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Davido: Peter Obi Commemorates Singer’s 31st Birthday

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Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi has extended warm birthday wishes to the acclaimed singer, David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, on his 31st birthday.

In an official statement shared on his X handle, Obi commended the ‘OBO’ crooner for his diligent efforts and philanthropic endeavours in nurturing musical talents and fostering the growth of young artists in the industry.

Obi joined a chorus of well-wishers, including friends, family, and fellow Nigerians, in expressing heartfelt wishes for Davido‘s well-being.

He offered prayers for continued health, fruitful years, and a positive impact on the nation’s development.

World Cup Qualifier: Argentina Defeat Brazil 1-0

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Argentina's midfielder Rodrigo De Paul (2-R) and teammates celebrate their victory at the end of the 2026 FIFA World Cup South American qualification football match between Brazil and Argentina at Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on November 21, 2023. (Photo by CARL DE SOUZA / AFP)

Argentina have defeated Brazil 1-0 in an ill-tempered 2026 World Cup qualifying clash marred by pre-match crowd trouble that forced kick-off to be delayed.

A 63rd-minute header from veteran defender Nicolas Otamendi secured victory for Argentina as the world champions bounced back from last week’s defeat to Uruguay to beat their bitter South American rivals.

The win at Rio’s iconic Maracana Stadium leaves Argentina on top of the South American qualifying standings with 15 points from six games.

Brazil’s third defeat of qualifying, meanwhile, leaves the five-time world champions in sixth place with seven points from six games.

Merry Men 3: Movie Drops Two Spots Despite 100 Million Naira Gross

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The third release of the Merry Men franchise has dropped two spots despite hitting the enviable ₦100 million

According to the records of the Nigerian box office for November 10–12, 2023, released by the Cinema Exhibitors Association of Nigeria Merry Men 3 finally hit a total gross of ₦100 million after spending four weeks in theatres.

This made the comedy crime thriller the most-watched Nollywood movie at the cinemas, however, the huge gross still didn’t save it from dropping to the third spot on the charts.

Produced by Ay Makun, one would expect that the drop would be short-lived, but new records for November 10-16, 2023, show that it maintains the same spot with a seven-day gross of ₦8.8 million.

Human Capital Dev’t Goals: Vp Shettima Meets Dangote, Elumelu, Others In Aso Rock

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In a bid to drive the goals of the Human Capital Development (HCD) programme of the federal government, Vice President Kashim Shettima, has approved the constitution of a multi-sectoral committee.

The multi-sectoral team made up of the federal and state governments as well as donors and partners is expected to convene every two weeks to review the progress of work in addressing the objectives of the HCD programme.

This was the outcome of the VP’s meeting with World Bank’s Country Director for Nigeria, Shubham Chaudhuri; the chairman of the Dangote Foundation, Aliko Dangote; founder of the Tony Elumelu Foundation, Tony Elumelu, the coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Ali Pate, among others at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.

At the meeting, VP Shettima stressed the need for government and partners to invest in human capital development to create a workforce that is not just globally competitive but also adaptable to the modern demands of the 21st century
On his part, Dangote, commended the foresight of Vice President Shettima in convening the meeting, noting that it underpins the commitment of the Tinubu administration to addressing challenges around human capital development.

The committee is also represented by governors from the six geopolitical zones, as well as representatives of development agencies.

Politics:Sdp Loses As Appeal Court Affirms Pdp’s Fintiri As Adamawa Governor

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The Social Democratic Party’s candidate for governor, Dr. Umar Ardo, filed an appeal against the People’s Democratic Party’s Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri, who won the election in Adamawa State. The Court of Appeal in Abuja denied the plea.
The Adamawa State Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal’s ruling, which had previously rejected Ardo’s petition contesting Fintiri’s election, was affirmed by Justice Ugochukwu Ogaku’s ruling.

Ardo had claimed in the petition that there were numerous anomalies and Electoral Act violations in the 2023 gubernatorial election.
Nevertheless, the Court of Appeal and the tribunal both determined that these accusations lacked merit.

Finally, Buhari Opens Up On Naira Redesign Policy Amid Emefiele’s Ordeal

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Former President Muhammadu Buhari has revealed why he approved the naira redesign policy.

In his first interview since leaving office, Buhari explained that he endorsed the controversial naira redesign policy to protect his integrity and emphasised that there are no shortcuts to success.
Buhari stated that he is unfazed by the criticism about his administration as he revealed that he tried his best.
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The ex-President confessed that it was not an easy task to govern Nigeria.

Building Demolition: Aggrieved Owners Seek Answers, Call On Sanwo-Olu For Clarification

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Lagos state government has been urged clarify whether or not it ordered the demolition of a- multi-million-naira shopping complex situated at number 7,9 and 11, of Akinsemoyin street, by Breadfruit Street in Balogun, Lagos.

This call was made by the aggrieved owners of the demolished 3 storey building comprising the Akinsemoyin family, the developer and some traders, while addressing journalists on Monday, in Lagos Island.

The affected traders who also staged a protest alleged that officials of the Lagos state building control agency, LABSCA, carried out the demolition at about 1a.m on the 20th of August, 2023 without prior notice.

According to them, after two days of demolition, a new developer identified as Saheed Keshinro started erecting another building on the same space.

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They claimed that they paid the sum of N4.5 million naira for the regularisation and certification of the building before it was brought down, five days later.

Members of the Akinsemoyin family who were at the briefing, attested to how the land was leased to the developer.

Protest: Citizens Storm PDP Headquarters, Demand NWC Members Resignation

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Protesters on Monday stormed the headquarters of the Peoples Democratic Party in Abuja demanding the resignation of the party’s National Working Committee.

The group, under the aegis of the PDP National Back Up arrived at Wadata Plaza, the national secretariat of the party demanding the immediate resignation of the acting National Chairman, Umar Damagum-led NWC citing the loss of the 2023 elections.

Dressed in black and white with the inscription “PDP National Working Committee NWC must resign”, the protesters lamented that the party had been reduced to nothing.

Addressing newsmen at the party’s secretariat, the leader of the protest, Salau Olusola, accused the PDP NWC of anti-party, saying “The NWC is to be blamed for the party’s defeat in the 2023 presidential election.”

Appeal Court Verdict: Why Judgements Sacking Govs Should Be Reviewed – Falana

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Nigeria’s Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Femi Falana, has called for the appellate court to review the sackings of Governor Abba Yusuf and Governor Caleb Mutfwang, alleging that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) failed to conduct proper elections. Falana argued that the courts should not nullify votes due to electoral umpire negligence and that thousands of votes should not be invalidated due to INEC officials failing to stamp ballot sheets. The court sacked three governors in opposition parties, including Yusuf and Mutfwang, and ordered INEC to conduct fresh elections in Zamfara and Lagos.

Appeal Court Sacks Governor Caleb Muftwang As Plateau State Governor

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The Appeal Court in Abuja has sacked the Plateau State Governor, Caleb Mutfwang.

In her ruling on Sunday, the lead Justice, Elfrieda Williams-Dawodu, ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to issue a Certificate of Return to the candidate of the All Progressive Congress, Nentawe Goshwe.

Justice Williams-Dawodu set aside the judgment of the Tribunal which affirmed the election of Governor Mutfwang, describing it as highly incompetent.

According to the court, the decision of the tribunal to dismiss the petition filed by the APC and its candidate on the ground that the duo had no business meddling in the affairs of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on which platform Mutfwang was elected is in breach of Section 177 of the 1999 Constitution as amended and Section 134 (C) of the Electoral Act.

The court also held that contrary to the decision of the tribunal that the issues contained in the petition filed by the appellants were pre-election matters, they were both pre-election and post-election matters and could not have been deemed status barred.

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