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TikTok couple Peller and Jarvis have responded to critics of their recent traditional wedding, urging them to focus on their own lives rather than express jealousy.

The couple tied the knot on Saturday in a ceremony that sparked widespread reactions on social media.

In a video posted online, the pair appeared cheerful as they danced and sang, mocking those who questioned their decision to marry young.

‘Na we dey love, na them dey cry. Go and make it. No dey jealous. Na we dey buy car. You will run mad. Stop thinking,’ they sang in the now-trending clip.

The Nation reports that Peller and Jarvis’ wedding became one of the most talked-about events on Nigerian social media over the weekend.

The ceremony drew congratulatory messages from fans and fellow content creators.

However, it also attracted criticism from some Nigerians who argued that the couple was too young to be getting married.

Both Peller and Jarvis are prominent TikTok creators with millions of followers.

They have been open about their relationship on social media and frequently share content together.

The Osun State All Progressives Congress (APC) Governorship Campaign Council has accused Governor Ademola Adeleke’s administration of engaging in direct vote-buying ahead of the August 15 governorship election.

The campaign council alleged that the state government had commenced a widespread scheme through which residents and workers were being asked to submit their bank account details to receive ?20,000.

The allegations were contained in a statement signed on Wednesday by Oluremi Omowaiye, Head of the Media and Publicity Committee of the Osun APC Governorship Campaign Council.

The council alleged that the state government had paid ?20,000 each into the bank accounts of some workers and residents, describing the payments as political inducements.

It also claimed that some National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members in the state, who receive a monthly stipend of ?5,000, had received ?20,000 payments at intervals of 10 days ahead of the election.

The APC campaign council further alleged that the payments were coming at a time when the state government had failed to remit workers’ contributory pension and cooperative deductions for two years.

It also criticised the administration’s handling of pension arrears, alleging that although the 2025 budget provided ?6 billion for settling gratuity arrears, no payment was eventually made to pensioners.

The council accused the Adeleke administration of resorting to what it described as last-minute distribution of public funds after becoming aware of its declining electoral fortunes.

It further alleged that the payments were being routed through official state government accounts, describing the development as a criminal use of public resources for electoral purposes.

The APC campaign council said the alleged payments could not influence voters, arguing that the administration would not have resorted to such measures if it had performed creditably during its tenure.

It also urged residents to remain vigilant, alleging that some vulnerable citizens were being required to swear oaths of political allegiance before receiving the ?20,000 payments.

The council accused the state government of exploiting economic hardship for political purposes, while alleging that the education, healthcare, infrastructure and agricultural sectors had deteriorated under the administration.

It further claimed that the Adeleke administration had received about ?1 trillion in federal allocations during its tenure without commensurate development.

The campaign council described vote-buying as a serious electoral offence and called on the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) and Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to investigate the allegations.

It demanded a thorough examination of the state government’s accounts and called for anyone found culpable to be prosecuted.

‘Osun treasury belongs to the people, not to a desperate re-election campaign,’ the council said.

Nigeria is to begin the rollout of a 90,000-kilometre fibre optic network across Nigeria in weeks.

Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy Minister Bosun Tijani, who made this known in Abuja yesterday, described the move as one of the country’s most ambitious digital infrastructure projects that would transform broadband connectivity nationwide.

The minister also announced that Nigeria would on October 1 launch an alphanumeric postcode system and start the deployment of about 3,700 telecommunications towers to provide network coverage for more than 20 million Nigerians in communities without access to telecommunications services.

He spoke after briefing President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on the progress of three flagship digital transformation projects being implemented by his ministry.

Tijani said the government has completed the resource mobilisation and contractual processes required for the fibre project and therefore is ready to deploy it across the country.

He said: ‘We’re now at the point where, in a few weeks, we should start to lay that fibre, so people will start seeing us around the country deploying the fibre. This is going to transform Nigeria for good.

‘This is a project where every state, every geopolitical zone, every local government and every ward in this country will be covered with fibre optic cables, which will transform the quality of connectivity.’

The minister said he thanked President Tinubu for policy reforms that have strengthened the communications sector, including the designation of digital infrastructure as critical national infrastructure, tariff adjustments and tax harmonisation.

He added: ‘I think our sector has been extremely fortunate. With Mr President, as you can imagine, he’s given us quite a few things that the sector has been demanding for a long time.

”Whether it’s the Critical National Infrastructure designation for all digital infrastructure, or the slight adjustment in tariff, which you’ve seen, the tax harmonisation, which the sector has been asking for.

‘I think it’s probably the sector that is most appreciative of this government because when we came in, the sector was contributing between 16 and 18 per cent to our GDP, but today that sector is tracking close to 21 per cent, so it’s a significant growth.’

On the postcode, he explained that the move would place Nigeria among a small number of nations using the advanced addressing technology.

‘Nigeria will be amongst maybe 10 or 15 countries in the world with alphanumeric postcode. It’s the latest design in the postcode system where we can now identify every property in this country. We’re hoping to launch that one on the 1st of October,’, said Tijani

According to him, the system will assign a unique address to every building, making deliveries faster, boosting e-commerce, strengthening security and improving public service delivery.

Candidates of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) have commended the party’s National Leader, Senator Henry Seriake Dickson, for his role in resolving disputes arising from the party’s primaries and ensuring that the names of its candidates were published by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).

The commendation followed INEC’s recent publication of the NDC’s candidates for the 2027 general elections, ending weeks of anxiety among aspirants, particularly those seeking seats in the Senate and House of Representatives.

The delay in the publication of the list had generated apprehension among candidates and party supporters, but the latest development has eased tensions within the relatively new opposition party.

Several candidates attributed the resolution of the disputes surrounding the primaries to Dickson’s intervention, describing him as a stabilising force in the party.

They also dismissed allegations that aspirants were compelled to pay money to secure tickets, insisting that the party’s primaries, though not without challenges, were conducted transparently.

The NDC candidate for Abia Central Senatorial District, Senator Nkechi Nwaogu, commended Dickson for the manner in which he handled the challenges surrounding the primaries, reconciliation efforts, and nomination of candidates.

Nwaogu, a former senator who served in the Eighth National Assembly, said: ‘The National Leader Senator Seriake Dickson deserves accolades for the way he navigated the trying times that the primaries, reconciliations, and the nomination of candidates were finally concluded.

‘Nobody is perfect, but he acted in the interest of our party, NDC.’

She appealed to aspirants who lost their bids for tickets to remain committed to the party and support its candidates in the 2027 elections.

‘I appeal to aspirants who did not get tickets to see this as a contest in which those who lost today can win tomorrow. They should work with our party to ensure its victory in the 2027 elections,’ she said.

A Canada-based aspirant who lost his bid for a House of Representatives ticket also praised the party leadership and Dickson for managing the disputes that followed the primaries.

The aspirant, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said he witnessed many of the developments surrounding the party’s internal processes.

‘I’m a front-row witness to most of what transpired, and I can tell you that all the National Leader has been doing since after the primaries has been settling the misunderstandings that arose either directly from the venues of the primaries or from the handling of the disputes by respective state leaders and stakeholders who were charged with harmonising the various interest groups,’ he said.

According to him, Dickson did not create the disputes and did not interfere with the work of state stakeholders or committees constituted to conduct the primaries.

‘None of these issues was created by the National Leader, who, by the way, did not interfere with the work of either the respective state stakeholders or the various committees sent by the party to conduct the primaries.

‘Instead, he has spent the last two or three months settling and reconciling all of us aspirants and stakeholders,’ he said.

Another aspirant from Edo State rejected allegations that NDC tickets were sold to the highest bidders, saying he personally met Dickson several times without money being demanded or discussed.

‘On the allegation that the tickets were being sold to the highest bidder, I, for one, can boldly tell you that I visited the National Leader no fewer than thrice, with party leaders and aspirants from my state. Not once was the issue of money ever discussed,’ he said.

‘Nobody can claim he ever gave money to Senator Dickson. I’m sure he would have walked you out of his house if you ever tried to offer him any money.’

The aspirant said Dickson had made significant sacrifices for the growth of the party, urging members to close ranks and work towards victory in the 2027 elections.

‘I’m calling on all members of the party as the democrats we are, to join hands to work for the party, to not only deliver the party’s presidential candidate, Mr Peter Obi, and Dr Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, his running mate, but also deliver all the candidates of the NDC across board,’ he said.

He described the NDC as the ‘only true hope of the opposition and Nigeria’s democracy’, urging members not to allow internal disagreements to undermine the party.

In a related development, Mazi Nnamdi Dickson Iroegbu, who lost his bid for the NDC House of Representatives ticket for Aboh Mbaise/Ngor Okpala Federal Constituency in Imo State, called on party members to move beyond the primaries and unite behind the party’s candidates.

Reacting to the publication of the candidates’ list by INEC in a Facebook post, Iroegbu acknowledged that his name was absent from the list but said he had moved on and remained committed to the party.

He congratulated the successful candidates and urged his supporters to continue backing the NDC.

‘Although my aspiration did not materialise this moment, my commitment to the people remains firm, and I will continue to work for the progress of my community,’ he said.

Iroegbu added, ‘I urge all my supporters to continue with their support for NDC from top to bottom, standing firmly behind the party’s leadership and candidates, and ensuring unity, discipline, and active participation during the election processes. Service to the people shall always be our creed.’

The Igbo Community Association (ICA), Jalingo branch, has endorsed Taraba State Governor Agbu Kefas for a second term, describing his administration as a turning point for peace, education and business.

The branch represents all Igbo residing across the 16 local government areas of the state.

In a letter of endorsement signed by the association’s President General, Deacon Michael Adili, the group said the governor had performed well in security and free education.

The letter read in part: ‘It will interest you to know that this decision did not only come from our mouth, but also from our hearts.

‘Your Excellency, before you took over leadership of this noble state, the entire state was under attack by gunmen and kidnappers. The Igbo in the state equally faced similar challenges -sleepless nights, trauma and losses running into millions of Naira, to mention but a few. Your Excellency, your coming is nothing but the coming of a saviour.’

The association noted that the restored peace had boosted business activities and peaceful coexistence among residents.

Responding, the Director-General of Dr. Agbu Kefas Re-election Campaign, Danladi Baido, described the endorsement as a welcome development.

He conveyed the governor’s goodwill message to the association and reassured them of the administration’s continuous support to all residents of Taraba State, irrespective of tribe or background.