance of a potential reversal in momentum.
The City manager stressed that it was crucial to not allow an “impeccable” Arsenal to grow to a leadership position while also advising that the season was still young.
When we used to battle so hard against Liverpool, I once believed that we wouldn’t lose many points and that it would be difficult to catch up,” he said.
He claimed that Liverpool last season had a similar outcome, winning the league with four games left.
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Nothing will be decided in November, according to Guardiola, who has six Premier League titles won with City.
He said there are two seasons during which the transfer window is closed in the summer and the international break is completed.
We will be (together) until March, and we will see each other every three days or four days after the international break is over. The actual season begins now.
The key is to be present, to be close, and then to arrive at the end of the season with a chance to fight for it, she said.
That is the goal, and we must succeed in the future, of course. ”
The defeat of Eddie Howe’s struggling Newcastle would leave City one point behind Arsenal, who play Tottenham in London the following day.
For the visit to St James’ Park, Guardiola will miss Mateo Kovacic and Rodri.
Kova and Rodri are the only ones who are in good health, he claimed. Rodriguez is making progress, and his most recent setback was almost three weeks away.
He is aware that it will take time for him to recover physically, mentally, and psychologically, and remain consistent until the end. ”
The TV designer has turned his hand to a new project, adding a bit of colour and joy to the UK’s motorways.
Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen, the designer renowned for transforming dull homes into dazzling spaces, is now focusing his creative energies on the UK’s motorways. He’s teamed up with EV charging network GRIDSERVE to make Britain’s electric vehicle ‘charging rooms’ impossible to ignore.
Laurence has taken on the role of ‘ Chief Visibility Officer ‘ to make charging points as visible as possible. It comes after research revealed that drivers underestimate the size of the UK’s electric charging network by half, largely due to outdated motorway signage rules. Donning a fluorescent suit of highlighter yellow, Laurence used his artistic flair to design new mobile signs, complete with bold colours and a flattering self-portrait.
Unlike traditional petrol stations which can be signposted on major roads, current regulations only allow EV charges to be signposted on certain roads if they meet restricted criteria.
This leaves electric vehicle drivers in the dark about where to charge. Consequently, thousands of charging locations are often overlooked despite being scattered along key routes, retail parks, and service areas across the country.
Laurence took to the road in a digital, electric ad-van to showcase the new design before stopping to speak to motorists at GRIDSERVE’s Electric Forecourt in Stevenage.
He said: “The rules around signage for EV chargers are outdated – it should be as natural and visible as a petrol pump. Together with GRIDSERVE, I want to spark a little joy into the process of powering up and make the UK’s charging network a design icon in its own right with bright and beautiful signage”.
“These are the new pit stops of modern Britain”, he added, “why wouldn’t we want to celebrate infrastructure like this? Your charging experience can be just as vibrant as your journey, especially when you’re filling up with clean, sustainable energy”.
GRIDSERVE’s award-winning Electric Forecourts feature round-the-clock charging bays, coffee shops, convenience stores and complimentary WiFi for motorists – but remain difficult to locate due to outdated signage regulations.
Daniel Kunkel, the company’s CEO, said: “We know that lots of petrol and diesel drivers have concerns about switching to electric and finding charge points on their journeys.
However, the UK has one of Europe’s fastest-growing charging networks, and we at GRIDSERVE are proud to be a part of a rollout that concentrates on the most powerful chargers at the most convenient “on the go” locations.
