Senator Stella Oduah has debunked media reports that she has perfected plans to dump the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the All Progressives Congress (APC) or All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA). Sen. Oduah who represents Anambra North Senatorial District in the Red Chamber told newsmen on Monday in Abuja that the report was fabricated by detractors with hidden agenda.

The much anticipated Nollywood romantic comedy " The Wedding Party 2" has broken box office records with ticket sales of more than 312m naira ($863,267; £638,502) since it opened in cinemas on 15 December.

The movie is the follow-up to the original The Wedding Party, which was first premiered in 2016 and lasted seven weeks at the top of the box office. It also became the first Nigerian film to pass the 400m naira mark.

Pulse magazine points to the distribution company's saving marketing campaigns, which witnessed some movie lovers bussed to pre-screenings while others say they had no choice but to pay for VIP tickets that cost twice the usual price after they were informed that standard tickets had sold out.

The Governor of Rivers state, Nysom Wike has reportedly sacked six Chairmen of Caretaker Committees in the state. The dissolution of the Committees was announced in a statement issued by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Kenneth Ubani. The statement called on the affected Chairmen of the Caretaker Committees to handover all Council properties to the Local Government Permanent Secretaries.

Anthony Joshua said on Sunday talks over a March fight with Joseph Parker were 95 per cent completed as the British boxer bids to become the undisputed heavyweight champion of the world. The 28-year-old currently holds three of the five heavyweight titles, having this year added the (WBA) and (IBO) belts to the (IBF) belt he won in 2016.

‘Mama’ crooner is gunning for his biggest year yet in the entertainment industry, the DMW artist says he aims to own two of the biggest hits in 2018. ‘Mama’ and ‘Che Che’ were two of Mayorkun’s hit songs in 2017 and in the coming year, the singer hopes to have as many successful singles.