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Good morning! Here is today’s 29th Sunday January,2023 summary from Nigerian Newspapers.

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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 to perform at the 2023 "The Governors Ball" in New York.

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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

"Davido and I are going on tour after MLLE tour" - Wizkid announces.

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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;

Meet The #BBTitans Housemates.

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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

Pastor Adeboye’s Request To Preach In A Mosque Accepted By Muslim Cleric Mallam Adepoju.

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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

Anambra State Governor, Chukwuma Soludo, has called for the immediate and unconditional release of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra.

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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

Reactions as Cardi B shares Chichi's photo where she recreated one of her online pictures.

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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