Breaking News - DAILY BLAST https://dailyblastng.com ... To Tell The Truth Mon, 05 Oct 2026 23:09:22 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.2 https://dailyblastng.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/cropped-Daily-blast-logo-4-32x32.jpg Breaking News - DAILY BLAST https://dailyblastng.com 32 32 SIXT-MEDIA LANE announces Annual Awards & National Leadership Lecture 2026 https://dailyblastng.com/sixt-media-lane-announces-annual-awards-national-leadership-lecture-2026/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=sixt-media-lane-announces-annual-awards-national-leadership-lecture-2026 Mon, 05 Oct 2026 23:09:22 +0000 https://dailyblastng.com/?p=64835   …Sets November 12 for Grand Ceremony at Army Resource Centre, Abuja Theme: “SERVICE OVER SELF” Celebrating Excellence, Honouring Impacts. All is now set for the most anticipated gathering of leaders, icons, and change-makers in Nigeria as SIXT-MEDIA LANE, one of Nigeria’s fastest-growing and most credible online media platforms, announces its ANNUAL AWARDS AND NATIONAL [...]

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]]> No tribe buys bread cheaper, poverty and insecurity affect all Nigerians – Peter Obi https://dailyblastng.com/no-tribe-buys-bread-cheaper-poverty-and-insecurity-affect-all-nigerians-peter-obi/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=no-tribe-buys-bread-cheaper-poverty-and-insecurity-affect-all-nigerians-peter-obi Mon, 05 Oct 2026 09:05:46 +0000 https://dailyblastng.com/?p=64807 Nigeria Democratic Congress presidential candidate for the 2027 election, Peter Obi, has said Nigeria’s ethnic and religious divisions have done nothing to shield citizens from the country’s worsening poverty, insecurity and economic hardship. Obi said Nigerians must reject divisions along ethnic and religious lines and elect a president capable of uniting the country and tackling [...]

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]]> OYC Gives Uzodimma 48 Hours to Apologise Over ‘Igbo Minorities’ Remark https://dailyblastng.com/oyc-gives-uzodimma-48-hours-to-apologise-over-igbo-minorities-remark/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=oyc-gives-uzodimma-48-hours-to-apologise-over-igbo-minorities-remark Sun, 04 Oct 2026 10:28:13 +0000 https://dailyblastng.com/?p=64799 The Ohanaeze Youth Council (OYC) has given Imo State Governor Hope Uzodimma 48 hours to apologise to Ndigbo over his reference to “Igbo minorities” and “Igbo majorities” in the context of political representation in the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The youth organisation described the governor’s comments as divisive and potentially harmful to Igbo [...]

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]]> 2027: If fuel comes down to ₦600 tomorrow, I will campaign for Tinubu – Chibuike Amaechi https://dailyblastng.com/2027-if-fuel-comes-down-to-%e2%82%a6600-tomorrow-i-will-campaign-for-tinubu-chibuike-amaechi/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=2027-if-fuel-comes-down-to-%25e2%2582%25a6600-tomorrow-i-will-campaign-for-tinubu-chibuike-amaechi Sat, 03 Oct 2026 09:04:22 +0000 https://dailyblastng.com/?p=64780 African Democratic Congress (ADC) vice-presidential candidate Rotimi Amaechi has challenged President Bola Ahmed Tinubu over his economic policies, vowing that he will abandon his own party ticket and campaign for Tinubu if the price of petrol drops to ₦600 per liter. Amaechi issued the challenge during an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today, reacting to [...]

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]]> NAFDAC begins testing sanitary pads for volatile compounds after safety concerns https://dailyblastng.com/nafdac-begins-testing-sanitary-pads-for-volatile-compounds-after-safety-concerns/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=nafdac-begins-testing-sanitary-pads-for-volatile-compounds-after-safety-concerns Fri, 02 Oct 2026 18:40:21 +0000 https://dailyblastng.com/?p=64773 The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has launched an investigation into the safety of disposable sanitary pads in Nigeria following concerns about potentially harmful chemicals in some products. The agency said it has begun assessing volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in selected sanitary pads that have valid marketing authorisation. The investigation [...]

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]]> Public servants begin three-day warning strike over hardship, wages https://dailyblastng.com/public-servants-begin-three-day-warning-strike-over-hardship-wages/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=public-servants-begin-three-day-warning-strike-over-hardship-wages Fri, 02 Oct 2026 09:47:24 +0000 https://dailyblastng.com/?p=64764 Public service workers under the Joint National Public Service Negotiating Council at twelve midnight today October 2, began a three-day warning strike from 2nd to 4th October over worsening economic hardship and demands for better wages.   The council directed workers in federal, state and local governments to join the action, which will begin at [...]

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]]> Kidnappers Attack Buses Carrying NYSC Prospective Corps Members on Onitsha-Owerri Road https://dailyblastng.com/kidnappers-attack-buses-carrying-nysc-prospective-corps-members-on-onitsha-owerri-road/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=kidnappers-attack-buses-carrying-nysc-prospective-corps-members-on-onitsha-owerri-road Thu, 01 Oct 2026 19:59:47 +0000 https://dailyblastng.com/?p=64758 At least two commercial buses carrying passengers, including prospective members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), have reportedly been attacked by suspected kidnappers along the Onitsha-Owerri Road in Imo State. The incident, which reportedly occurred on Thursday, October 1, has sparked anxiety among families and relatives of travellers who were heading to various destinations [...]

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]]> You moved Nigeria to stage 4 cancer – Dele Momodu blasts President Tinubu https://dailyblastng.com/you-moved-nigeria-to-stage-4-cancer-dele-momodu-blasts-president-tinubu/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=you-moved-nigeria-to-stage-4-cancer-dele-momodu-blasts-president-tinubu Thu, 01 Oct 2026 19:54:06 +0000 https://dailyblastng.com/?p=64755 Politician and the Deputy Director-General, Media and Communications of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) Presidential Campaign Council (PCC), Chief Dele Momodu, has strongly criticized President Bola Tinubu’s Independence Day address, asserting that the administration’s economic reforms have worsened the nation’s struggles into “stage four cancer”. The critique came in reaction to President Tinubu’s nationwide broadcast [...]

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]]> Uyo Reps 2027: I’ll deploy my skills, connections to attract funds for development – Ikakke https://dailyblastng.com/uyo-reps-2027-ill-deploy-my-skills-connections-to-attract-funds-for-development-ikakke/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=uyo-reps-2027-ill-deploy-my-skills-connections-to-attract-funds-for-development-ikakke Wed, 30 Sep 2026 10:33:29 +0000 https://dailyblastng.com/?p=64734 By Ekanem Iniko UYO — A leading candidate for the Uyo/Ibesikpo Asutan/Nsit Atai/Uruan Federal Constituency seat, Mr. Ikakke Bassey, has said effective lawmaking and strong oversight of government projects will be his major focus if elected into the National Assembly in 2027. Bassey, who is from Ibesikpo Asutan Local Government Area and is contesting on [...]

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]]> My grandson is not ready to work for me – Aliko Dangote https://dailyblastng.com/my-grandson-is-not-ready-to-work-for-me-aliko-dangote/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=my-grandson-is-not-ready-to-work-for-me-aliko-dangote Wed, 30 Sep 2026 10:19:46 +0000 https://dailyblastng.com/?p=64731 Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote revealed that his first grandson has no interest in working for him right now.   The President of the Dangote Group said his grandson would prefer to gain experience at global professional services firms before joining the family business.   Dangote disclosed this on Tuesday, September 29, at a high-level [...]

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