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Trump Attacks US Electoral System With Call To ‘Nationalise’ Voting

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From calls for his Republican party to “nationalise” voting to his repeated false claims of a stolen election, President Donald Trump is ramping up attacks on the electoral system ahead of this year’s US midterms.

The latest idea from Trump — who still refuses to acknowledge his 2020 election defeat by Democrat Joe Biden — is to take responsibility for organizing elections away from some US states and hand it to the federal government instead.

“The Republicans should say, ‘We want to take over. We should take over the voting in at least — many, 15 places.’ The Republicans ought to nationalize the voting,” Trump told podcaster and former FBI deputy director Dan Bongino this week.

His extraordinary comments — which were condemned by Democrats — come as Republicans face losing control of Congress in the November 3 midterm elections. Polls show low approval ratings for second-term president Trump while Republicans have suffered a string of losses in local elections.

Trump has, however, doubled down on his long-standing but debunked claims of widespread voter fraud — and his insistence that he needs to tackle it.

“I don’t know why the federal government doesn’t do them anyway,” Trump told reporters in the Oval Office on Tuesday when asked about his comments about nationalizing elections.

Trump pressed the case in an interview with NBC News that aired Wednesday, alleging “there are some areas in our country that are extremely corrupt.”

He added that if elections “can’t be done properly and timely, then something else has to happen.”

Trump’s comments have sparked fears that he will — and not for the first time — go up against the US Constitution itself.

“The Constitution clearly says that states are the ones that do the running” of elections, Justin Levitt, a professor at Loyola Law School, told AFP. “There is no debate about this.”

Levitt, who worked in the administrations of presidents Barack Obama and Joe Biden, said this was partly because of the huge size of the United States but also a “separation of powers” and an “anti-corruption measure.”

But Trump, who has openly warned that he faces a third impeachment if Republicans lose in November, has been unrepentant in his quest to change the way America votes.

The 79-year-old remains convinced that the 2020 US presidential election was rigged against him, even though its legitimacy has been confirmed by the courts.

“It was a rigged election. Everybody now knows that,” Trump told world leaders at the Davos forum in January. “People will soon be prosecuted for what they did.”

Billionaire Trump, who has pushed presidential power to unprecedented limits since returning to office last year, is now using all the levers of power to right those perceived wrongs.

On January 28, the FBI seized hundreds of boxes of ballots and other materials in Georgia, as part of a controversial probe into his 2020 election loss in the southern state.

Unusually, the raid was carried out under the watchful eye of Tulsi Gabbard, Trump’s director of National Intelligence, whose role is meant to be focused on foreign threats.

The US Justice Department has meanwhile filed lawsuits in some 20 states to try to recover voting records.

Trump’s administration has falsely claimed that undocumented migrants are illegally voting on a large scale.

Such actions were “part of a broader strategy to, at least, cast doubt on the validity of the upcoming elections,” Rick Hasen, a law professor at UCLA, told AFP.

“At worst, it suggests he may try to use the federal government to actually interfere in how states run elections in 2026,” he said, also calling for civil society groups to be on the lookout.

One of them, the NAACP, which has fought for years for the civil rights of Black people, accused Trump’s administration of “looking to exhaust our nation with these deplorable and unconstitutional antics in hopes that we will grow tired and concede.”

In a more extreme scenario, some of the US president’s critics fear he could use law enforcement or even the military to influence the upcoming election.

Some of Trump’s top supporters have suggested as much.

“We’re going to have ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) surround the polls come November,” Steve Bannon, a first-term Trump aide and leading ideologue in his “Make America Great Again” movement, said on Tuesday.

“And you can whine and cry and throw your toys out of the pram all you want, but we will never again allow an election to be stolen.”

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Funke Akindele helped me when I was in prison – Peller reveals

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Popular Nigerian Tiktoker, Peller, has disclosed that actress Funke Akindele helped him when he was in prison.

Recall that the Tiktoker was arrested in December 2025, after being involved in an alleged deliberate car accident in Lagos State.

Reacting to the circumstances that led to the accident, the Federal Road Safety Corps, ordered the arrest and prosecution of Peller for reckless driving.


However, exchanging pleasantries with actress Funke Akindele during the premiere of the movie ‘Love Notes’ on Saturday, the Tiktok streamer stated that she helped secure his release from prison.

While appreciating Funke for her kind gesture, Peller said: “she was the one who helped me when I was in prison. She was the one who helped my life.”

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“Growing together is non-negotiable” – Bolanle Ninalowo declares as he hits the gym with his new partner

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For days now, Nollywood actor, Bolanle Ninalowo, has been teasing a new relationship following his divorce from his ex-wife.

On his Instagram page, the actor shared a video of himself working out with his woman.

In the clip, the actor was captured facing the camera as his mystery woman walked into view, her back to the camera.

In his caption, the father of two said growing fitter together is non-negotiable.

Bolanle Ninalowo hits the gym with new woman
“Growing fitter together is non-negotiable.
Maka”.

Bolanle Ninalowo hits the gym with new woman
See some reactions below,

One judgejudyjudy wrote, “I’m embarrassed for him. Still acting like a child

One ebymia wrote, “Looks exactly like his ex-wife. In fact, I think she’s the one

One d_real_kemzy wrote, “This man get taste sha. Always going for the hottest ladies

One aramideskitchen wrote, “He puts his aesthetic into consideration when choosing a partner; he likes them tall and thick

One royalbwoi wrote, “Nothing anybody wan tell me. Nah, this bros be my mentor

One fafy.grey wrote, “I like that he has a spec

One __cretia_x wrote, “I doubt they’re together, might be a casual gym buddy”.

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960 Music Group Sues To Void Multi-Million Dollar Burna Boy Catalogue

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A legal war has begun over the ownership of celebrity singer Burna Boy’s early musical catalogue, pitting his former label and his current management against each other in a series of fraud allegations and alleged backroom deals.

At the heart of the dispute is a transaction allegedly carried out in mid-2024 that has now triggered both a criminal investigation and high-stakes lawsuits in the Federal High Court of Lagos and Port Harcourt.


Spaceship Vs 960 Music

The conflict began in May/June 2024, when Aristokrat Music, the label that launched Burna Boy’s career in 2011, allegedly sold the artist’s historical intellectual property (IP) and master recordings to his current imprint, Spaceship Music, which is led by Burna Boy and his mother, Bose Ogulu.

However, 960 Music Group, which owns a 40 per cent equity stake in Aristokrat Music, claims the sale was illegal.

In a move that has sent shockwaves through the industry, 960 Music approached a court in Port Harcourt to declare the sale null and void.

They argue that as major shareholders, the sale of the company’s ‘crown jewel, assets was finalised without their knowledge, consent, or board approval.


Criminal Allegations

Beyond the civil suit, the matter has turned into a police case.

The Force Criminal Investigation Department FCID has officially filed charges against Piriye Isokrari, the founder of Aristokrat Records, following an intensive investigation into allegations of financial misconduct and fraud levelled against 960 Music Group.

Isokrari is accused of alleged fraudulent conversion, that he diverted the proceeds from the multi-million dollar sale for personal use or redirected them away from the company’s official accounts.

The CEO is also accused of a breach of fiduciary duty.

960 Music claims the CEO bypassed corporate governance to strike a “private deal” with Spaceship Music, effectively “selling out” the interests of his partners at 960 Music.

‘Bring Those Assets Back’

An unnamed executive at 960 Music stated that the firm was left with no choice but to involve the authorities.

“You cannot sell 100 per cent of an asset when you only have the authority to manage the company, not bypass the owners of 40 per cent of its soul. This was a coordinated effort to move the IP under the radar, and we are asking the court to bring those assets back,” the executive said

The dispute may create an adverse legal liability.

For Burna Boy, a 2021 Grammy Award winner for the Best Global Music Album, the situation is a double-edged sword.

While the 2024 deal was likely intended to give him total control over his early masters—a goal for many global superstars—the alleged procedural failures by Aristokrat have placed those masters in legal limbo.

If the Port Harcourt court rules in favour of 960 Music, Burna Boy’s own label could be forced to surrender the rights to his breakout hits like ‘Like to Party’ and ‘Tonight’ back to the original partners.

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