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Politics● Low17m ago · Nov 9, 2026, 12:06 PM

Toxic Politics: NFF officials stopped me from greeting Flamingos — Obi alleges

GlobeAlert Desk · curated from Vanguard Nigeria · Sub-Saharan Africa

By Enitan Abdultawab Nigeria Democratic Congress presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has alleged that officials of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) prevented him from greeting members of Nigeria’s Under-17 women’s national football team, the Flamingos, at an airport over fears of losing their jobs. Obi said he was informed that the officials had warned against allowing […] The post Toxic Politics: NFF officials stopped me from greeting Flamingos — Obi alleges appeared first on Vanguard News.

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