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Actress Hilda Dokubo Confident In Labour Party’s Takeover of Rivers State

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Veteran Nollywood actress Hilda Dokubo has expressed confidence in the Labour party structure saying that the party has what it takes to displace the ruling People’s Democratic Party in her state of origin, Rivers State.

Hilda made this known while attending a Labour Party strategic meeting held in the state’s capital Port-Harcourt on Thursday, July 28th. Responding to criticisms that the third-force party lacked the structure to excel at the 2023 polls, Dokubo stated; “Individuals are the structures of every political party and we have our teaming supporters here in the state.”

Dokubo is flying the Labour Party flag vying for the Kuku-Toru/Asari-Toru Federal Constituency seat in the forthcoming elections. Dokubo who believes that a political revolution is on the horizon has frequently lauded youths for their increased participation in the electoral process and has urged them on on their demand for better governance across the country.

A few weeks ago, the actress-cum politician called on INEC to provide more electoral materials to rural parts of Rivers State in order to meet up with the high turnout of youths seeking to register for their Permanent Voter’s Card (PVC).

Read Also: INEC Bows To Pressure To Extend Voter Registration Deadline

“For the first time in my life, I see young people who are hungry to participate in governance, in deciding who their leaders will be,” the actress said. She added, “That is so encouraging because we have been on that battle of young people and women participating effectively. Not just being represented but participating themselves.”

Criticizing INEC’s incompetence at handling voter registration the actress further said;

“We have seen huge turnout of young people across Nigeria but we have not witnessed that INEC collaboration. They have extended the period of registration but have they increased the number of machines that we need? I am actually saying to INEC; we need more machines, we need more hands. More people are interested. It is not like before when only few people come out.”

The INEC Voter Registration process will be ending in a few days on Sunday the 31st of July. However, there has been a wide clamor by citizens to extend the process until three months to the election day.

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Davido gifts personal assistant Lati Range Rover as birthday gift

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Afrobeats superstar Davido has once again shown love to those in his inner circle by gifting his longtime personal assistant and close friend, Lati Biola, a brand-new Range Rover as a birthday present.

The heartwarming gesture comes as no surprise to fans familiar with the duo’s long-standing friendship, which dates back to Davido’s childhood. Lati, who served as Davido’s best man during the singer’s high-profile wedding to Chioma in June 2024, has remained a constant in the artist’s journey, both professionally and personally.

In the early hours of June 25, 2025, Davido took to Instagram to celebrate his best bud, tagging him as his ‘favourite person’ and posting pictures from the birthday dinner and clubbing. He also posted the keys to the luxury vehicle with the caption, “Love you my brother, enjoy new keys from your boy.”

It is worth noting that this is far from the first time Davido has gifted Lati a car. In 2019, Lati revealed that the singer was so generous that he gifted him a new red Benz worth ₦70 million.

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Why I stopped womanising – Daniel Etim-Effiong confesses

Nollywood actor Daniel Etim-Effiong has opened up about his past as a womaniser, admitting that while it was a short-lived phase in his life, it was a significant learning experience, one he now warns young men against repeating.

In a recent interview with media personality Chude Jideonwo, the movie star admitted to dating multiple women simultaneously in his younger years.

Maybe there was a time in my life I was a womaniser. Definitions would differ, but in that definition, maybe there was a period in my life that I was, I wouldn’t say for long periods of my life. Maybe for certain periods that I explored. So, perhaps.

He described those moments as “periods of learning”. Still, he emphasised that such a lifestyle can lead to long-term consequences, especially for those looking to build stable relationships or marriages later in life.

es, they were periods of learning for me. If I learned, then they were good periods. I learned that certain things don’t necessarily bring you the fulfilment that you think they would. On paper, it feels like that is the life, but in experientially maybe not.

He urged young people to avoid developing habits they wouldn’t want to carry into marriage, warning that commitment is a muscle that must be built.

I tell young people a lot that it is cool to be a player but if you develop that habit or lifestyle, you won’t automatically change overnight. So, don’t develop something you don’t want to continue for the rest of your life. If you are not able to commit to one person, if you jump from one relationship to another, that won’t automatically change when you marry.

When you marry that muscle hasn’t been developed so you encounter one challenge and you want to immediately jump or you just be like, ‘I’m talking to you; you are not listening to me, let me find somebody that would listen to me.

If you are the kind of person who, before you got married, it was easy for you to just walk away, keep different relationships, keep ladies on the string, that won’t change when you get married.

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Burna Boy gears up for the release of his 8th album with ‘Sweet Love’

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Grammy award-winning global icon Burna Boy ushers in his highly anticipated eighth studio album ‘No Sign of Weakness’ with today’s release of the seductive new single ‘Sweet Love.’

The song is set to be followed by a music video, which will complement its breezy feel.

The song produced by Major Seven is a romantic, reggae-leaning track that showcases Burna Boy’s unmistakable vocal charisma and signature blend of global influences with melodic pop sensibility.

‘Sweet Love’ continues Burna Boy’s standout year, building on the momentum of No Sign of Weakness’s first single, ‘Update’.

Produced by P2J (Beyoncé, Tems) and built around a sample of Soul II Soul’s iconic 8 the track blends Afrobeats with anthemic, club-ready energy.

The official video, which weaves together powerful visual vignettes inspired by the album’s central themes, has already surpassed 5 million views on YouTube.

Burna Boy has previously released the bubbling ‘Bundle By Bundle,’ which has amassed over 24M Spotify streams and 8.5M video views.

Most recently, Burna Boy joined French-Haitian singer Joé Dwèt Filé for the remix of the viral hit ‘4 Kampé,’ fusing Afrobeats and Haitian Kompa into a cross-cultural anthem that continues to chart across platforms globally.

Last month, Burna Boy became the first-ever cover star of Billboard France, coinciding with his historic, sold-out show at the Stade de France, making him the first African artist to headline the iconic venue.

The multi-award-winning global star followed up on his Stade De France concert with another historic concert in Manchester, where he sold out the Co-op Arena, which is the biggest indoor Arena in England.

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