Labour Party’s Peter Obi reacted to the recent political defections of governors from the PDP to the APC, specifically in the South East, stating firmly that such defections do not constitute political control or capture of the region, as power ultimately rests with the people in a democracy.
In a viral post on X, a former Texas Mayor, Mike Arnold, publicly accused former presidential aide Reno Omokri of being a pathological liar.
Speaking on Arise News Night, Omokri dismissed claims of a Christian genocide in Nigeria, instead saying that killings are occurring in both Christian and Muslim communities in the country.
Meanwhile, a viral video raised concerns about the use of alleged substandard materials including a wire guard instead of proper steel reinforcement for a one kilometer stretch on the Ore-Akure Road.
In a swift response, Minister of Works David Umahi defended the road, saying that different materials were used for various sections of the project.
Similarly, Umahi and Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde, who recently sparred over the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway cost, met and exchanged pleasantries at the 90th birthday for Ogun State Governor Dapo Abiodun’s mother in Iperu-Remo.
In another development, amidst speculation about his health and absence from the World Bank/IMF meetings, Finance Minister Wale Edun was spotted in a video at the O’DA Art Gallery booth during the 1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair in London.
In Delta State, Governor Sheriff Oborevwori formally launched the Delta State Security Trust Fund, securing a massive 10 billion pledge from Tantita Security Services Limited chaired by Tompolo and a N100 million personal donation from Access Holdings Chairman Aigboje AigImoukhuede, reaffirming a public-private partnership approach to security.
The music world is mourning the death of multiple Grammy award-winning R&B and Neo-soul legend D’Angelo, who passed away at the age of 51 on October 15th following a diagnosis of cancer.
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