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The Managing Director of EeZee Conceptz Limited, Nancy Nnadi, popularly known as Coach Nancy, has disclosed that talks are ongoing to settle the royalty dispute with Mercy Chinwo.

Nancy made this known while retracting her alleged defamatory statement against Chinwo.

Recalls that Mercy Chinwo, a popular gospel singer, dragged her former record label boss, Ezekiel Onyedikachukwu, better called Eezee Tee to court over diversion of $345,000 music royalties in January 2025.

The development came two years after she parted ways with EeZee Conceptz record label due to a disagreement over financial matters.

Amid the legal battle, the managing director of the record label, Nancy Nnadi accused Chinwo of financial misconduct.

Reacting to the allegation, Mercy Chinwo filed a defamation suit against Nnadi, and demanded public apology and removal of the posts from her social media platforms.

However, Nancy Nnadi in a post shared on her Instagram page over the weekend, retracted the allegations against the singer.

While praying that God should perfect the label’s ongoing peace settlement with Chinwo, Nnadi noted that the process is being facilitated by respected religious leaders.

“On the advice of my lawyer, and for the sake of peace and love of God, I retract my earlier post about Minister Mercy Chinwo. As well pray that Almighty God perfects ongoing settlement process being facilitated by the Fathers of Faith between her and EeZee Conceptz,” she wrote.

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps, NSCDC, Ebonyi State command, on Monday, denied connivance with other security agencies in the state to cover up the sale of a newborn baby for twenty five million naria.

Ebonyi NSCDC commandant, Mr Francis Nnadi, through the Command’s Public Relations Officer, PRO, ASCI, Emmanuella Ibeneme, made this known in a statement issued to newsmen in Abakaliki.

Nnadi was reacting to an alleged false publication by a media platform, with the title, ‘How police officers, NSCDC in Ebonyi allegedly connived to cover up sale of newborn baby for N25m’.

NSCDC boss, however described the publication by the said media platform as falsehood, fake news and unverifiable allegation targeted at misinforming the general public in the country.

The statement reads in part: “The attention of the Nigeria security and civil defense corps, NSCDC, Ebonyi State command has been drawn to a misleading and malicious report by (name withheld) alleging the involvement of the Command’s legal officer in aiding and abetting of a child trafficking/ illegal adoption case involving one Miss. Sussana Nwanneka Nweze in which she sold her baby.

“We wish to state clearly that the officer mentioned and the command has no connection whatsoever with the said allegation. The report is false, baseless and defamatory.

“The command on completion of it’s preliminary investigation has officially handed over the case to NAPTIP, a government agency that has the mandate to handle and prosecute such cases

“The command demands that the media house involved (name withheld) to issue and immediate retraction of the said report and a public apology within 48 hours.

“Failure to do so will attract legal action. We strongly caution the media house involved and others to always verify all facts before publication.

“Responsible journalism requires balanced reportage as the public shouldn’t be fed with fake or unverified information.

“We remain committed to justice and the provision of effective and efficient security services to the government and good people of Ebonyi State.”

The United States Mission in Nigeria has announced the commencement of fresh guidelines for all applicants for F, M, and J nonimmigrant visas seeking to study or participate in exchange programmes in the US.

The consulate noted that all F, M, and J nonimmigrant visas must now adjust their social media accounts’ privacy settings to “public,” in its new social media rule.

The mission stated that applicants in those categories must now set their personal social media profiles to public as part of a new visa requirement.

This was made known on the United States Diplomatic Mission Nigeria’s official X page on Monday.

The US embassy noted the update was effective immediately.

“Effective immediately, all individuals applying for an F, M, or J nonimmigrant visa are requested to adjust the privacy settings on all of their personal social media accounts to ‘public,'” it read.

According to the consulate, the change is meant to complement vetting efforts aimed at determining applicants’ identities and their admissibility to the United States.

Recall that on June 18, 2025, the US Department of State published on its website that under the new guidance, which would require the vetting of F, M, and J nonimmigrant classification applicants social media accounts.

The US had maintained that its visa “is a privilege, not a right.”

Atletico Madrid midfielder, Rodrigo de Paul is set to join Lionel Messi at Inter Miami.

De Paul and Messi are close friends and both international teammates with the Argentina national team.

However, according to football transfer expert, Inter Miami have now started talks with Atlético Madrid for the midfielder’s signature.

The Major League Soccer, MLS, wants to keep its ambitions high after the Club World Cup with champion De Paul as their main transfer target this summer.

Rodrigo, however, is said to be open to the move to Inter Miami with talks between both parties already underway.

The 31-year-old joined Atletico Madrid from Udinese in 2021.

Meanwhile, Inter Miami was recently eliminated from the ongoing FIFA Club World Cup.

Serie A giants, Juventus are weighing up a move for Leicester City midfielder Wilfred Ndidi.

Ndidi is available for a €9m release clause following Leicester City’s relegation from the Premier League last season.

Manchester United, and Everton have also been linked with the Nigeria international.

The 29-year-old also has suitors in Saudi Arabia.

Ndidi is, however, yet to make a decision on his future.

The defensive midfielder has been at Leicester City since January 2017 following his arrival from Belgian Pro League club, KRC Genk for €17m.

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) in Kano State has raised alarm over the prevalence of child rights violations, revealing that out of 446 human rights complaints received between April and June 2025, 351 cases involved infringements against children.

The NHRC Kano State Coordinator, Alhaji Shehu Abdullahi, disclosed these figures while briefing journalists in Kano.

He also revealed aside from the child rights cases, the commission also documented 19 incidents of domestic violence, 18 complaints relating to economic and social rights, and five cases involving the right to life. Other complaints ranged from witchcraft accusations to various forms of abuse and neglect.

Abdullahi noted that the majority of violations occurred within domestic and matrimonial settings rather than by state actors. Only seven of the total reported cases were attributed to government officials.

He stressed that any violation within the family unit will ultimately reflect on the wider society,” he said. “When there is gross violation of rights within the family, there can be no meaningful development in the larger society.”

Abdullahi also disclosed that the commission had successfully investigated and concluded 341 of the complaints, while 105 cases remain pending.

The Commandant of Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, Kaduna State Command, Nuhu Dansadau has warned personnel against getting involved in job racketeering, rumour mongering, noting the vices are detrimental to the growth of the corps.

The Command’s Public Relations Officer, Musa Labaran, in a statement said the commandant gave the warning to his men on Monday, in Kaduna during a muster parade address at the NSCDC Kaduna State Command Headquarters.

Dansadau emphasized that personnel must always conduct themselves according to exact rules as contained in the Public Service rules or face consequences of their misbehaviour.

The Commandant, who was not happy over some characters displayed by some members of the corps, said disciplinary actions would be taken against personnel found guilty, noting that it would serve as a detriment to others.

‘I am not happy over the nonchalant attitude of personnel despite my several warnings concerning discipline.

Each time I have the opportunity to speak to you, I keep emphasizing on DISCIPLINE but most of you take me for granted because of my loving kindness to all officers and men

‘I want you to be aware that from today, whoever is caught going against the line of discipline will be seriously dealt with.

“I am going to apply the Public Service rule, to punish anyone found to be indiscipline in the course of duties,” the Commandant warned.

“The scope of indicsiplene includes; Job racketeering, absentism without permission, traveling outside state without pass permit, lateness to work, closing before time, inappropriate dressing, lack of respect for seniority officers, abuse of office and several other characters that are inimical to the NSCDC.

“I therefore, advise you in your own interest to desist from your bad characters henceforth, else you will face the full consequences of your action” the statement said.

The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has dismissed rumours of hidden charges in the recently launched Non-Resident Bank Verification Number (NRBVN) platform, insisting that no hidden fees were introduced.

The Apex bank also clarified that the BVN enrolment for Nigerians residing within the country remains entirely free of charge.

The Bank’s Acting Director of Corporate Communications, Mrs Hakama Sidi Ali, who made the clarification in a statement, explained that the nominal charge of $50 is not a fee for obtaining a BVN, but rather a recoverable processing cost for remote biometric and due diligence verification.

She said it covers secure identity authentication, data handling, and technology infrastructure required to support the overseas enrolment process.

“Nigerians in the Diaspora previously paid $200. The associated fee of $50 is strictly a processing charge for remote verification and not a payment for the BVN itself,” she stated, adding that “the NRBVN system is a voluntary, secure and convenient solution for Nigerians in the diaspora.”

She further described the reports circulating on social media as suggesting the imposition of new or excessive charges on Nigerians as inaccurate and misleading, and advised that they should be disregarded.

She added that the NRBVN is more than just a one-time initiative; it forms the foundation of the Bank’s broader digital transformation strategy aimed at improving and expanding access to financial services for Nigerians globally.

”The NRBVN platform, launched in collaboration with the Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement System (NIBSS), marks a transformative step in enabling Nigerians living overseas to obtain a Bank Verification Number remotely. With this system, Nigerians can access banking services from anywhere, saving time and travel costs while ensuring safe and secure transactions, she explained.

”The NRBVN solution eliminates barriers by providing a faster, more efficient alternative that aligns with global best practices in digital identity management”.

Sidi Ali, then urged the public to verify all information related to the NRBVN through the CBN and NIBSS’ official communication channels.