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  • Singer Waje Announces Engagement

    Popular Nigerian singer Aituaje Iruobe, professionally known as Waje, has announced her engagement. The 45-year-old music star revealed this in a recent interview with Hip TV Lagos, saying: “I am actually engaged,” though she did not provide further details about her fiancé. In a previous interview on The Honest Bunch, Waje mentioned that she cannot

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  • Why Movie Roles Should Be Given Based on Looks – Actress Yvonne Jegede

    Nollywood actress Yvonne Jegede has weighed in on the ongoing debate about whether actors should get roles based on physique and appearance rather than talent. In an interview with Hip TV, Jegede stressed that looks are important in showbiz, as they attract viewers and business. “There are so many things actors can rely on. It’s

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  • PDP Members’ Clashes Shameful, a Pity – Spokesman

    The newly elected National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Ini Ememobong, has described the violent standoff at the party’s Wadata Plaza headquarters in Abuja as shameful and pitiful. Ememobong made the statement on Tuesday while responding to questions during an interview on ‘Politics Today’, a programme on Channels Television monitored by DAILY

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  • Zamfara APC Debunks Rumoured Court Case, Warns Against Anti-Party Activities

    The Zamfara State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has cautioned its members against engaging in anti-party activities, warning that it would no longer tolerate actions capable of causing internal friction and disunity within the party. In a statement issued by the State Publicity Secretary, Yusuf Idris Gusau, the party dismissed as false reports

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  • PDP Crisis: INEC Should Mandate Political Parties to Employ Psychiatrists – Prof. Kila

    Prof. Anthony Kila, director at the Institute of the Commonwealth, jurist, political economist, strategist, and policy analyst, has suggested that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) should require political parties to have in-house psychiatrists as part of ongoing electoral reforms. He made the remark following the recent clash at the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National

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  • Gbenga Daniel Remains Bona Fide APC Member – NWC

    The National Working Committee (NWC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has confirmed that former Ogun State Governor and current Senator representing Ogun East, Otunba Gbenga Daniel, remains a bona fide member of the party. This clarification follows allegations that Daniel and his associate, Kunle Folarin, were suspended for purported anti-party activities. While Governor Dapo

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  • PDP Lawless in Power, Says SDP’s Adebayo

    Adewale Adebayo, the 2023 Social Democratic Party (SDP) presidential candidate, has criticized the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) over Tuesday’s clash between rival factions of the party. In an interview on Arise Television, Adebayo described the PDP as “very lawless” during its time in government. He made the remarks amid reports of a standoff at the

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  • Trial of DSS-Captured Ansaru Terror Suspects Set for January 2026

    A Federal High Court in Abuja has scheduled the trial of Ansaru terrorist leaders Mahmud Usman and Abubakar Abba to begin on January 15, 2026. The suspects were captured by the Department of State Services (DSS). The trial was initially set for Wednesday but was postponed after the suspects’ lawyer requested more time to access

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  • Tinubu Appoints Mukhtar Shehu Shagari as New NIWA Chairman

    President Bola Tinubu has appointed Mukhtar Shehu Shagari, nephew of former President Shehu Shagari, as the new Chairman of the National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA). The former NIWA boss, Hon. Musa Sarkin Adar, has been reassigned to serve as Executive Secretary of the Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI). The Presidency described the appointments as

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  • Senator Natasha Akpoti Mourns Death of Colleague Okey Ezea

    Senator Natasha Akpoti, representing Kogi Central, has expressed deep sorrow over the death of her colleague, Senator Okey Ezea, who represented Enugu North Senatorial District. Senator Ezea passed away on Tuesday night in the United Kingdom while receiving medical treatment. Reacting on her official Facebook page on Wednesday morning, Senator Akpoti described Ezea as a

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