Breaking News - DAILY BLAST https://dailyblastng.com ... To Tell The Truth Tue, 13 Oct 2026 08:06:15 +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 Breaking News - DAILY BLAST https://dailyblastng.com 32 32 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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]]> MRS, Ranoil, AA Rano Increase Petrol Prices to N1,410 Per Litre in Abuja https://dailyblastng.com/mrs-ranoil-aa-rano-increase-petrol-prices-to-n1410-per-litre-in-abuja/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=mrs-ranoil-aa-rano-increase-petrol-prices-to-n1410-per-litre-in-abuja Mon, 12 Oct 2026 14:14:00 +0000 https://dailyblastng.com/?p=64977 Dangote Refinery-backed MRS Oil Nigeria and other filling station operators have increased the pump prices of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), popularly known as petrol, in Abuja and its environs. A market survey conducted on Monday morning showed that MRS outlets raised their retail price from N1,370 to N1,409 per litre, representing an increase of N39 [...]

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]]> Anthony Kila accused of fake Bachelors, Masters, PhD degrees https://dailyblastng.com/anthony-kila-accused-of-fake-bachelors-masters-phd-degrees/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=anthony-kila-accused-of-fake-bachelors-masters-phd-degrees Sat, 10 Oct 2026 20:33:43 +0000 https://dailyblastng.com/?p=64958 A fresh investigation by PREMIUM TIMES has raised further questions about the academic credentials of Anthony Kila, the suspended Pro-Chancellor of Michael and Cecilia Ibru University (MCIU), alleging that several bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees he claimed to have obtained from universities in the United Kingdom and Italy could not be substantiated. The latest findings [...]

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]]> 2027: 1000 Islamic clerics ask Tinubu to withdraw from race https://dailyblastng.com/2027-1000-islamic-clerics-ask-tinubu-to-withdraw-from-race/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=2027-1000-islamic-clerics-ask-tinubu-to-withdraw-from-race Thu, 08 Oct 2026 21:26:48 +0000 https://dailyblastng.com/?p=64925 More than 1000 Islamic clerics have asked President Bola Tinubu not to contest in 2027. The clerics, in a communique after a meeting in Kano, said the poor state of the economy and insecurity have made life hard for Nigerians. The meeting was tagged ‘An Assessment of the State of the Nation under President Tinubu [...]

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]]> Atiku Slams Tinubu’s 30-Day Fuel Discount as ‘Panic-Driven Publicity Stunt’ https://dailyblastng.com/atiku-slams-tinubus-30-day-fuel-discount-as-panic-driven-publicity-stunt/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=atiku-slams-tinubus-30-day-fuel-discount-as-panic-driven-publicity-stunt Thu, 08 Oct 2026 21:09:02 +0000 https://dailyblastng.com/?p=64919 Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has criticised the Federal Government’s proposed 30-day petrol discount at Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) retail outlets, describing the initiative as a panic-driven publicity stunt that cannot address the economic hardship Nigerians have endured. Atiku, through a statement issued on Thursday by Phrank Shaibu, Director of Strategic Communication of [...]

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]]> Yahoo criminal, Edikan Adiakpan sentenced to 30 months imprisonment for multimillion-dollar email scam in US https://dailyblastng.com/yahoo-criminal-edikan-adiakpan-sentenced-to-30-months-imprisonment-for-multimillion-dollar-email-scam-in-us/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=yahoo-criminal-edikan-adiakpan-sentenced-to-30-months-imprisonment-for-multimillion-dollar-email-scam-in-us Thu, 08 Oct 2026 18:03:55 +0000 https://dailyblastng.com/?p=64908 A 35-year-old Nigerian national, Edikan Adiakpan, has been sentenced to 30 months in federal prison in the United States for illegally transmitting proceeds from an email scam.   The United States Department of Justice made the announcement in a statement on Thursday, October 8, 2026. The Houston resident was arrested in June 2025 and pleaded [...]

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]]> FG Announces 30-Day Petrol Discount on NNPCL Sales, Targets ₦1,350 Cost Ceiling https://dailyblastng.com/fg-announces-30-day-petrol-discount-on-nnpcl-sales-targets-%e2%82%a61350-cost-ceiling/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=fg-announces-30-day-petrol-discount-on-nnpcl-sales-targets-%25e2%2582%25a61350-cost-ceiling Thu, 08 Oct 2026 17:50:23 +0000 https://dailyblastng.com/?p=64902 The Federal Government has announced a 30-day discount on petrol sold by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) as part of measures aimed at reducing the impact of high fuel prices on Nigerians and stabilising pump prices. The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Taiwo Oyedele, announced the measure on Thursday [...]

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]]> APC bribing opposition candidates with N50m to N200m and Cars to forfeit 2027 Tickets – Buba Galadima https://dailyblastng.com/apc-bribing-opposition-candidates-with-n50m-to-n200m-and-cars-to-forfeit-2027-tickets-buba-galadima/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=apc-bribing-opposition-candidates-with-n50m-to-n200m-and-cars-to-forfeit-2027-tickets-buba-galadima Wed, 07 Oct 2026 20:41:01 +0000 https://dailyblastng.com/?p=64884 Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) chieftain Buba Galadima has accused the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) of systematically bribing opposition candidates at the state and federal levels with cash sums ranging from N50 million to N200 million, alongside vehicles, to force ticket forfeitures ahead of the 2027 general elections. Speaking during an interview on Arise Television’s [...]

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]]> Abducted 20 NYSC members regain freedom in Imo https://dailyblastng.com/abducted-20-nysc-members-regain-freedom-in-imo/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=abducted-20-nysc-members-regain-freedom-in-imo Wed, 07 Oct 2026 19:40:32 +0000 https://dailyblastng.com/?p=64874 The 20 prospective National Youth Service Corps members kidnapped while travelling from Oyo State to orientation camps in Abia State have regained their freedom. They regained their freedom seven days after they were abducted along the Owerri-Onitsha Road in Umunoha, Imo State. The rescued victims are undergoing treatment at the Department of State Services Hospital [...]

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