Today’s Headlines:Court adjourns El-Rufai’s case;Nkechi Blessing celebrates ‘two years of celibacy

Former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has left the Federal High Court in Kaduna after the court adjourned the continuation of hearing in his case to December 8, 2026.

The adjournment followed the assignment of a new prosecuting lawyer to the case, who requested time to study the matter ahead of the next sitting.

Recall that El-Rufai had earlier arrived at the court for proceedings in a separate case involving the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, ICPC.

Nollywood actress Nkechi Blessing has celebrated ‘two years of celibacy’, describing the milestone as a journey of self-love, independence and personal growth.

The actress shared the news with her fans via her Instagram page, where she posted pictures of herself while reflecting on her evolving perspective on relationships.

In her post, Nkechi emphasised her decision to prioritise personal growth over romantic relationships, suggesting that she is more focused on building herself than pursuing emotional connections.

“Catch flights not feelings. 2 years of celibacy. God did,” she wrote.

The Lagos State Police Command has arrested four suspected cultists allegedly terrorising the Lekki, Ajah, Elemoro axis and its environs, following credible and actionable intelligence received by operatives of the Command.

The arrest was part of the Command’s sustained efforts to combat cultism and other criminal activities across the state.

Lagos State Police Spokesperson, SP Abimbola Adebisi, said the suspects, identified as Arisekola Ojo, 32; Oluwatobi Oyewole, 29; Oluwaseyi Odunewu, 32 and Olumagba Ifatope, 29, were arrested over their alleged involvement in conspiracy and membership of an unlawful society.

During investigation, their confession led to the recovery of one locally made gun during a search conducted at the residence of Oluwaseyi. The suspects have made useful statements, while investigation is ongoing to apprehend other individuals linked to the crimes and recover additional firearms.

The Director General of the National Pension Commission, Omolola Oloworaran has stated that the ongoing pension reforms have improved the welfare of retirees and led to pension asset boost which now stands at N31.4 trillion.

Speaking on Tuesday at the 2026 PenCom Conference for journalists in Abuja, Oloworaran said the theme of conference “Reform to Reality” is reflecting on retirees.

The DG said for the first time under the Contributory Pension Scheme (CPS) retirees received across board increases through Pension Boost 1.0 which raised monthly pensions for more than 241,000 retirees from N12.15 billion to N14.83 billion, with some low level retirees seeing up to 100 percent increase.

“The Federal Government has cleared pension liabilities inherited since 2007 after President Tinubu approved N758 billion intervention, with payments reaching 957,000 beneficiaries.