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 Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell shared a touching moment while watching their daughter Kate Hudson's latest film "Song Sung Blue."  During a post-screening panel at AMC The Grove in Los Angeles on January 13, Hawn revealed that she and Russell were so moved by Kate's performance that they held onto each other and cried. The 80-year-old actress said she hadn't had such an emotional reaction to a movie since she was 11 years old, and Russell was so overwhelmed he had to step away briefly to compose himself. The film stars Hudson alongside Hugh Jackman as real-life couple Claire and Mike Sardina, who formed the Neil Diamond tribute band Lightning & Thunder in the late 1980s. Hudson's powerful performance has earned her Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild Award nominations, marking her triumphant return to awards season since her breakout role in "Almost Famous" over two decades ago. During the panel, the family noted how Jackman's character remin...

 A sky diving instructor heroically sacrificed himself to let his tandem student live. The heartbreaking ordeal was captured on GoPro. The Federal Aviation Administration recently released footage of a tragic incident that occurred on October 4th of 2025. On that date, 35-year-old Justin Fuller (pictured left) took off from John C. Tune Airport with the Go Skydive Nashville group.  Justin (affectionately nicknamed "Spider") was serving as an instructor. This was a job Justin was well equipped for, having executed over 5,000 jumps and previous training with the military and rescue operations. Justin was set to jump tandem with a 46-year-old skydiving novice. Typically just another day at the office for Justin.  However, when stakes are so high, the slightest misstep can turn your ordinary day into a fight to survive. According to the report released after a months-long investigation, the jump turned catastrophic from the start.  As Justin and his student exited the ai...

 BAUCHI STATE POLICE COMMAND          PRESS RELEASE  The editors,  CRIMINAL CONSPIRACY AND ARMED ROBBERY SUSPECTS: Giade Division Arrests 6, Recover Motorcycles On 9/01/2026 at about 0300hrs, information receipt from a good samaritan disclosed that on the same date at about 0230hrs, a gang of thieves armed with cutlasses, knives, sticks and a dane gun, numbering about seven (7) criminally conspired and attacked one Mohammed Musa AKA Baushe, aged 40yrs and one Auwal Maidawa all of Giade LGA, Bauchi (members of Nigerian Forestry and Security Services) attached to Giade Emirate Council. The duo sustained injuries and were robbed of their valuables, which includes one dane gun, one torchlight and one handset. Upon receipt of the information, a team of detectives led by DPO Giade, CSP Bello Yusuf Kumo moved into action, hunted the perpetrators and successfully apprehended one Aminu Abdulkadir aged 22yrs of Ung. Guru.     During interrogation,...

 Doctor Remanded Over Fake Medical Report Linked to Blogger Just Adetoun — Ogun Govt The Ogun State Government has confirmed that a medical doctor has been remanded in prison for allegedly issuing a fake medical report to help a popular blogger, Adetoun Onajobi, also known as @justadetoun, evade police arrest. The government also disclosed that the Ogun State Police Command has filed a six-count charge against the blogger, who is currently on the run, following a complaint lodged against her by the state. This was contained in a statement issued on Monday by the Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr Oluwasina Ogungbade, SAN. According to the statement, Adetoun, an internet personality, has for years been accused of bullying, harassment, and using offensive language against individuals online. The controversy escalated after boxing champion Anthony Joshua was involved in an accident in Ogun State. Adetoun allegedly posted videos claiming that there was no ambulance servi...

 BORNO STATE GOVERNMENT ASSURE MNJTF OF SUPPORT The Borno State Government has assured the Multi National Joint Task Force (MNJTF), of its support towards the achievement of its mandate. The State Governor, His Excellency, Babagana Umura Zulum, conveyed the assurance, when he hosted the Force Commander (FC) MNJTF Major General Saidu Tanko Audu, in Borno State, as part of his familiarization visit, having assumed command of the MNJTF on 13 November 2025. The Governor, while congratulating the FC on his appointment as Force Commander, thanked security agencies for their support the State Government which is the basis for peace and development Borno State continues to enjoy. He recalled previous support from the State Government to security agencies to enable them carry out their tasks. He equally recalled the support of the Borno State Government towards the success of Operation Lake Sanity 1 & 2, MNJTF's flagship operation. He conveyed his joy that the FC is no nonsense, dedicat...

 Edo Court Jails Man for N1.5 billion Fraud    The Benin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission,  EFCC,  on Monday January 19, 2026 secured the conviction and sentence of Ojo Eghosa Kingsley before Justice W. I. Aziegbemhin of Edo State High Court, sitting in Benin City.   Kingsley was prosecuted by the Benin Zonal Directorate of the EFCc,  on one-count charge bordering on stealing by the Benin Zonal Directorate of the Commission. The convict,  while being a customer of First Bank fraudulently took possession of  over N1.5 billion erroneously credited to his account by the bank.   The charge against him reads: 'That you OJO EGHOSA KINGSLEY (M) sometime between June, 2025 to November, 2025 within the jurisdiction of this honorable Court did steal the aggregate sum of N1,507,502,182.24  (One Billion, Five Hundred and Seven Million, Five Hundred and Two Thousand, One Hundred and Eighty Two Naira, Twenty Four ...

 Gold Refinery in Lagos not owned by the Federal Government, says Ministry of Solid Minerals  THE PARADE OF IGNORANCE IN THE SERVICE OF MISCHIEF Reaction of the Ministry of Solid Minerals Development  to the Statement of the Northern Elders Forum on the announcement of a gold refinery in Lagos. The attention of the Ministry of Solid Minerals Development has been drawn to a statement credited to the Northern Elders Forum  and signed by its spokesperson, Professor Abubakar Jika Jiddere. The statement alleged that the Federal Government sited a gold refinery in Lagos and on that basis, criticized the location of the refinery as a violation of the principle of federal character. There is no iota of truth in the allegation. The new gold refinery is the initiative of Kian Smith, a 100 percent privately owned mining company which aims to facilitate the development of local gold industry through innovative practices.  There was no where in the Minister of Solid Minerals...