Dailyblast - DAILY BLAST https://dailyblastng.com ... To Tell The Truth Tue, 13 Oct 2026 21:32:19 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.3 https://dailyblastng.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/cropped-Daily-blast-logo-4-32x32.jpg Dailyblast - DAILY BLAST https://dailyblastng.com 32 32 South East does not lack entrepreneurs, it lacks govts that compete for them by Prof Chiwuike Uba, PhD https://dailyblastng.com/south-east-does-not-lack-entrepreneurs-it-lacks-govts-that-compete-for-them-by-prof-chiwuike-uba-phd/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=south-east-does-not-lack-entrepreneurs-it-lacks-govts-that-compete-for-them-by-prof-chiwuike-uba-phd Tue, 13 Oct 2026 21:32:19 +0000 https://dailyblastng.com/?p=65010 A region that taught Nigeria how to trade is now asking why it cannot seem to build. Nobody who has watched Aba’s workshops at midnight or Nnewi’s spare-parts dealers at dawn doubts the South East’s appetite for risk. Yet when a list of Nigeria’s celebrated technology and fintech founders circulated recently, with the universities they [...]

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]]> Okpokhumi Grammar School in distress as residents demand urgent rehabilitation – MonITNG https://dailyblastng.com/okpokhumi-grammar-school-in-distress-as-residents-demand-urgent-rehabilitation-monitng/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=okpokhumi-grammar-school-in-distress-as-residents-demand-urgent-rehabilitation-monitng Tue, 13 Oct 2026 21:25:35 +0000 https://dailyblastng.com/?p=65007 Okpokhumi Grammar School in Owan East Local Government Area of Edo State is facing serious infrastructural challenges, with concerns growing over the safety and learning conditions of students attending the institution. A report by MonITNG has drawn attention to the deplorable state of the school, where students from Evbiamen, Okpokhumi Emai, Ojavun Emai New and [...]

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]]> ARISE News drops Anthony Kila over allegations of falsified academic credentials https://dailyblastng.com/arise-news-drops-anthony-kila-over-allegations-of-falsified-academic-credentials/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=arise-news-drops-anthony-kila-over-allegations-of-falsified-academic-credentials Tue, 13 Oct 2026 12:59:13 +0000 https://dailyblastng.com/?p=65004 ARISE News has announced that political analyst Anthony Kila will no longer appear on its television channel or other platforms following allegations concerning the authenticity of his academic credentials. The decision followed an investigative report by Premium Times that questioned Kila’s claimed academic qualifications. ARISE News said it contacted the analyst for clarification after becoming [...]

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]]> Sorry, ‘Mr Manchester’, Yayi doesn’t need to erase OGD, SIA by Segun Olatunji https://dailyblastng.com/sorry-mr-manchester-yayi-doesnt-need-to-erase-ogd-sia-by-segun-olatunji/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=sorry-mr-manchester-yayi-doesnt-need-to-erase-ogd-sia-by-segun-olatunji Tue, 13 Oct 2026 08:28:14 +0000 https://dailyblastng.com/?p=65000 There has been yet another dispatch from the diaspora elite! It is truly touching that Mr. Adebayo Osonuga took time away from the chilly rains of Manchester to worry his long-distance heart over the political “soil” of Ogun State. Writing with the dramatic flair of a Shakespearean tragedy, our dear author warns us that Senator [...]

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]]> Uyo Reps’27: LP flagbearer, Ikakke presents manifesto ahead full campaign flag off https://dailyblastng.com/uyo-reps27-lp-flagbearer-ikakke-presents-manifesto-ahead-full-campaign-flag-off/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=uyo-reps27-lp-flagbearer-ikakke-presents-manifesto-ahead-full-campaign-flag-off Tue, 13 Oct 2026 08:06:15 +0000 https://dailyblastng.com/?p=64997 By Ekanem Iniko UYO — Ahead of the 2027 general elections, the House of Representatives candidate for Uyo/Ibesikpo Asutan/Nsit Atai/Uruan Federal Constituency, Mr. Ikakke Bassey, has presented a detailed legislative blueprint that places human capital transformation at the centre of his aspiration. The Labour Party flagbearer unveiled the document titled “My Social Contract With Uyo [...]

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]]> My wife and I are still together, God forbid anything will ever happen to us – Okey Bakassi https://dailyblastng.com/my-wife-and-i-are-still-together-god-forbid-anything-will-ever-happen-to-us-okey-bakassi/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=my-wife-and-i-are-still-together-god-forbid-anything-will-ever-happen-to-us-okey-bakassi Tue, 13 Oct 2026 07:58:50 +0000 https://dailyblastng.com/?p=64993 Popular Nigerian comedian and Nollywood actor Okey Bakassi has strongly debunked viral social media reports claiming that his marriage has collapsed.    The rumours alleged that his wife had relocated to the United States to study nursing and demanded a divorce after he spent 15 years funding her education from Nigeria.   Reacting through a [...]

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]]> I am the commander of field operations as far as the FCT election is concerned – Wike https://dailyblastng.com/i-am-the-commander-of-field-operations-as-far-as-the-fct-election-is-concerned-wike/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=i-am-the-commander-of-field-operations-as-far-as-the-fct-election-is-concerned-wike Tue, 13 Oct 2026 07:48:45 +0000 https://dailyblastng.com/?p=64990 The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has declared himself the field commander of President Bola Tinubu’s re-election campaign in the FCT, pledging to coordinate political mobilisation for the president in the territory and Rivers State ahead of the 2027 general elections. Wike made the declaration on Monday at a Rainbow Coalition [...]

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]]> Court Strikes Out FG’s Eight-Count Charge Against Alleged Fake Agency DG https://dailyblastng.com/court-strikes-out-fgs-eight-count-charge-against-alleged-fake-agency-dg/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=court-strikes-out-fgs-eight-count-charge-against-alleged-fake-agency-dg Mon, 12 Oct 2026 19:35:21 +0000 https://dailyblastng.com/?p=64987 The Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday struck out the eight-count criminal charge filed by the Federal Government against Adeniyi Adeyemi, who is accused of falsely presenting himself as the Director-General of the Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council. Justice Mohammed Garba Umar struck out the charge following an application by the Federal Government seeking [...]

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]]> Enugu NDC Releases documents to counter govt’s claims over Airport event that turned violent https://dailyblastng.com/enugu-ndc-releases-documents-to-counter-govts-claims-over-airport-event-that-turned-violent/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=enugu-ndc-releases-documents-to-counter-govts-claims-over-airport-event-that-turned-violent Mon, 12 Oct 2026 14:30:17 +0000 https://dailyblastng.com/?p=64983 The Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) in Enugu State has released documents it says demonstrate that it notified relevant security agencies ahead of its October 10, 2026, event at the Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu, following a dispute with the state government over whether the party secured the necessary approvals. The party’s response came after the [...]

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]]> Atiku Questions Appointment of Two Yoruba Officials to Key INEC Departments, Warns Against Election Manipulation https://dailyblastng.com/atiku-questions-appointment-of-two-yoruba-officials-to-key-inec-departments-warns-against-election-manipulation/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=atiku-questions-appointment-of-two-yoruba-officials-to-key-inec-departments-warns-against-election-manipulation Mon, 12 Oct 2026 14:22:02 +0000 https://dailyblastng.com/?p=64980 The presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has questioned the appointment of two officials of Yoruba extraction to head key departments of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), calling for transparency ahead of the 2027 general elections. Atiku raised the concerns in a statement issued on Sunday [...]

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