Angela Okorie, the Nigerian actress, has reportedly been re-arrested over allegations that she refused to pay the lawyer who secured her bail from Suleja Prison.

Angela was re-arrested at the Suleja prison on Tuesday, immediately she was released on bail.

This came less than an hour after actor Stanley Ontop raised the alarm over an alleged plan to re-arrest the actress after release on Tuesday.

Speaking in a video on Instagram, actress Doris Ogala who said she is already on her way to the police station, stated that the actress was re-arrested by an unnamed Senior Advocate of Nigeria, SAN, for refusing to pay the N5 million agreed fee to secure her bail.

Doris said; “You see, one thing is for someone to cut their clothes according to their size. Angela has been arrested again. As a matter of fact, I’m going to the police station now. You see, when Angela was arrested by Mercy, she called a friend of her or village person. I don’t know how they relate. To help her get a SAN.

“And the SAN charged them N5 million. I think the SAN was the one who even facilitated the bail and all that. Now when Angela knew that they have granted her bail according to the lady, Angela started saying that she didn’t ask her to get a SAN and she wasn’t going to pay the money, and meanwhile this lady has deposited.”

Recall that Angela, who was granted bail on Friday after her arrest by Mercy Johnson over alleged defamation, regained her freedom few minutes ago after perfecting her bail conditions.

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Governor Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra State has warned that he has the power to revoke the land allocated to Onitsha Main Market and use it for public purposes, including building a school. According to Soludo, this action would be taken in the interest of the public and is backed by the Land Use Act.

The governor made this statement during a meeting with leaders of the Anambra State Markets Amalgamated Traders Association (ASMATA), emphasizing that the law empowers him to revoke market lands across the state for overriding public interest.

Soludo stated that the government could compensate original landowners and that affected parties could challenge the compensation amount in court, but not the revocation itself.

The governor’s warning comes amid tensions between the state government and market traders, with Soludo insisting on reopening the market despite a sit-at-home order imposed by the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB).

A man has admitted murd£ring a 23-year-old woman who was a former colleague he had had a “brief relationship” with.

Stephanie Irons’s body was found by emergency services after they were called to an address in Westdale Lane West, Mapperley, on 21 October 2025.

During a brief appearance at Nottingham Crown Court on today, Monday, January 26, Adedapo Adegbola, of Woodborough Road, Mapperley, admitted a single charge of murd£r and he will be sentenced on 5 February.

Police said “a caring and compassionate young woman” had been taken from her friends and family “in horrific circumstances”.

Adegbola just relocated to the UK in 2022.

Judge Nirmal Shant KC told the 40-year-old he faced a mandatory life sentence and it was just a question of “setting the minimum term”.

Members of Irons’s family were in court, and the prosecution confirmed victim impact statements were being prepared.

Police said Adegbola, fatally wounded the victim as he visited her address after their brief relationship ended.

The alarm was raised by co-workers after a series of concerning messages were sent to them on the evening of the attack, officers said.

Adegbola had fled but blood-stained trainers and a jumper were left on the streets of Mapperley and Carlton.

He then travelled to Mansfield, Worksop, Sheffield and finally to Hull, police said.

On 22 October he returned to Nottingham and handed himself in but then provided no comment to questions posed by detectives in subsequent police interviews.

Det Insp Stuart Barson said: “This is a tragic case in which a caring and compassionate young woman was taken away in horrific circumstances.

“Following the attack on Miss Irons, Adegbola made no attempt to call for an ambulance, and was concerned only with getting away from the scene and attempting to dispose of vital evidence.

“I want to thank Miss Irons’ family for the incredible strength that they have shown through this process.

“I hope that this outcome assists Steph’s family in coming to terms with such a dreadful loss.”