Today’s Headlines: I Rejected Tinubu’s Ministerial Offer – Bakare; Samklef Defends Davido

The leader of Citadel Global Community Church, Pastor Tunde Bakare, has explained why he rejected President Bola Tinubu’s offer to serve as a minister in his administration.

Bakare said he declined the offer because he considered himself too old to take up the responsibility.

The cleric disclosed this while speaking at Envoy Nation in Leicester on Sunday.

He said he had assured Tinubu that he would support his administration privately rather than take up a position in the Federal Executive Council.

Bakare’s comments offer insight into his decision to stay out of Tinubu’s cabinet despite the offer to serve in the government.

In ongoing few between social media sensation, Verydarkman and Nigerian artist, Davido, music producer, Samklef, has alleged that Davido was responsible for securing the release of social media activist VeryDarkMan (VDM) following his arrest during the #JusticeForMohbad campaign.

In a video shared on X on November 9, 2026, Samklef defended Davido against VDM’s recent criticisms, describing them as misleading and ungrateful. He noted that Davido had attended a candlelight vigil for the late singer Mohbad.

Samklef further alleged that blogger Tunde Ednut sponsored VDM and fed him information that prompted attacks on people around Davido and shifted the narrative surrounding Mohbad’s death.

The Independent National Electoral Commission INEC has explained why those who registered in the third phase of its Continuous Voter Registration CVR are yet to have their Permanent Voter Cards even as it announced a massive purge of the national voter register ahead of the 2027 general elections.

Addressing a press conference in Abuja, the INEC Chairman, Professor Joash Ojo Amupitan, SAN, disclosed that the commission has successfully removed 1,609,553 invalid and deceased records from the system.

“The Commission recognises that the detection of irregularities raises legitimate questions about how they arose. The response is evidence-led investigation, completed corrective action and stronger preventive controls.

“1,609,553 records have been removed, comprising 1,608,660 confirmed invalid registrations and 873 verified deceased-voter records. INEC will continue to communicate verifiable aggregate outcomes while protecting personal information and the integrity of ongoing investigations”, said Amupitan.

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The Senator representing Anambra Central, Victor Umeh, has described any Igbo person opposed to the 2027 presidential ambition of the Nigeria Democratic Congress candidate, Peter Obi, as an “enemy” of the people of the South-East.

Umeh made the remarks on Saturday at an event organised by the Knights of St John International at St Patrick Catholic Church, Awka, Anambra State. A video of his comments went viral on Monday.

The senator described Obi as the “conscience” of the Igbo people in the 2027 election, warning that supporting another presidential candidate would amount to working against the region’s interests.

“I’m an Igbo activist; you people know me, and you hear my voice in the Senate on all issues of national importance. Peter is our conscience in this election.

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