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Bwala, Obaseki are frustrated, will dump Atiku, leave PDP – Fayose’s ex-aide, Olayinka

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Bwala, Obaseki are frustrated, will dump Atiku, leave PDP – Fayose’s ex-aide, Olayinka

Lere Olayinka, a former adviser to Ayodele Fayose and a former candidate for the House of Representatives from the Ekiti Central Federal Constituency, has criticised Daniel Bwala and Don Pedro Obaseki, spokespersons for Atiku Abubakar, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate for president in the most recent election.

According to rumours, Bwala and Obaseki recently demanded the dismissal of Nyesom Wike, a minister in the Federal Capital Territory and a former governor of the state of Rivers.

Olayinka claimed in a statement on Monday that Bwala and Obaseki’s recent attack on Wike was motivated by political resentment and predicted that they and others like them would soon abandon Atiku and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
Olayinka referred to the pair as nomadic and ‘anywhere belle face’ politicians and thought it was ironic that Bwala, in particular, who was a member of the All Progressives Congress (APC) when Atiku first announced his candidature for president of the PDP last year, was the one pushing for Wike’s expulsion from the party.

He stated that Atiku continues to pay their expenses, “including accommodation and feeding in one of the best hotels in Abuja,” the more they criticise Wike and others like Ayo Fayose, who supported the PDP when Atiku and others departed in 2014.
He thought it was offensive that the PDP renters were now asking for the home’s owners to be evicted.

“I give them until January of next year,” Olayinka said of the politicians who are living off of Atiku’s funds. “They will dump him for their next political victim.”

“I saw Bwala’s most recent tweets, in which he claimed that those who urged the PDP to control Wike and advocate for peace were actually buying time for Wike to carry out his divisive agenda against the party. Wike has never been loyal or faithful to anyone, he continued.

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“I also read Pedro Obaseki’s press release in which he stated that the PDP was responsible for removing Wike at this time.

“It hurts so much that political nomads like Bwala and Obaseki are now speaking for the PDP. The same Obaseki moved from the APC to the Accord Party and then from the Accord Party to the PDP between 2016 and 2017.

It’s ironic that the same Obaseki who campaigned everywhere against his own cousin, Governor Godwin Obaseki, and joined forces with outsiders to fight his own blood, can not stop masturbating over Wike.Funny that Bwala, who criticised the PDP up until July of last year and was unable to let go of his hatred for the group even after leaving the APC, is the one discussing loyalty as if he has ever been devoted to anyone save his stomach.

He claimed that after he and others left the PDP in 2014, Atiku treated those who continued to support the party and gave it life in an arrogant and disrespectful manner.

He added, “While your other siblings stayed to repair the damages you and the outsiders caused to the house, you left your father’s home and joined them in throwing stones at it.

Then, a few years later, you came back to claim the master bedroom and decided to send your siblings—who were still living there—out to share rooms with individuals whom you had thrown stones at the house. Do you believe God will allow you to rest soundly in that home?

“For us, the true PDP supporters, we’ll be here waiting for Atiku’s meal to be finished. By that time, these PDP emergency lovers will be on to their next prey, and the party will come back to life.

Tribunal declares Lalong winner of Plateau South senatorial poll

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Tribunal declares Lalong winner of Plateau South senatorial poll

Simon Lalong of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has been recognised as the lawfully elected senator to represent the Plateau South senatorial district of the State in the elections held on February 25 by the National/State Assembly Election Petitions Tribunal, which is based in Jos, the capital of Plateau State.

The Tribunal claims that Napoleon Bali’s votes for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) were squandered since his political party improperly nominated him for the election on February 25, 2023.
It was stated that the PDP had no legitimate structure in the State at the time of the nomination.

Lalong, the State’s most recent governor, is presently the Minister of Labour and Employment, according to sources.

Details to Come

Reactions as UAE lifts visa ban on Nigerians after Tinubu’s intervention

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Reactions as UAE lifts visa ban on Nigerians after Tinubu’s intervention

Following nearly a year, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has lifted its visa ban on Nigerian tourists. Nigerians have reacted on social media.

This was said to be in response to a historic agreement reached between President Bola Tinubu and President of the United Arab Emirates, Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, on Monday, according to a statement from Ajuri Ngelale, the president’s special adviser on media and publicity.

According to the terms agreed upon by the two heads of state, the Nigerian government is not required to make any immediate payments in exchange for the immediate restoration of flight operations between the two nations and through these two carriers.
In recognition of President Tinubu’s efforts in economic development diplomacy and the ideas he made to his colleague, Ngelale highlighted that both countries had formed an agreed-upon framework.

Many Nigerians responded by praising Tinubu for the significant milestone, while others voiced scepticism.
Before you clap, inquire as to what he offered them in return, @9jawoman tweeted. “Kontinu, you as a citizen have probably been auctioned off in exchange, and you are here clapping.”

“President Tinubu is gradually turning out to be the best ever if he continues at this rate,” @Esquire207 wrote.

He’s still not my president, I won’t travel to Dubai during his eight years in power, and I’ll never fly on those airlines, Aisha Yesufu wrote.

The fact that President Tinubu was successful in getting the UAE’s visa embargo against Nigeria’s passport lifted is really laudable, commented @renoomokri. This is the kind of leadership Nigeria has lacked for the past eight years and which Waziri Atiku Abubakar would have brought.

“Now that he’s done it, I implore the President to dispatch his foreign minister to Ethiopia and Seychelles to secure the lifting of their respective visa restrictions on holders of the Nigerian passport.”

Congratulations to Nigeria, and a special thank you to the President for handling the diplomatic problem, commented @justkency. He struck two targets with one stone.
The person we elected for is working for Nigerians, according to @bummiearo.

“If there is one thing that Bola Tinubu, the president of Nigeria, has shown, it is that he cares,” @Omojuwa stated. Without compassion, leadership is also impossible. He is really concerned about these problems. He wasn’t doing his official duties towards the UAE; instead, the pragmatist leader in him seized the chance. On top of the opportunities worth billions of dollars previously investigated in India, that’s a significant bonus.

“Impressive work rate from Mr. President,” @EngrOla34 tweeted. It’s a major victory for the nation. Nigeria will succeed if it works steadily and slowly.

How does this benefit the typical Nigerian, asked @drackfel? How can this lessen the suffering that will result from the removal of subsidies?

“Thank you, Mr. President,” @masonsokun4real tweeted. You can accomplish this even with very short notice to the President of the UAE.

Chicago University agrees to release Tinubu’s records, gives condition

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Chicago University agrees to release Tinubu’s records, gives condition

Atiku Abubakar, a former vice president, has filed a lawsuit in a US court asking Chicago State University (CSU) to divulge all of Bola Tinubu’s academic records.

Atiku asserts that the certificate Tinubu provided to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) contains errors.

Atiku believed that these records would help to explain what he referred to as “inconsistencies” in Tinubu’s past, which is what motivated him to take this action.

Tinubu’s credentials will be made public whenever the court issued an order, CSU responded to Atiku’s application.

The university stated in a statement dated August 23 that Tinubu’s academic records will be made public as soon as they received a court order. The statement was signed by the university’s attorney.

The institution additionally urged the court to be clear in its demands.

Judge Jeffrey Gilbert instructed Tinubu to justify the release of Atiku’s CSU academic records by August 23.

On August 23, Tinubu’s lawyer provided CSU with a statement asking them to withhold his academic background from the former Vice President.

The matter has been scheduled for an in-person hearing on Tuesday, September 12, at 1:30 pm in courtroom 1386, according to a docket entry made by the clerk of the US court on Friday, September 8, 2023.

According to the US court, CSU must file any objections to the Federal Rule of Civil procedure-compliant scope of Atiku’s subpoenas for documents and a deposition by 5:00 p.m. on Monday, September 11, 2023, rather than holding those objections over until a later time.

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According to the court document, “Respondent Chicago State University should file any objections to the scope of petitioner Abubakar’s subpoenas for documents and for a deposition by 5:00 p.m. on September 23 rather than hold those objections until a later date under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 30(b)(6), as originally issued [1-1][1-2] or as modified [22-1][22-3].”On September 12th, at 1:30 pm, in Courtroom 1386, there will be an in-person hearing on this subject. Contact the courtroom deputy if out-of-town counsel wishes to make a telephone appearance. However, it is preferred by the Court that any solicitors who will be addressing during the hearing make an appearance in person. sent out a notice.

The Federal Rules of Civil Procedure’s Rule 77(d) or the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure’s Rule 49(c) are being used to send this notice. It was produced by CM/ECF, the district’s automated docketing system used to keep track of both the civil and criminal dockets. Please refer to the enclosed minute order or other document for more details.

Tribunal dismisses Gaya’s petition, sacks another NNPP Kano reps member

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Tribunal dismisses Gaya’s petition, sacks another NNPP Kano reps member

The case of former Kano State governor Kabiru Ibrahim Gaya, which contested Abdulrahman Kawu Sumaila’s victory in the Senate elections on February 25, was rejected by the National/State House of Assembly Election case Tribunal.

The petition of the All Progressives Congress senatorial candidate was deemed incompetent and unable to satisfy the burden of proof by Justice R Odogo, who rendered the decision in Kano on Monday.

“We find no merit in this petition,” he said. “Therefore, it is hereby dismissed.”

We officially recognised Abdulrahman Kawu Sumaila of the New Nigeria Peoples Party NPP as the victor of the Kano South Senatorial District election, which was place on February 25, 2023, he said.
The tribunal granted the respondent N200,000 in compensation.

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Idris Dankawu’s election as a member of the Kano NNPP House of Representatives has been revoked by the National and State Election Petition Tribunal.

The tribunal claimed that Dankawu had faked the West African School Certificate (WAEC) that he presented to run for the Kumbotso Federal Constituency.

According to the petitioner, Munir Babba Danagudi, the respondent submitted a fake copy of his secondary school diploma in order to gain admission to the Nuhu Bamalli Polytechnic in Zaria, Kaduna State.

The judge who rendered the decision, Justice I.P. Chima, agreed with the petitioner and nullified the respondent’s victory while ordering the Independent National Electoral Commission to revoke the Certificate of Return it had issued to him and declare Munir Babba Danagudi the election’s victor.

Edo tribunal rejects LP, APC petitions against Akpatason, Iyawe

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Edo tribunal rejects LP, APC petitions against Akpatason, Iyawe

On Monday, the National/House of Assembly Election Petitions Tribunal in Benin, the Edo State capital, confirmed the return of Peter Akpatason, the House of Representatives member representing the Akoko-Edo federal constituency.

The decision was rendered by a three-member panel led by Justice Justice Yusuf Mohammed in the petition marked EPT/ED/HR/10/2023 and filed by Labour Party candidate Omobayo Marvellous Godwin.

The panel dismissed Godwin’s plea as’meritless’ and inept, adding that the tribunal could not make a case for the petitioners.

According to the court, the petitioners have the burden of proof, and they cannot depend on the respondents’ admissions. Because the petitioners did not discharge the burden of proof as required by law, the petition is dismissed.

The panel also found that the petitioners failed miserably to demonstrate that the third respondent, the Independent National Electoral Commission, declared Akpatason the winner of the election illegally.

INEC named Akpatason the election winner with 14, 982 votes, while Godwin of LP came in third with 7992 votes.

Dissatisfied with the declaration, Omobayo petitioned the tribunal to question Akpakpava’s return on the grounds of noncompliance with the terms of the Electoral Act, 2022, among other things.

The tribunal also dismissed Hon. Osaro Obazee of the APC’s challenge for lack of merit against the election of Esosa Iyawe, winner of the February 25, 2023 Oredo Federal Constituency, to the House of Assembly.

Justice K. A. Leweanya delivered the unanimous decision on behalf of the panel, holding that the tribunal lacks jurisdiction to hear the case, which is primarily based on the qualifications of the second respondent, Hon. Esosa Iyawe.

According to the tribunal, the points highlighted in the petition were pre-election topics that should have been contested in the Federal High Court within 14 days of the event taking place.

“We held that the second respondent was a member of the third respondent and had been lawfully elected by the party’s primary election and had been presented to INEC for the election.”

“This petition is hereby rejected, and the second respondent is declared the winner of the Oredo Federal Constituency election held on February 25, 2023.”

UAE Government Lifts Visa Ban On Nigerians After Tinubu’s Intervention

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UAE Government Lifts Visa Ban On Nigerians After Tinubu’s Intervention

On Monday in Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates issued an order to abolish the visa ban for travelers from Nigeria.

The removal of the restriction followed negotiations between the presidents of Nigeria and the United Arab Emirates, according to a statement from President Bola Tinubu’s spokesperson Ajuri Ngelale.

According to the press release, Tinubu praised UAE President Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan for his “unwavering friendship and his resolute endeavor to join hands with him to totally normalise and reset to perfection, the standard of relations between the two vital countries.”

The United Arab Emirates’ President, Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, and Nigeria’s President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, reached a historic deal on Monday in Abu Dhabi, the Nigerian government announced. As a result, the visa requirement for Nigerian citizens would immediately end.

“Furthermore, under the terms of this historic deal, flights into and out of Nigeria must restart right now on both Emirates Airlines and Etihad Airlines, without additional delay. This rapid restoration of flying activity, via these two airlines, and between the two countries does not entail any immediate payment by the Nigerian government, as agreed upon by the two heads of state.An agreement framework has been established, entailing several billions of new investments by the investment arms of the Government of the United Arab Emirates into the Nigerian economy across many sectors, including defense, agriculture, and others, in recognition of President Tinubu’s economic development diplomacy drive and proposals presented today by President Tinubu to his counterpart.

“President Tinubu is also glad to have successfully negotiated a combined, new foreign exchange liquidity initiative between the two Governments, which will be announced in more detail in the upcoming weeks.

“In closing, the President wishes to praise the UAE President, Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, for his unwavering friendship and his resolute determination to join forces with him to fully normalize and reset to excellence, the standard of relations between the two significant countries,” the president said.

Kano suspends two principals for absenteeism, negligence

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Kano suspends two principals for absenteeism, negligence

The heads of the French Bilingual College and the Chinese Bilingual College, Kwankwaso, in the state’s Madobi Local Government Area, have been suspended immediately by the Kano State Commissioner for Education, Alhaji Umar Haruna Doguwa, for absences and carelessness of duty.

In a similar vein, the ministry has approved the appointment of Umar Akilu Sabo as the sit-in principal of the French Bilingual College and Isyaku Umar Abdullahi as the sit-in principal of the Chinese Bilingual College Kwankwaso, respectively.

The suspended principals were not present in the schools when the take-up inspection team visited on Monday (today) to observe the start of the 2023/2024 first term school session, according to a statement released on Monday by the ministry’s Director of Public Enlightenment, Balarabe Abdullahi Kiru.

According to the statement, the inspection team, which was led by the Permanent Secretary of the ministry, Hajiya Kubra Imam, found that the two institutions’ students had not been provided dinner on Sunday night and that their breakfast for Monday had not yet been prepared when they arrived.

The commissioner instructed the two principals to turn over control of the school to the new sit-in principals and report to the ministry while an investigation was underway. He was appalled by what he described the uncaring attitudes displayed by the two principals.

Doguwa cautioned all school officials to avoid taking any action that would jeopardize the current administration’s efforts to revitalize the educational sector.

While waiting for everything to be ready for the start of the 2023–2024 academic year, the commissioner praised the principals of the Government Girls College in Kano, Nigeria, and the Government Girls Secondary School in Kwankwaso, Nigeria, for their commitment and cooperation.

The way the food was served left a huge impression on the students. Their attendance is highly respectable, and the principals of the two schools did a fantastic job of creating a welcoming environment, according to the commissioner, who was quoted in the statement.

Wike weakening PDP to run for 2027 presidency says Atiku’s loyalist

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Wike weakening PDP to run for 2027 presidency says Atiku’s loyalist

calls the minister of the FCT “nobody”

Pedro Obaseki, a leader in the Peoples Democratic Party, has accused Nyesom Wike, minister of the Federal Capital Territory, of planning to undermine the party’s internal workings in order to make it simpler for him to run for president in 2027 on the party’s platform.

Obaseki, who served as the PDP 2023 Presidential Campaign Council’s director of planning and strategy, called Wike a “nobody” who rose to power using the party’s institutions and the goodwill of some of its chieftains only to betray them once in position.

He said this on Monday in an interview with a few journalists in Abuja, in response to the FCT minister’s proposal to expel Atiku from the PDP.

“Look at the regions where the PDP did not win because of highhandedness, avarice, or impunity,” Wike reportedly said on Thursday while appearing as a guest on the Channels Television program Politics Today.

“You might have discussed that if the PDP had carried out their obligation. In order to restore the party, I am requesting that the National Working Committee remove Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate, and others like Aminu Tambuwal.

However, in response to Wike’s appearance on television, Obaseki stated, “It is not hidden that Wike’s only concern is winning the presidency of our nation, and anything that appears to be standing in the way of him accomplishing that goal will be flushed away, and that is what he has been doing.

“What we are seeing right now is that he is battling to destroy the PDP so that he can destroy the All Progressives Congress in order to build a platform for himself to run in 2027, but we are not stupid,” said one observer.

“It’s crucial that we warn Wike. The continual brigandage of a man who ought to be thankful to God has a limit. People who had their palm kernels broken for them by kind spirits should remember to be modest, Chinua Achebe cautioned us in his novel Things Fall Apart. Wike, though, has continued to push his luck too far.

“Wike who? He is unimportant. He rose to national prominence by riding the coattails of the Rivers State electorate while betraying everyone he encountered. Governor of Rivers State was once a Local Government Chairman; he is currently Minister of the FCT.

He pointed out that the former governor of Rivers State had long been involved in promoting personal causes, noting that he had worked to have his buddy and political ally, Uche Secondus, removed from his position as PDP chairman because he saw Secondus as a barrier to his bid for the presidency in 2023.

“Wike constructed a graph starting from the time he supported Prince Uche Secondus to arrest the PDP structures,” Obaseki stated. He subsequently forced Secondus’ removal because he was aware that, as party chairman, he would no longer be competing for president, as well as in his own local government and senatorial district.

“However, he unsuccessfully sought for the same president. He made a promise to back the victor and broke it at every turn.

The PDP and anyone who wish to bolster Nigeria’s democracy must now recognize Wike for who he really is. He has the guts to appear in the open to claim that he is the only financier of the PDP, a group that was established in 1998.

“This is a party where he became governor in a state where (Peter) Odili was already a governor for eight years on the platform of the party; where Rotimi Amaechi had been governor for seven years prior to defecting to the APC.”

Obaseki described what he called a litany of sins committed by the former governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, which drove other PDP officials to leave the PDP and note that Wike should be suspended from the party.

“Wike needs to explain why the party should expel Atiku. The one who is advocating the expulsion of other party members is the one who ought to be suspended from the organization. Wike is the one who founded the G-5, a cult that exists only within the party.

He ran an anti-party campaign in defiance of the party’s will, bylaws, and organizational structures. Wike is the person who has done anything anti-party.

Every known member of the party has been the target of his battles. If you recall, the previous governor of Zamfara State, Bello Matawalle, named him as the reason he left the party. David Umahi gave him credit for his decision to leave the gathering.

In explaining why he left the party, Prof. Ben Ayade mentioned him. He has evolved into the cliched tortoise that appears in all poor stories.

US court will hear Atiku’s new lawsuit against Chicago State University regarding Tinubu’s diploma on Tuesday

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US court will hear Atiku’s new lawsuit against Chicago State University regarding Tinubu’s diploma on Tuesday

Atiku Abubakar, the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) nominee for president of Nigeria in 2023, has launched a new lawsuit against President Bola Tinubu’s Chicago State University (CSU) diploma. On Tuesday, the court will hear arguments in this case.

In a civil case, Atiku, a former vice president of Nigeria, is requesting that a US court order Chicago State University to deliver records, information, or items related to President Tinubu or to facilitate site inspection.
According to a report from Political Economist, Atiku filed the second lawsuit a few days after the Nigerian court that heard his appeal challenging Tinubu’s victory in the February 25 presidential election dismissed it.

According to the report, the matter was docketed by the court clerk on Friday before the Hon. Jeffrey T. Gilbert, and the testimony from CSU would be taken in person on Tuesday. However, the court added that if the CSU or its representative was unable to appear in person, they could choose to appear via telephone.

The former vice president is planning to appeal the PEPC’s decision to Nigeria’s top court, and he thinks that the new lawsuit he filed against Chicago State University over Tinubu’s certificate and information will increase his chances of success.

However, the court prefers for attorneys who will be testifying at the hearing to come in person, the Notice of Docket Entry reportedly stated.

The US court added that it is handling the situation urgently in light of the pressing circumstances raised by Atiku Abubakar and to allow time for an appeal of the court’s decision.

Atiku is requesting: A true and accurate copy of any Bachelor of Science degree diploma issued by CSU in 1979; a true and accurate copy of any diploma issued to Mr. Tinubu in 1979; and true and accurate copies of any diplomas issued by CSU (other than those issued to Mr. Tinubu) that contain the same font, seal, signatures, and wording (aside from the recipient’s name and the specific degree awarded).

A declaration and all communications to or from CSU regarding the certification of such documents by Jamar C. Orr, Esq., between August 1, 2022, and August 1, 2023, are among the additional documents the PDP presidential candidate is requesting from the CSU.

Atiku also requested that a representative of CSU appear at the time, date, and location specified in the supporting documents to testify at a deposition to be held in this civil action. This request was made in a new lawsuit that was backed by a number of documents.

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