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Sharon Osbourne breaks silence on devastating effect Ozzy’s death has had on Kelly

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Sharon Osbourne admitted it had been a tough time for the whole family following Ozzy Osbourne’s passing, including their daughter Kelly Osbourne

Sharon Osbourne has revealed the devastating effect that Ozzy’s death has had on their daughter Kelly. Whilst Jack Osbourne has been busy in the jungle, Sharon and daughter Kelly have been cheering him on from home.

It has been a tough time for the whole family following the death of Ozzy Osbourne, who died earlier this year from a heart attack. For the first time, Sharon has opened up about the moment she found Ozzy dead and his final words he told her.

Jack spoke about his father during his time in the jungle and how his death was a huge shock. He shared: “It was definitely a shock, I mean we knew he was sick for a while but it was definitely a shock, I mean we didn’t know it would be that quick…

“It was the ultimate mic drop, he did a massive big gig and was like, alright I’m done … He’d be so supportive of this … I’m still navigating it all, it’s been three nearly four months and so it’s still pretty fresh.”

Jack also admitted there were moments where he would keep busy just to stop thinking about the sadness of losing his dad.

“It’s strange, too, because like I…I felt like I had to, like, a lot of it has been like, ‘I got…oh, I’ve gotta, you know, make sure the family’s good. I’ve got to, like, take on stuff. I gotta, you know, try and steer the ship a little bit through this,” he said.

“But it’s like having those moments in between that, like, ‘Must do something, must occupy, you know, this chaos with a task’, and when there’s no task, it’s like you feel that, like, slump, right? When you’re just kind of just being normal and not conducting anything. But yeah, it’s a trip.” Whilst Sharon and Kelly supported Jack in the jungle, Kelly has been struggling.

Speaking about her daughter’s weight loss, Sharon hit back at her critics, sharing: “She can’t eat right now … because she’s lost her daddy.” Addressing the trolls, she added: “It’s a shield for people that are unhappy.

“It’s a shield and jealousy and people’s perception of somebody else… And I just feel sorry for people, you know, something wrong with their lives. They’re not happy.”

Kelly has since spoken out to slam trolls who have criticised her over her changing appearance.

“First, I want to start by saying I received so many lovely, lovely, lovely, lovely comments from people that have really helped me get through this time in my life since losing my father. But I also receive some disgusting, horrible, mean, brutal comments, and I’m just here, sat, like, ‘What do you expect from me?’

“‘What do you expect me to look like right now?’ The fact that I’m getting out of bed and facing my life and trying should be more than enough and I should be commended for that. To everyone who is leaving these sick comments you need to take a strong, hard look at yourself because most of the things you are saying about me is how you feel about yourself.”

She added: “For example, you say that I look ill. Well, I am ill right now. My life is completely flipped upside down. I don’t understand why people expect me to bounce back and look like everything is just fine in my life, when it’s not.”

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*Watch the full interview on Piers Morgan Uncensored.

Cross River Assembly Removes LG Chairman, Orders Bye-Election

The Cross River State House of Assembly has removed the Chairman of Bekwarra Local Government Council, Honourable Theresa Ushie, after adopting the report of its Committee on Judiciary and Public Petitions.

Her removal was upheld during Tuesday’s plenary, where 19 of the 25 lawmakers voted in favour.

The process began on June 10, 2025, following a petition submitted by eight councillors of the Bekwarra Legislative Council, which led to her 90-day suspension and the appointment of Vice Chairman Hon. Egbung Odama as Acting Chairman pending investigation.

Presenting the committee’s findings, Chairman of the Committee, Honourable Davies Eta (Abi State Constituency), said the petition dated May 19, 2025, raised serious concerns about council administration.

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The councillors had accused the chairman of corruption, abuse of office, unlawful stoppage of their salaries, and running the council without due process.

After engaging the petitioners, the suspended chairman, and other stakeholders in Abuochiche, the committee concluded that the allegations were weighty and substantiated.

“The conduct of the chairman fell below the expectations of her office, and the evidence before us supports her removal,” Eta stated.

Following the adoption of the committee’s recommendations, the House resolved to remove Honourable Ushie for gross misconduct and directed that a bye-election be conducted to fill the vacancy.

Human Rights Day: Lagos To Pardon 91 Inmates

In commemoration of the 2025 UN Human Rights Day, the Lagos State Government has approved the release and computation of sentences of 91 convicts.

This is in exercise of its power of clemency.

The beneficiaries are inmates who have served more than 70 per cent of their punishment in correctional facilities.

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However, 80 of those convicts are for immediate release.

The State’s Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Lawal Pedro (SAN), disclosed this at a press conference organised by the Ministry of Justice and the Directorate of Citizens’ Rights on Wednesday.

The AG said the directorate, which handles a diverse range of matters, has, in the last year, successfully resolved 1,200 cases.

“In 1999, when Nigeria returned to constitutional democracy, Lagos state recognised the urgent need to rebuild public trust and to restore the people’s confidence in institutions meant to protect their human rights. It was against this backdrop that the Directorate of Citizens Rights was created,” he said.

“It was a deliberate democratic intervention by the then governor of Lagos State, His Excellency, Senator Bola Tinubu, now the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, designed to empower citizens with the knowledge of their rights, provide an accessible mechanism for redress, and ensure that abuses associated with military rule never again become part of our civil reality.

“The Directorate of Citizens’ Rights served as a bridge between a past defined by suppression and a future grounded in legal protection, accountability and justice for all.

“Over the years, the Directorate has evolved into one of the most important pillars of Lagos State Justice architecture. Though it began with five foundational units-the Citizens Mediation Unit, the Public Defender Unit, the Human Rights Unit, the Consumer Rights Protection Unit, and the Justice Now Information Unit- many of these units have since matured into full-fledged agencies,” the SAN added.

Speaking further, the commissioner said, “In the last year, the directorate received approximately 1,950 petitions, successfully resolved 1,200 cases through mediation, while the others remain under investigation or active litigation.

“The directory currently handles about 50 fundamental rights suit before the Federal High Court and the State High Court covering such issues as alleged police misconduct, unlawful detention, property rights violation, and denial of parental access.”

While noting that the directorate of citizens right had expanded its human rights profile significantly, to uphold the dignity and liberty of every resident, the AG urged residents of Lagos to respect the right of others and remain law abiding pledging that the directorate of citizens right and the entire justice sector in the state will on its part continue to pursue fairness, equality, accountability and equal access to justice.

Jojo Siwa hits back at critics over Chris Hughes romance saying ‘nothing comes between us’

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Jojo Siwa and Chris Hughes started dating shortly after they both appeared on Celebrity Big Brother in April 2025, and the Dance Moms star has said the show ‘kickstarted’ their relationship

Jojo Siwa has opened up about her romance with Chris Hughes, revealing what she does to ensure their relationship isn’t ‘stressful’. The former Dance Moms star met the Love Islander on Celebrity Big Brother in April this year.

As Jojo came third on the ITV show, many expected her to be booked and busy following the show, but Jojo has revealed that she will sometimes say no to TV appearances. Though her relationship with Chris is solid, she is taking all precautions to ensure it remains so, and will turn down TV opportunities if she feels it clashes with that.

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Talking to The Sun, Jojo said: “Something important to both of us, is that nothing comes between us, is that nothing makes anything stressful or feels that we have to do something.”

The dancer is tipped to appear in the next series of Strictly Come Dancing, having already done Dancing With The Stars in the States. But the paper reported that she would only take up job offers if they didn’t jeopardise her relationship with Chris.

There has been a lot speculation and conversation about Jojo and Chris’ relationship since it became public. Some have questioned whether the relationship is real, as Jojo is ten years younger than Chris and she identified as a lesbian before doing the show.

However, Jojo has said that she and Chris don’t pay much attention to what others are saying. She said that there would always be speculation about “anyone who meets someone on television” but that she and Chris are “bobbing and weaving and ducking and diving” all the rumours.

She added that she felt meeting on the show “kickstarted” the relationship, even though they didn’t start dating until it ended. Jojo said she and Chris never “dated” in the traditional sense, highlighting that they didn’t do a “first date dinner”. Instead they did Big Brother, then had a month apart and then went to Mexico together and started dating.

Now, they spend most of their time together, which Chris has admitted involves a lot of flying. But he added that he loves flying out to see Jojo in America, as her father is “the older version of me”. According to The Sun, Chris and Jojo’s father, Tom, both enjoy playing golf together in Palm Springs.

This conversation happened shortly after Chris revealed that the run-up to Christmas would be the longest the two have been apart. While Jojo is in America, Chris is the UK and will fly out to be with his girlfriend after five weeks of separation.

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Around the same time, Jojo’s ex Kath Ebbs and their new partner Tilly Lucas-Rodd fooled fans on TikTok by pretending to get engaged and flashing matching rings. Jojo broke up with Kath shortly after Big Brother finished.