Today’s Headlines: Atiku Is A Serial Loser, I’m Not Afraid Of Him — Oshiomhole; 𝗗𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗼 𝗵𝗮𝗱 𝗻𝗼 𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗡𝗮𝗶𝗿𝗮 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗹𝗲𝘆, 𝗩𝗗𝗠 𝗠𝗼𝗵𝗯𝗮𝗱 𝘀𝗮𝗴𝗮 — 𝗔𝗶𝗱𝗲

Edo North Senator, Adams Oshiomhole has described Atiku Abubakar of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, as a serial loser, saying he is not afraid of him ahead of the 2027 general election.

Oshiomhole stated this on Thursday during an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today, where he said that Atiku had contested for the presidency several times and lost each time, adding that 2027 will not be different.

According to him, Atiku had no record of victory to threaten President Bola Tinubu and the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC.

He said Atiku lost in 2007, 2011, 2019 and 2023, and even left the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to join the African Democratic Congress, ADC, after losing the party’s ticket.

𝗗𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗼 𝗵𝗮𝗱 𝗻𝗼 𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗡𝗮𝗶𝗿𝗮 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗹𝗲𝘆, 𝗩𝗗𝗠 𝗠𝗼𝗵𝗯𝗮𝗱 𝘀𝗮𝗴𝗮 — 𝗔𝗶𝗱𝗲

Personal logistics manager to Afrobeats singer Davido, Israel Afeare, popularly known as Israel DMW, has denied claims that his principal was involved in the controversies surrounding singer Naira Marley and social media activist Martins Vincent Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan, following the death of late singer Mohbad.

Israel said Davido had no involvement in an alleged plot to have VeryDarkMan arrested over his campaign for justice for Mohbad.

He added that members of the singer’s crew who participated in a WhatsApp group linked to the controversy did so without Davido’s knowledge or approval.

Uzbekistan has introduced temporary restrictions on visa issuance and entry for Nigerian citizens.

A notice on the website of the Green Energy Technologies Central Asia (GETCA) exhibition states that restrictions have been introduced on the issuance of visas and entry into Uzbekistan for Nigerian nationals.

The notice reads: “Temporary restrictions have currently been introduced on the issuance of visas and entry into the Republic of Uzbekistan for citizens of your country.”

It also advises Nigerians seeking entry under exceptional circumstances to contact the consular section of the Embassy of Uzbekistan for further information.

116,745 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝘃𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝘆𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗣𝗩𝗖𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗟𝗮𝗴𝗼𝘀 — 𝗜𝗡𝗘𝗖

The Independent National Electoral Commission in Lagos State says 116,745 Permanent Voter Cards of newly registered voters are yet to be collected.

The Administrative Secretary of INEC in Lagos, Mrs Adenike Tadese, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Friday.

Tadese said that the “commission had received 177,295 PVCs belonging to eligible residents registered during Phase One of the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise in 2025.”

She said the commission’s weekly update as at Monday showed that “60,550 PVCs had been collected by their owners, leaving 116,745 cards awaiting collection.”

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