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Monday, 28 August 2023 05:15

Atiku to Tinubu: Nigerians need to know how you got degree without primary, secondary school certificates

Atiku Abubakar, Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 general elections, has again faulted the academic records of President Bola Tinubu. Atiku, who is challenging the authenticity of Tinubu’s degree certificate issued by Chicago State University, in the United States, said the president’s academic record continues to be a major source of confusion. In a post via X, formerly Twitter, Atiku accused the president of boycotting primary and secondary school education to move to Chicago State University. According to the former Vice President, Tinubu in 1999 claimed that he attended St. John’s Primary School, Aroloya, Lagos,…

Sunday, 27 August 2023 04:36

Tinubu has two Chicago certificates signed by different people, bear different courses - Atiku’s US lawyer

Angela Liu, counsel to former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar in the US, says Chicago State University has provided two similar certificates indicating that President Bola Tinubu attended its institution. Liu said while the first certificate was signed by three people, the other was signed by two individuals. She was speaking in response to a submission by Tinubu’s lawyers. According to filings by Oluwole Afolabi and Christopher Carmichael, counsels to Tinubu, an unidentified clerk of the university made an error about the date the school stated on his recently-issued certificate, thereby creating “the appearance of differences”. The counsel of the Peoples Democratic…

Friday, 25 August 2023 05:15

Tinubu admits discrepancies in Chicago State University certificate submitted to INEC, blames ‘clerical errors’

President Bola Tinubu says a clerical error is responsible for discrepancies on the certificate issued to him by the Chicago State University. According to filings by Oluwole Afolabi and Christopher Carmichael, Tinubu’s lawyers, an unidentified clerk of the university made the error about the date the school stated on his recently-issued certificate, thereby creating “the appearance of differences”. The claim is in their response to a suit filed by former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar seeking the disclosure of Tinubu’s academic records from the university. A US court had given Tinubu up until August 23 to make a formal filing on why…

Tuesday, 22 August 2023 04:09

Newly sworn-in ministers inducted as FEC members

President Bola Tinubu on Monday inaugurated the new ministers as members of the Federal Executive Council after swearing in 45 ministers cleared by the Senate. This was shared on Monday by Tinubu’s social media aide, Dada Olusegun on X (formerly Twitter) app. The inauguration was held at the State House Banquet Hall, Abuja. Punch

Saturday, 19 August 2023 05:10

#AllEyesOnTheJudiciary not offensive - Atedo Peterside

Atedo Peterside, founder of Stanbic IBTC Bank Plc and Anap Foundation, says the “All Eyes On The Judiciary” slogan recently seen on billboards across the country is far from being offensive. Advertising Regulatory Council of Nigeria (ARCON) had ordered the removal of billboards with the messaging as sponsored by a group known as the Diaspora’s for Good Governance. The advertisements were put up as the presidential election tribunal prepares to deliver its verdict on the petitions challenging the victory of President Bola Tinubu in the general election. ARCON also dissolved its Advertising Standards Panel and suspended the director and deputy…

Friday, 18 August 2023 05:01

How is NNPC $3bn loan ‘to defend Naira’ different from Emefiele’s JP Morgan loans, Atiku queries Tinubu?

Former Vice President and presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the 2023 election, Atiku Abubakar has described the $3bn loan injected into the economy by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited to stabilise the naira as fraudulent. Speaking through his Special Assistant on Public Communications, Phrank Shaibu in a statement on Wednesday, Atiku described the purpose given for the loan as a ruse to force the naira to appreciate in the parallel market. He added that the move was cosmetic and unimaginative and had once again “Exposed President Bola Tinubu as a Lilliputian economist that lacked ideas on…

Thursday, 17 August 2023 05:04

US court gives Tinubu Aug 23 deadline to state reasons why his university records shouldn’t be released to Atiku

President Bola Tinubu has until August 23 to present persuasive arguments as to why Chicago State University should not be ordered to release his academic records to Atiku Abubakar, his rival in the February 25 Nigerian presidential election, according to court filings seen by Peoples Gazette. This deadline was imposed on August 9 by Jeffrey Gilbert, the new magistrate judge assigned to the case at the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois in Chicago. Abubakar, earlier this month, requested court approval to subpoena Tinubu’s files domiciled with CSU because he believed the documents would clarify glaring…

Tuesday, 15 August 2023 04:49

Abure is authentic LP national chairman, Appeal Court rules

A Court of Appeal sitting in Benin City, Edo State capital, has affirmed Julius Abure as the National Chairman of the Labour Party. This was disclosed in a statement issued Monday evening by the National Publicity Secretary of the party, Obiora Ifoh. The case with No: CA/B/93/2023, which was filed by Lucky Shaibu against Abure and five others, was dismissed after a unanimous decision by three Justices - Abadua, Fatima Akinbami and Sybil O. Nwaka-Gbagi. The plaintiff, Shauibu who was a member of the Labour Party Executive in Ward 3 in Esan North East Local Government Area of Edo State,…

Monday, 14 August 2023 04:28

Diplomacy, dialogue best options for Niger crisis - Obi

Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the last elections, says diplomacy remains the most viable option in a bid to restore democracy to Niger Republic. In a series of tweets on Sunday, Obi said the situation in Niger should be treated with urgency. He said Niger needs all the external assistance it can get to return to constitutional democracy. “Recent developments in the neighbouring Niger Republic have become the subject of international attention,” Obi said. “For Nigeria, this development is a matter of dire and urgent national interest and security. “Inevitably, Niger is a hot-button issue…

Monday, 14 August 2023 04:27

Only a govt with no care for citizens’ security would choose war at this time, PDP says of Tinubu’s plan against Niger

Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says only a government with no priority for its citizens’ security would go to war. In July, Amadou Abdramane, a colonel-major, in the Niger Republic announced the removal of President Mohamed Bazoum from office in a coup. On Thursday, Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), during its second extraordinary meeting, directed the deployment of standby military troops to restore constitutional order in the Niger Republic. Reacting to the development in a statement on Sunday, Debo Ologunagba, national publicity secretary of the PDP, claimed President Bola Tinubu is desperate to plunge Nigeria into war by dragging…

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Sunday, 13 August 2023 04:31

LP to Tinubu on Niger: ‘Remove the log in your eyes before talking about a spec on another’s eyes’

Labour Party (LP) has asked President Bola Tinubu to fix Nigeria first before “meddling” in the affairs of Niger Republic. On Thursday, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), during its second extraordinary meeting, directed the deployment of standby military troops to restore constitutional order in the Niger Republic. Tinubu is the chairman of ECOWAS. Reacting to the development in a statement on Saturday, Obiora Ifoh, LP national publicity secretary, said now is not the time for Nigeria to be involved in a war because “the socio-economic situation in the country has so badly deteriorated to the extent that…

Friday, 11 August 2023 04:37

Tinubu’s declaration of war on Niger ‘ploy to declare martial law to remain in power after sack by court’ - Najatu

A former Director, Civil Society of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council (PCC), Najatu Muhammed, has said the declaration of war on Niger Republic by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) led by President Bola Tinubu is a ploy to distract Nigerians from the proceedings of the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal (PEPT). Najatu, in a statement yesterday, called on Nigerians to stand united in calling the ECOWAS leaders to order by denouncing violence and addressing the devastating consequences of war on human lives and societies. She said, “Such despicable action in the name of democracy is…

Friday, 11 August 2023 04:34

Tribunal sacks Kano Rep over certificate forgery

The national and state house of assembly elections petition tribunal in Kano has sacked Muktar Yarima, candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), as a member representing Tarauni federal constituency. In a judgement delivered on Thursday, the three-member tribunal ruled that the primary school certificate submitted by Yarima to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to support his qualifications, was forged. Yarima was declared the winner of the Tarauni federal constituency poll after scoring 26,273 votes to defeat Hafizu Kawu of the All Progressives Congress (APC), who scored 15,931 votes. But Kawu, a one-time member of the House of…

Thursday, 10 August 2023 04:29

‘Vehemence of Tinubu’s opposition to release’ of his academic records in US shows he has something to hide - Atiku

Angela Liu, counsel to former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, says the “vigorous opposition” by President Bola Tinubu in the bid to unravel controversy around his academic records is suspicious. In a statement on Wednesday, Liu said Tinubu should be keen on clearing the controversy surrounding his academic records at the US institution. “Tinubu should have been keen to clear up any inconsistencies in his academic achievements and set the records straight by allowing the expedition of the legal process,” she said. “If there is an explanation for the discrepancies we have identified, we would think that Tinubu would be eager…

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