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1. The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has announced the extension of the deadline for the collection of Permanent Voter Cards, PVCs, nationwide until February 5 2023. This was disclosed in a statement by Festus Okoye, the National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee. 2. The Northern Elders Forum, NEF, has said the naira redesign by the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, is strangulating Nigeria’s economy. In a statement by the forum’s Director of Publicity and Advocacy, Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, the NEF said the currency swap has not worked as planned, urging the CBN to revisit and postpone the deadline for the swap of the redesigned naira dominations. 3. The Divisional Police Officer of Jahun Local Government Area, Jigawa State, SP Abubakar Musa, has slumped and died in his office. Spokesman of the State police command, DSP. Lawan Shiisu Adamu confirmed the death in a statement issued to DAILY POST on Saturday. 4. President Muhammadu Buhari, on S

Davido and Tems have officially been confirmed to be performing at the 2023 "The Governors Ball" in New York, USA. The Governors Ball Music Festival 2023 is an annual music festival held in New York City, USA. This year it will take place in June. Governors Ball Music Festival this year will be held from the 9th to 11th of June, 2023 in New York's Flushing Meadows Corona Park in Queens. The information was disseminated via the official Twitter page of @the49thstreet. The tweet reads: "Davido and Tems are billed to perform at the 2023 "The Governors Ball" in New York, USA" See post below; a

History is about to be made as Afrobeats icon, Wizkid announces that he and Davido would be going on tour soon. Wizkid officially announced his North American tour for his latest body of work, More Love Less in 2022. The tour is expected to begin on March 3, 2023, in Houston, Texas. It should end in Los Angeles, California on April 7, 2022. A shocking turn of events sees the "Bad to me" crooner go live with an announcement via his official Snapchat page. According to him, he and his greatest contender, Davido would be going on a joint tour following his MLLE tour. The last time such a historic moment was experienced was in 2018 when Davido brought Wizkid out during his concert. "After my MLLE tour!! Davido nd I going on tour! Save your coins! I no one hear pim!!",  he wrote. See post below;

As the BBTitans show premieres today, 15th January 2023, organizers of the show roll out the housemates for this year's edition. BBTitans which is a first of its kind is a combination of Nigerian housemates with South Africans and for the first time, the show is hosted by two personnel, Ebuka Obi-Uchendu (Nigeria) and Big Brother Mzansi's host, Lawrence Maleka. The first house on the show is  Khosi ; A 25-year-old from KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. She says: "If you deserve fire, then fire shall come to you." Yemi Cregx (30): From Ekiti but based in Lagos, and has worked in several different industries; a fun-loving team player he claimed. Juicy Jay  (24): A character and a troublemaker from Mthatha, South Africa. He says he has the energy to burn and despite that disarming smile, he may not be bringing peace to the house. Olivia  (23): Originally from Imo State, Nigeria says she has sent her audition for the Big Brother franchise three times and this time, she is succ

Mallam Yusuf Olatunde Adepoju, the chief lecturer of the Academic of Islamic Propagation (ACADIP) has accepted the challenge by Pastor Enoch Adeboye, the general overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God.  According to Leadership, Adeboye had called on Imams to allow him to use the mosques to preach on Sunda in order to strengthen religious tolerance in the country. The comparative religious scholar expressed his readiness to host Pastor Adeboye at his religious gathering adding that he would also be willing to preach at Redeemed on Friday. In a viral video recently, Adeboye was seen saying he is looking forward to Imams that would allow him to preach in the mosque and that Islamic leaders would also be allowed to preach at the RCCG auditorium. from legit.ng

Release KANU to me, Soludo begs FG The Anambra State Governor, Chukwuma Soludo, has called for the immediate and unconditional release of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, who has been in detention since 2021. Soludo made the demand in Awka, the state capital, during the campaign kick-off of the All Progressives Grand Alliance on Saturday. He specifically appealed to the Federal Government to release Kanu unconditionally and immediately. Speaking to the mammoth crowd of supporters and party faithful, the governor added that if the detained IPOB leader cannot be released unconditionally, he should be released to him, saying he was ready to stand surety for him. He said, "I am making a passionate appeal to the Federal Government to release Mazi Nnamdi Kanu unconditionally. If he cannot be released unconditionally, I want him released to me and i will stand surety for him. "We need Nnamdi Kanu in the roundtable conversation to discuss the insecurit

Social media users have gone haywire after American rapper Cardi B reshared  Chichi's  birthday photo where she recreated one of her looks. Chichi has been trending on social media after she  clashed with reality star Allysyn over her age . Chichi disclosed on her page that she couldn't wait to turn 23 but Allysyn floored her tweet. Following the clash about her age, some Facebook diggers dug up  old photos of Chichi  dating as far back as 2013 with a man and a child. Many alleged that the man and the child were Chichi's husband and child. However, in the midst of the bad energy around Chichi, it seems there's a piece of good news coming through for the reality star as an American rapper, Cardi B has reshared Chichi's birthday photo where she recreated one of her looks. @ Nonye  wrote :  I tell una say the moment u start hating person wey no do u anything, u just open doors of victory and success for that person. 🔥❤️❤️❤️ @ Awalyzrosie  also commented:  People are b

Cristiano Ronaldo's new club, Al-Nassr, on Tuesday night, clarified that the forward's contract did not include an agreement to support Saudi Arabia's joint bid for the 2030 World Cup. Al-Nassr stated this in a tweet via its Twitter handle while denying reports that Ronaldo's contract includes an agreement to support Saudi Arabia's joint bid for the 2030 World Cup. "Al Nassr FC would like to clarify that contrary to news reports, Cristiano Ronaldo's contract with Al Nassr does not entail commitments to any World Cup bids. "His main focus is on Al Nassr and to work with his teammates to help the club achieve success," Al-Nassr tweeted. Ronaldo joined the Saudi club in December after departing Manchester United by mutual consent in November on the back of his explosive interview with British broadcaster Piers Morgan. The Portugal captain put pen to paper on an eye-watering deal worth £175million yearly with Al-Nassr. However, reports in Spain at the

Saudi Arabia is reportedly set to twist its marriage law to allow Al Nassr's new signing, Cristiano Ronaldo, to live with his partner, Georgina Rodriguez in the country, according to Spanish news outlet Sport. Saudi Arabia's marriage law prohibits couples that are not married from living together. The report added that Ronaldo and Rodriguez will be living together in Saudi Arabia and are most likely not going to be punished for breaking the law. Ronaldo recently signed for Al-Nassr after his contract with Manchester United was terminated in November. The Portugal captain signed a contract with the Saudi Arabian outfit that would see him remain at the club until 2025. The 37-year-old was officially unveiled as an Al-Nassr player this week. Upon joining the club, Ronaldo promised to help not only develop the sport in Al-Nassr but Saudi Arabia as a nation.

A video of a masquerade showing excitement as a female fan tweaked for him. has gone viral. The masquerade was out for his routine street entertainment when the female fan and her friend accosted him. The excited female fan sprayed him some money before tweaking for him. The masquerade then moved towards the female fan to ''receive the tweaking'' Watch the video below...

Mavin Records singer, Ayra Starr reacts after falling on her back while performing at the Afrochella Festival in Ghana. The Afrochella Experience celebrates Africa's diverse culture and the vibrant work of African creatives & entrepreneurs; this year's edition was themed "Afrofuturism." While performing at the festival, Ayra Starr slipped and fell on her back while trying to give her fans an energetic show. She, however, stood on her feet almost immediately and continued the show as if nothing happened. Taken to Twitter to express the painful experience, the self-acclaimed celestial being encouraged the organizers to take the cleaning of the stage more seriously. "Afrochella next time y'all should clean your stage after every artist performance, that fall was very unnecessary and painful,"  she wrote. Watch the video below ...

Controversial Afrobeat singer, Portable better known as Ika of Africa, makes a grand entrance at a show in a white coffin. It would be recalled that the Zazu crooner recently gave an energetic performance where he climbed to the top of a platform during a show. During the Zazu concert held at the African Shrine, he made an unexpected entrance at the beginning of the show with pallbearers who carried him in a white coffin. Portable was ushered in with chants and praises accompanied by a drummer who gave an impressive beat with a talking drum - gangan. Portable, however, exited the coffin with his shoulders above his head while he made a majestic walk to the stage to begin the show. Watch the video below ...