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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…

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…

Tuesday, 08 August 2023 04:20

Tinubu files motion to block US court from releasing his university records to Atiku

President Bola Tinubu has filed a motion seeking to prevent a federal court in the United States from releasing his university academic records to Atiku Abubakar, his principal opponent during Nigeria’s February 2023 presidential election. Documents obtained by our correspondent showed Abubakar, on August 2, approached the States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois to issue a subpoena for Chicago State University to release Tinubu’s school records, citing longstanding controversies around the Nigerian president’s background. A Nigerian journalist, David Hundeyin, obtained records that showed a Bola Tinubu that attended Chicago State University in the 1970s was a female.…

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Monday, 07 August 2023 05:02

‘No primary, secondary school or university classmates. He fell from the sky’, Atiku says on why he’s seeking Tinubu’s academic records in US court

Phrank Shaibu, an aide to Atiku Abubakar, says the former vice-president withdrew a suit against President Bola Tinubu because he did not want to abuse court processes. Tinubu claimed that he holds a bachelor of science degree in business administration from Chicago State University. In January, Beverly Poindexter, the staff in charge of transcript requests, enrolment and degree verification, confirmed that the president attended the university between 1977 and 1979. But Abubakar, candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the February presidential election, alleged that Tinubu’s academic records were forged, and then filed a suit against him. However, the…

Monday, 07 August 2023 05:01

PEPC will order presidential election rerun and Tinubu won’t participate, Obi, Atiku say

The Obi-Datti Campaign Organisation yesterday declared that with the damning evidence before the Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC) in Abuja against President Bola Tinubu, he would not participate in the rerun election should the poll be annulled. Also, Special Assistant on Public Communication to Atiku Abubakar, Phrank Shaibu, said that there is palpable fear in the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) on the likelihood of the court upturning the election of President Tinubu. Spokesperson and Head of Media of the organisation, Diran Onifade, told THISDAY yesterday that President Tinubu’s legal team did not only mislead him but also fruitlessly tried…

Friday, 04 August 2023 04:45

APC NEC appoints Ganduje national chairman, Basiru secretary

Ex-Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State has been elected the National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). He succeeds Abdullahi Adamu, who resigned under controversial circumstances last month. Ganduje was elected at the 12th National Executive Committee (NEC) Caucus meeting of the ruling party in Abuja. A former Senate Spokesperson, Ajibola Bashiru has also been confirmed as the party’s national secretary. Aside from Tinubu, Vice-President Kashim Shettima, several governors and chieftains of the party were present at the NEC meeting. Before the emergence of Ganduje, top shots of the party had rejoiced over the news that he would…

Wednesday, 02 August 2023 04:52

Tinubu’s broadcast empty, ‘merely aspirational, meant to mesmerize’ suffering Nigerians - PDP

Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says President Bola Tinunu’s broadcast on Monday was “bereft” of “concrete” plans to address the nation’s problems. During the broadcast, Tinubu laid out plans by his administration to improve the living standard of Nigerians, grow the economy and mitigate the effect of petrol subsidy removal. In a statement issued on Tuesday, Debo Ologunagba, PDP spokesperson, said Nigerians should not believe Tinubu with “his staged address in feeble defence of his badly planned and hurriedly-executed policies that have worsened economic hardship and uncertainty across the country in the last two months”. “The PDP is appalled that the…

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