Tag: Tinubu
I Never Represented Tinubu At 2023 Presidential Election Petitions Court — Amupitan
The Chairman-designate of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Joash Amupitan, has denied the speculation that he was part of the legal team that represented Bola Tinubu at the 2023 Presidential Election Petitions Court (PEPC). Amupitan stated this on Thursday during his screening by the Senate. “You also talked about whether I was part of the…
Reconsider Pardon To Those Convicted Of Crimes, Amnesty Int’l Tells Tinubu
Amnesty International has raised alarm over the recent pardon granted by President Bola Tinubu, asking the government to reconsider it’s action. Last Thursday, Tinubu granted presidential pardon to one of Nigeria’s founding fathers, Herbert Macaulay, and former FCT minister in the Babangida regime, Major General Mamman Vatsa (retd). The action has since generated controversy as…
Tinubu’s Presidential Pardon Undermines Justice, Emboldens Criminality – Atiku
Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has openly condemned Bola Tinubu’s latest use of the presidential pardon, describing it as a reckless action that undermines the principles of justice and accountability. In a statement posted on his X handle on Sunday, Atiku Abubakar noted that the presidential prerogative of mercy is intended to balance justice with…
Tinubu’s Govt Elevated Forgery To State Policy – Atiku’s Aide
Atiku Abubakar’s media aide, Paul Ibe, has accused President Bola Tinubu’s administration of elevating forgery to state policy. “The Tinubu-led APC administration not only elevated forgery to a state policy, it innovatively appointed an individual with the set skills in the science and innovation of forgery,” Ibe said. The statement comes after the resignation of…
Nnaji Fallout: Atiku Demands Probe Into Tinubu, Ministers’ Certificates
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has called for an independent, transparent, and comprehensive investigation into the academic and professional credentials of all members of the Federal Executive Council (FEC), beginning with Bola Tinubu himself. Atiku’s call comes in the wake of the recent resignation of the former Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology, Uche Nnaji,…
Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway: Property Owners Petition Tinubu
Owners of demolished property within the WINHOMES Estate located along the Lagos end of the Lagos-Calabar coastal highway have petitioned Bola Tinubu over what they described as the “reckless and damaging conduct” of the Minister of Works, Engr. David Umahi. In a letter addressed to the President, the company’s chief executive, a United States citizen…
BREAKING: Tinubu’s Minister, Uche Nnaji Resigns Over Alleged Certificate Forgery
Geoffrey Uche Nnaji, the Minister of Innovation, Science, and Technology has resigned following some allegations of certificate forgery against him. Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s media aide Bayo Onanuga who confirmed the resignation in a statement, said the president has accepted the Minister’s decision. According to Onanuga, Tinubu has “accepted the resignation of Geoffrey Uche Nnaji, the…
Tinubu Knows He Will Lose If Atiku, Jonathan Contest – Ex-VP’s Aide
The Senior Political Assistant to former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, Demola Olarewaju, has suggested how Bola Tinubu will lose the 2027 presidential election. Olarewaju disclosed that if Atiku and former President Goodluck Jonathan run for the presidency on different platforms in 2027, Tinubu will lose the election. Featuring on Mic On podcast on Saturday, Olarewaju…
Tinubu Orders Thorough Probe Into Arise News Anchor’s Death
Bola Tinubu has ordered a probe into probe into the death of Somtochukwu Christelle Maduagwu, a news anchor and producer with Arise Television. Maduagwu died on Sunday in an armed robbery incident at her residence in the Katampe district of Abuja. In a statement issued on Tuesday by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy,…
2027: Goodluck Jonathan Has Better Records Than Buhari, Tinubu – Bode George
Former Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Bode George, on Tuesday said former President Goodluck Jonathan has better records as president than the late former President Muhammadu Buhari and President Bola Tinubu. George said Jonathan’s period as Nigerian president can’t be compared to that of Buhari and Tinubu’s current era. The PDP…