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Monday, 04 September 2023 12:00

PEPC: Wednesday is judgement day

The much-anticipated verdict of the Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPT) is expected to be delivered on Wednesday, September 6th. The Court of Appeal Registrar, Umar Bangari, confirmed this to Channels Television on Monday, saying the proceedings will be open to live broadcast by interested television stations. The Labour Party (LP), the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), and the Allied Peoples Movement (APM), as well as their presidential candidates, had petitioned the tribunal seeking to nullify the election of President Bola Tinubu as the winner of the 2023 presidential election. The results of the polls announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission…

Friday, 01 September 2023 04:31

Focus on underlying causes of coups, not symptoms, Atiku tells African leaders

Former vice president, Atiku Abubakar, has called on African leaders to focus on the causative factors of the recent spike in coups across the continent, and not the symptoms. Atiku stated this in a post via the social media platform, X (xormerly known as Twitter) on Thursday while reacting to the recent coup in Gabon — the eighth in Africa since 2020. He said the coup in the Central African country is condemnable, adding that everything should be done to sustain democracy on the continent. “The coup in Gabon stands condemned. Democracy and democratic governance have come to stay as…

Wednesday, 30 August 2023 04:37

Chicago varsity locks its X account as Nigerians besiege social media accounts over Tinubu’s academic records

Chicago State University has locked its X microblogging handle from the general public as Nigerians intensify pressure on President Bola Tinubu’s controversial certificate from the institution. With a padlock icon appearing on the account, a check by Peoples Gazette on Monday showed that only “confirmed followers” of the institution could see its tweets now, contrary to how it was before. A notification telling the general public that the institution had locked its X handle from the general public reads: “These posts are protected. Only confirmed followers have access to @ChicagoState’s posts and complete profile. Tap the ‘Follow’ button to send…

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…

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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…

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…

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