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2027: Don’t declare privately collated results – INEC Chairman warns media
Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Professor Joash Amupitan, has warned media organisations to resist declaring privately collated results in the 2027 polls. Amupitan gave the warning on Tuesday in Abuja at a national stakeholders’ meeting convened to mark 100 days to the 2027 general election. He stated that under the electoral act, the authority to declare results rests exclusively with the commission. “The third is partnership with you in the media. I repeat the…
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Anambra Govt never gave me pure water sachet, only insults since leaving office – Peter Obi
The Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has said the Anambra State government has never given him anything since leaving office 13 years ago. Obi said the state government has been insulting and levelling accusations against him instead. The NDC presidential candidate first became governor of Anambra State on March 17, 2006. He was impeached in November 2006, with Virginia Etiaba serving briefly in his place. On February 9, 2007, Obi returned to…
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Fuel subsidy: Presidency mocks Peter Obi, Kwankwaso, says they’re confused
The Presidency has mocked the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, presidential candidate, Peter Obi and his running mate, Rabi’u Kwankwaso, over their differing views on fuel subsidy. The Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Media and Public Communications, Daniel Bwala, in a post on his verified X handle on Tuesday said Obi and Kwankwaso are confused. Recall that Kwankwaso had said the NDC would reintroduce fuel subsidy in a different form if it wins the January 2027…
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Police arrest three over killing of woman in Oyo
Three suspected members of an armed robbery gang have been arrested after allegedly confessing to their involvement in the killing of a woman during a robbery attack in the Wofun Olodo area of Ibadan, Oyo State. The victim, 44-year-old Mrs Wahab Rukayat, was killed during the attack, while other occupants of the residence were seriously injured. This was contained in a statement signed by the state Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Ayanlade Olayinka, on Saturday.…
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Sowore Demands Immediate Scrapping Of NYSC After 19 Corps Members Were Abducted In Imo
The victims were travelling from Ibadan, Oyo State, to orientation camps in Abia and Akwa Ibom when gunmen reportedly attacked their two buses along the Owerri-Onitsha Road in Umunoha, Imo State, on Thursday. Fiery human rights activist and African Action Congress (AAC) presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, has called for the immediate suspension and eventual scrapping of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) following the abduction of 19 prospective corps members in Imo State. The victims…
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Any man who says he won’t die for his woman is a fool — Odumodublvck
Nigerian rapper, Tochukwu Ojogwu, popularly known as Odumodublvck, has said any man who claims he would not die for his woman is a “fool,” arguing that men are expected to love their wives sacrificially. Odumodublvck made the remark during an episode of the In Motion Podcast on YouTube, shared on Friday, while also speaking about his controversial feud with blaqbonez. Speaking about his views on relationships, Odumodublvck said, “Any man wey talk say he no…
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2027: ‘There’s subdued bitterness between Atiku, Obi’ – Keyamo
Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has said President Bola Tinubu is not the problem of the presidential candidates of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, Atiku Abubakar, and the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, Peter Obi. Keyamo claimed that Atiku and Obi are struggling with a huge ego battle and subdued bitterness. He was reacting to the Independence Day broadcasts by Atiku and Obi after Tinubu had addressed the nation. In his broadcast to…
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Younger men now rushing older women – Damilola Adegbite claims
Nollywood actress, Damilola Adegbite has claimed that she has noticed a new trend in the Nigerian dating scene, where younger men are increasingly finding older women more attractive. Speaking on her recent podcast, posted on her YouTube channel, Adegbite said society used to make women feel like they should exit the dating scene once they crossed a certain age, but that is now changing, as younger men now prefer older women. Using the biblical analogy…
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2027: People are tired and hungry – Amaechi warns Tinubu against rigging
The African Democratic Congress, ADC, presidential running mate, Rotimi Amaechi, has warned President Bola Tinubu against rigging the 2027 election. Amaechi warned that there might be no Nigeria if Tinubu rigs the 2027 presidential election. Featuring on Channels Television’s Politics Today, Amaechi also assured that he loves and does not hate Tinubu but noted he needs to improve the situation in Nigeria. According to Amaechi: “Tinubu will not rig this election because there may not be…
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Olu Jacobs laid to rest in Lagos
Veteran actor Olu Jacobs has been buried in Lagos following a funeral service held on Friday. The funeral service took place at the Freedom Centre in Lekki, where family members, colleagues, friends, dignitaries and several stars of the Nigerian film industry gathered to honour the late actor. Jacobs died in September at the age of 82 after a career spanning several decades and earning him recognition as one of Nigeria’s most respected actors. Among those…
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2027: Music star D’Banj surprises Osun politician with campaign vehicles
Popular Nigerian singer Dapo Oyebanjo, better known as D’Banj, has donated three brand-new Sienna space buses to lawyer and politician Pelumi Olajengbesi in support of his ambition to represent the Oriade-Obokun Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives in 2027. The singer presented the vehicles to Olajengbesi in Osogbo, the Osun State capital, on Thursday. Olajengbesi disclosed the donation in a Facebook post on Friday, describing it as a surprise and a significant show of…
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Why I lost to Phyna – Nkechi Blessing
Actress Nkechi Blessing has explained her defeat to reality TV star Phyna in their celebrity boxing bout, insisting that she had only trained for two days before the fight. Phyna defeated Nkechi Blessing by a fourth-round knockout in the early hours of Friday, October 2, after a highly anticipated clash that had generated significant attention among fans and on social media. Reflecting, during a live session on social media, on the fight after her defeat,…
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