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Rivers monarch hails Tinubu for Ogoni clean-up

Rivers monarch hails Tinubu for Ogoni clean-up

Posted: September 26, 2023 at 9:50 am   /   AFRICA, FEATURED STORIES, news, TRENDING

The paramount ruler of the Nortem Bori community in Ogoni, King Lenu Tsaro-Igbara, has praised the administration of President Bola Tinubu for cleaning up the oil pollution from Ogoni land in Rivers State. Ogoni land, which is in present-day Rivers State, has a complex history of environmental degradation following decades of oil exploration and spillages. […]

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Atiku’s aide accuses Tinubu govt of misleading Nigerians with ’10 big lies’

Atiku’s aide accuses Tinubu govt of misleading Nigerians with ’10 big lies’

Posted: September 25, 2023 at 9:24 am   /   AFRICA, news, Politics, TRENDING

Phrank Shaibu, the Special Assistant on Public Communication to former Nigerian Vice President Atiku Abubakar, has unveiled what he described as “the 10 big lies” that have so far characterized the administration of President Bola Tinubu. Shaibu, in a statement issued on Sunday, said the “big lies” were evidence that Tinubu’s only plan was to […]

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Nigerians demand immediate rescue of abducted Federal University students in Zamfara

Nigerians demand immediate rescue of abducted Federal University students in Zamfara

Posted: September 25, 2023 at 9:22 am   /   AFRICA, news, TRENDING

#BringBackFugusGirls has been trending on X (formerly Twitter) with some Nigerian tweeps demanding the immediate rescue of all kidnapped students of the Federal University Gusau in Zamfara State. It was reported how some gunmen suspected to be terrorists kidnapped students of the Federal University Gusau in Zamfara State, Northwest Nigeria. The gunmen invaded the students’ […]

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A United States District Judge, Nancy Maldonado, will on Monday review the controversy surrounding the Chicago State University’s academic documents of President Bola Tinubu which was put on hold on Thursday. The Peoples Democratic Party presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, had earlier secured an order for CSU to make the president’s academic records available to his legal team. A magistrate, Jeffrey Gilbert, had on Tuesday ordered Tinubu’s alma mater to provide all relevant and non-privileged documents to the applicant within two days. Atiku is currently challenging the victory of the former Lagos State governor at the 2023 presidential poll and his recent affirmation by an election petition court in Nigeria. The documents sought by the PDP candidate, through his counsel, Angela Liu, include the record of admission and acceptance at the university, dates of attendance including degrees, awards, and honours attained by the former governor of Lagos State at the university, among others. But as the deadline given by Gilbert drew nearer on Thursday, Tinubu’s lawyers approached Maldonado, arguing that the earlier decision by Gilbert needed to be reviewed by a district judge. The request for a review and delay of the order till Monday was eventually granted by the US district judge. In the emergency hearing, Maldonado disclosed that mindful of legal deadlines in Nigeria, she would rule on the matter as quickly as possible. Ahead of the resumption of the case on Monday, Atiku’s media adviser, Paul Ibe, had taunted the president, saying their legal team would wait for the court process while whatever is being hidden will be unfolded. In a related development, the new National Publicity Secretary of New Nigeria Peoples Party, Yakubu Shemdam, has also called on Tinubu to assent to the release of his academic credentials to douse the growing tension and suspicion of his critics. Shemdam stated that if the situation was allowed to get out of hand, it might distract even the President. The Chief Spokesman of Obi-Datti Presidential Campaign Council, Yunusa Tanko, also shared the same sentiment when he claimed the president’s excuse for holding on to the result was unacceptable. When Caracal media reached out to Coordinator of Tinubu Presidential Legal Team, Babatunde Ogala, for update on their preparation ahead of Monday, he declined comment. Ogala, who spoke with our correspondent via phone from his base in the United States insisted that he is on vacation and can no longer speak on the case. He said, “I am not going to talk about this case. I am on vacation.” When asked if there was a plan to fly in more lawyers from Nigeria to strengthen the president’s US legal team, the Senior Advocate of Nigeria kicked again. “I have told you I am not talking about it. How can I be telling you what we want to do or won’t do?” he sighed. Tinubu’s credentials indicated that he graduated from CSU in 1979 with a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Accounting and Management, but there have been allegations of discrepancies with his academic record. But justifying his decision to obtain the President’s record, Atiku said unless a clarification was made, it would be difficult for Nigerians to understand the academic journey of the former Lagos State governor. In response to an order by the court that he should make a formal filing on why his records should not be released, Tinubu claimed a clerical error was responsible for the discrepancies on the certificate issued to him by the university. According to filings by Tinubu’s lawyers, Oluwole Afolabi and Christopher Carmichael, 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.”

Chicago academic record: US judge reviews Tinubu, Atiku’s legal row Monday

Posted: September 25, 2023 at 9:14 am   /   AFRICA, FEATURED STORIES, news, Politics, TRENDING

A United States District Judge, Nancy Maldonado, will on Monday review the controversy surrounding the Chicago State University’s academic documents of President Bola Tinubu which was put on hold on Thursday. The Peoples Democratic Party presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, had earlier secured an order for CSU to make the president’s academic records available to his […]

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Submit illegal arms, weapons in your possession – Nigerian police warn citizens

Submit illegal arms, weapons in your possession – Nigerian police warn citizens

Posted: September 25, 2023 at 9:10 am   /   AFRICA, FEATURED STORIES, news, TRENDING

The Nigeria Police Force, Delta State Command has called on members of the public who have illegal and prohibited firearms in their possession to render such firearms to any nearby police station, area command or the state headquarters of the police. The command said it is part of efforts to tame the proliferation of firearms […]

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External debt rises to N13tn over naira depreciation

External debt rises to N13tn over naira depreciation

Posted: September 25, 2023 at 9:07 am   /   AFRICA, FEATURED STORIES, Finance, news, TRENDING

Nigeria’s weak naira has pushed the country’s external debt up by N13.38tn; findings by The PUNCH have shown. Although the total external debt increased by $490m between the first quarter of 2023 and the second quarter of 2023, the value in naira increased significantly, according to data from the Debt Management Office. The main reason […]

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Mohbad: Senate asks police to deepen probe

Mohbad: Senate asks police to deepen probe

Posted: September 22, 2023 at 4:44 am   /   AFRICA, Entertainment, FEATURED STORIES, news, TRENDING

Senate has asked the Police to deepen investigation to ensure the circumstances surrounding the death of Ilerioluwa Oladimeji Aloba are unravelled. The Senate vowed to ensure that anyone found responsible for his death is brought to book. The Chairman Senate Committee on Creative Economy, Elisha Abbo, said this on Thursday when he led a delegation […]

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Mohbad: Sympathisers ‘dispersed with teargas’ at Lekki tollgate

Mohbad: Sympathisers ‘dispersed with teargas’ at Lekki tollgate

Posted: September 22, 2023 at 4:41 am   /   AFRICA, FEATURED STORIES, news, TRENDING

Protesters and fans of the late Nigerian singer, Ilerioluwa Aloba known as Mohbad, were on Thursday night allegedly dispersed with teargas at the Lekki Tollgate, Lagos State. The protesters held a candlelight procession in honour of the late singer on Thursday. While announcing the protest on Monday night via the official X handle of the […]

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NCDC confirms 2,860 cholera cases, 84 deaths in eight months

NCDC confirms 2,860 cholera cases, 84 deaths in eight months

Posted: September 21, 2023 at 4:25 am   /   AFRICA, news, TRENDING

A total of 84 deaths have been recorded from cholera, while 2,860 people are suspected to have been infected with the disease from January to August 27, 2023, according to the data from the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention. The situation report for weeks 31 to 34, released on Wednesday revealed that 25 […]

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Obi won’t get LP ticket 2027, Apapa faction vows

Obi won’t get LP ticket 2027, Apapa faction vows

Posted: September 21, 2023 at 4:23 am   /   AFRICA, FEATURED STORIES, news, Politics, TRENDING

The Lamidi Apapa faction of the Labour Party has advised the 2023 presidential candidate of the party, Peter Obi, to seek another political platform to pursue its presidential ambition ahead of the 2027 elections. The Apapa faction, whose authenticity was recently affirmed by the Edo Division of the Court of Appeal, said it had started […]

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