Despite experiencing a tough time, Nollywood actress Annie Macaulay Idibia is counting her blessings.

The mother of two and former Mrs Idibia, via her Instagram page, shared photos of her outfit to AFRIMA. She stated that she realised she has a beautiful life, a few hiccups here and there, but overall, she is blessed.

“Realising I have a beautiful life, a few hiccups here & there, but overall, I’m blessed”.

While celebrating the New Year, Annie reflected on her painful blessings in 2025, noting how 2025 had thrown her a lot, yet she remained standing.

Starting a new life, Annie made a grand return to Instagram with a new change. She deleted all photos and posts and penned an appreciation post, thanking her support system for standing by her through her tough time.

In a cryptic post, the popular actress had unburdened her heart, expressing hope that her daughter doesn’t accept things she accepted and that she knows her worth from the start and knows that no matter what, she always has her in her corner.

She had shared a post about moving on, stating that she just archives and moves on.

The former Mrs Idibia had revealed what she was looking for in her next relationship. The mother of two said she wanted a relationship where they both become hotter, healthier, happier, and wealthier together. She emphasized that she wants the little things.

While her husband was frolicking in London with his wife, Annie had stated that she remembered when she wanted what she currently had and was grateful for it. She stated that taking breakfast alone felt so good.

The actress, stated that she was enjoying her peace of mind, and noted how she is a child of grace.

Milan’s menswear fashion week began on Friday, with very wintry, sporty shows from Ralph Lauren and Dsquared2.

Ralph Lauren marked his return to Milan after a 24-year absence with symbols of American elegance, from formal suits and tweeds, toughened up with boots and cowboy boots, in front of celebrities including actors Liam Hemsworth and Tony Leung Ka-fai.

The American designer also looked ahead to the Winter Olympics that begin on February 6 in the Italian city, and where he is dressing the US team, with nods to winter in Aspen, featuring patterned jumpers and a blue ski suit cinched with turquoise.

Dsquared2 also presented for autumn-winter 2026-27 an army of holidaymakers shod in provocative footwear.

Puffer jackets cut like dresses and huge parkas topped with XXL fake fur hats completed the look of the “hot as ice” team, as one jumper had it.

Canadian actor Hudson Williams, star of the television series “Heated Rivalry” in which he plays a professional ice hockey player, opened the show for Dsquared2.

Armani’s sports brand EA7, Italian label K-Way and Chinese sports giant Li-Ning, sponsor of its national team, have also planned Alpine-themed events before the Milan-Cortina Winter Games.

Earlier on Friday, designer Alessandro Sartori invited buyers and journalists into Zegna’s personal wardrobe, with structured jackets paired with flowing trousers in natural green and terracotta, and innovative fabrics.

“He’s created a wardrobe that puts down roots in the past but looks to the future,” the head of the Italian Chamber of Commerce, Carlo Capasa, told AFP.

He called it an example of “the trend towards a return to basics, to craftsmanship, to tailoring” and a positive sign at a time when Italian fashion is in crisis.

In menswear, the turnover of Italian companies fell in 2025 by 2.1 percent year-on-year, to 11.2 billion euros ($13 billion), according to the employers’ federation Confindustria Moda.

Every category is down, apart from leather garments, in a sector that represents 19.3 per cent of Italy’s textile economy.

Exports, mainly to destinations such as France, Germany and the United States, have fallen two per cent while imports are up 2.8 per cent.

China is buying less, but the Italians are “working on new markets”, said Capasa.

“Welcome to Mercosur (the four Latin American countries with which the EU has recently secured a free trade deal), to the Middle East, which is growing, and also to the first Indian buyers,” he added.

The Giorgio Armani show is scheduled for Monday in its historic workshops in the heart of Milan’s fashion quarter.

Even though his partner and collaborator Leo Dell’Orco was already in charge of the menswear collections, this will be the first show without the supervision of the indefatigable founder, who died in September last year, aged 91.

Dell’Orco has indicated that there will be “continuity, with bright touches”.

“We allowed ourselves take a few liberties, we have looked again at sizes, some new colours, fabrics with changing shades, as symbols of a change, with the utmost respect,” he said in an interview with the Corriere della Sera on Friday.

Milan show regulars Prada and Dolce & Gabbana are scheduled over the weekend, while British designer Paul Smith is making a comeback after a first menswear show in June last year.

Popular Nigerian critic, Verydarkman, has called out actress Mercy Johnson over the arrest of a Tiktok content creator, Eedie Bliss for sharing unconfirmed news about her family.

Recall that it was widely rumoured in December 2025 that mercy Johnson’s husband, Prince Henry Okojie allegedly bought a mansion for another woman who got pregnant for him outside his marriage.

Talking about the unverified rumours, Eedie Bliss who quoted Cutie Juls as her source, said Mercy Johnson allegedly connived with the pregnant mistress house help to cause her miscarriage.


Reacting to the accusations, the Tiktok creator was recently arrested and detained in Abuja following a petition by Mercy Johnson’s husband.

The development sparked Controversy online with netizens criticising the actress for Eedie Bliss arrest, and questioned why she didn’t arrest the news originator who she quoted in her video.

Reacting to the incident, Verydarkman who condemned Eddie’s detention, called out Mercy Johnson for being biased in her case.

While tagging defamation as a civil case, Verydarkman explained that Mercy Johnson recently tagged the detention of Regina Daniels brother, Sammy unlawful when he was arrested for the same offense by senator Ned Nwoko.

Verydarkman revealed that the arrested content creator is supposed to have her wedding on Saturday, threatening to get his legal team involved in the case if she’s not released today.

“Dear mercy Johnson, you can’t fight for the release of Sammy when Ned arrested him over defamation/ETC then later turn around to do the same thing with your husband all in the name of defamation. There was no name your camp didn’t call Ned NWOKO then

“If you and your husband feels defamed by that girl’s post, please sue her to court. And stop using the police to oppress people. To think of it, this girl’s case is different because she stated her source as cutiejuls blog. Release her and go to court. I heard her wedding is this Saturday,” he said.