…what it described as a phased political disengagement, directing its supporters to boycott activities associated with the All Progressives Congress, APC, ahead of the 2027 general elections. It urged supporters to stay away from APC rallies, stop carrying the party’s flags and refrain from defending APC governors, whil…
…an active written law at conviction."It will be recalled that IPOB has threatened a boycott of the 2027 election in the South-East if Kanu's appeal is not listed and heard. Kanu's family, in the same vein, recently asked the British government to intervene in the matter by demanding the listing and hearing of the appea…
…integrityThe AAC presidential candidate warned he would join electoral workers in boycotting the 2027 polls over poor working conditionsPAY ATTENTION: Mark Legit.ng as a preferred source, and our content will appear higher in your Google feed!Legit.ng journalist Ridwan Adeola Yusuf has over nine years of experience cov…
…with footage showing some of them tearing the T-shirts. Others threatened to boycott the Independence Day Run in protest against the organisers’ action. https://twitter.com/ItsTheIroko/status/2105593854359421203/video/1?s=46 October 1: Delta youths clash tear Tinubu-branded polos, boycott Independence Day Run[VIDEO]
…the Parent Teacher Associations of the unity colleges to call on their members to boycott resumption. At the weekend, social media platforms were awash with claims that the Federal Ministry of Education had postponed the resumption of students in unity colleges nationwide by three weeks. FG disowns circular on postpone…
…resumption orders issued by the Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa. Labelling their boycott as “total, absolute, and unchanged,” labour leaders have urged parents, guardians, and the public to disregard government directives forcing schools to reopen. In a statement issued on Sunday, September 13, the ASCSN Unit C…
…Local Government Collation Agent, Charles Ifediorah, told Legit.ng that YPP effectively boycotted the election after its members were denied access to voting materials at the local government premises."We assembled in Otuocha to monitor distribution of electoral materials, incidentally, our party members were refused e…
…climate is tense in the coup-prone coastal nation. The opposition has urged voters to boycott the referendum “in a context of restrictions on public freedoms.” Junta leader and transitional president Gen. Horta N’Tam called on young people to vote “massively” as he cast his own ballot on Sunday. “What we want after thi…
…with three continental confederations accusing him of "deception" and UEFA threatening a boycott of FIFA competitions. Despite being widely regarded as a potential challenger to Infantino, 58-year-old Čeferin reaffirmed his commitment to UEFA during an interview with The Rest Is Politics podcast. "I'm not interested be…
Workers of Ero-Arike herbal balm have appealed to Nigerians to continue patronising the product despite backlash against its owner, Falilat Oyetunji, popularly known as Ero-Arike, over her involvement in the recently concluded Osun State governorship election. In a video circulating on social media, a group of women ho…
…Abdullahi, cited the Osun governorship election violence as a key reason for the party's boycottAbdullahi accused the National Peace Committee of failing to hold political actors accountable for inflammatory statements, including those by President TinubuPAY ATTENTION: Find it fast with our new search feature at Legit.…
…of Alicia asking people to report her estranged husband's business page on Instagram and boycott him. The former Miss Nigeria then slammed the photographer, calling him a "foolish goat" and urgently called on her fans and followers to immediately unfollow and boycott his business page. She also praised Alicia for speak…
…the party we have brought on board is participating in an election.” Reacting to the boycott of the election by some political parties, the Governor said, “I can see that some people have become discouraged. They have even withdrawn from the election because they know they may lose. They are disconnected from the peopl…
…victory at the polls. According to him, the decision by some opposition parties to boycott the council polls instead of testing their popularity before voters was a tactical mistake. “If they had listened to me, my advice was that they should have gone ahead to test their popularity. If you sit down at home and think t…
…the collective that entrusted him with authority, that duty has been abandoned.” – UEFA boycott threat – CONCACAF president Victor Montagliani is viewed as a potential challenger to Infantino, who will be up for re-election for a fourth and final term at the FIFA Congress in March, 2027. Candidates have to be declared…
…themselves amid the backlash against Infantino. UEFA has previously threatened a boycott of FIFA competitions, and PA understands that its decision to hold preliminary discussions with AFC and CONCACAF about coordinating their own tournaments is to make sure the players under their jurisdictions have meaningful opportu…
…Igbo name. The video also targeted their older brother, Jude Okoye. Peter claimed Jude boycotted his wedding, allegedly tried to sabotage it by booking a P-Square gig in Ghana a day before, and posted studio pictures with Don Jazzy and D'banj on the big day. Peter admitted he later retaliated by skipping Jude's own wed…
…the proposal. But after days of criticism - including Uefa's 55 nations threatening to boycott all Fifa tournaments - Infantino was forced to withdraw the plan. Wenger, who clarified he had no intention of following senior adviser Carlos Cordeiro in resigning, distanced himself from the FFE scheme. He asserted his beli…
…campaign against the initiative, with all 55 member associations threatening a complete boycott of FIFA tournaments. UEFA severely criticized the plan, accusing FIFA of "using our sport to enrich themselves and their friends" and attempting to "sell the soul of football."Following intense backlash from continental fede…
…associations.UEFA reportedly led the resistance, with its member nations threatening to boycott future FIFA competitions, including the World Cup. The Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (Concacaf) and the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) also criticised the proposal. England's…
…a plan to make sure that it cannot occur again." UEFA's 55-member nations agreed to boycott the World Cup and all other FIFA competitions over Infantino's plan on Thursday. North America's CONCACAF and the Asian Football Confederation also said they opposed the plan. Infantino's senior adviser, Carlos Cordeiro, a forme…
…video message nothing to calm tempers — UEFA, whose president Aleksander Ceferin boycotted the World Cup final to show unhappiness with FIFA, had had enough. They issued a statement saying they would boycott all FIFA competitions — in the recent World Cup which Spain won, three of the four semi-finalists were European.…
…bodies,” the statement added. The latest opposition comes a day after UEFA voted to boycott future FIFA World Cups if the proposal proceeds, while Concacaf announced that its 41 member associations had also rejected the plan. Despite the growing resistance, FIFA has insisted it will continue pursuing the proposal. In a…
…African singer Tyla’s planned visit to Nigeria, questioning Nigerians calling for her boycott over the country’s history of Xenophobic attacks. The controversy followed her announcement of her first-ever world tour, with Lagos confirmed as one of the cities she will be performing in. Reacting to the criticism, Daddy Fr…
GistReel A Nigerian man has sparked debate online after urging Nigerians to boycott the upcoming concert of South African singer Tyla, citing ongoing xenophobic attacks against Nigerians and other African nationals in South Africa. Speaking in a viral video, the man argued that Nigerians should not support the event by…