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Alleged Certificate Forgery: Obaseki Submits Original Certificate From UI

5Jan

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

Elections, Nigeria

Alleged Certificate Forgery: Obaseki Submits Original Certificate From UI

Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State on Tuesday presented before a Federal High Court in Abuja series of documents, including the original copy of the Bachelor of Arts certificate he claimed was issued to him by the University of Ibadan (UI) in 1979, to support his claim that he graduated from the school. Also, a senior official of the University of Ibadan was in court to tender more documents for Obaseki and confirmed that the certificate the governor submitted was the actual copy issued to him by the university. Obaseki opened his defence on Tuesday in the case brought against him, the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) by the All Progressives Congress (APC) and its member, Edobor Williams. The plaintiffs, who want Obaseki di...

Tinubu Has Right to Contest for President in 2023, Says APC Chieftain

5Jan

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Elections, News, Nigeria

Tinubu Has Right to Contest for President in 2023, Says APC Chieftain

Segun Osoba, a chieftain of the All Progressive Congress, APC, has backed national leader of his party, Bola Tinubu to contest for president in 2023. He said the former governor of Lagos State has the right to contest for election come 2023. He said, “Asiwaju Bola Tinubu as an individual has the right to put himself forward, we have not zeroed in on an individual. Zeroing in on any individual will destroy our efforts now but Asiwaju Bola Tinubu has a right to pursue his own agenda.” Osoba, who is a former governor of Ogun State, disclosed this on a television programme on Tuesday. He urged the South-West to be united and present a united front if its to achieve success in the next presidential election. Osoba noted that there is a gentleman’s agreement in the APC that the next pres...

2021: Year to Calm Down, and Wail Less – Femi Adesina

1Jan

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

News, Nigeria

2021: Year to Calm Down, and Wail Less – Femi Adesina

When the year 2020 popped out of the womb of time, nobody knew that it was going to be what Yoruba people call Ogbologbo. Rough and tough. Unpredictable. Hungry and angry, consuming anything and everything it could lay its jaws on. Across America, Europe, Asia, Africa, indeed, all continents, time, like an ever-rolling stream, has been bearing its sons and daughters away. They fly forgotten as a dream dies at the opening day. And who or what is the Grim Reaper? It is called a pandemic. COVID-19. Like President Muhammadu Buhari often says, “you can’t see it, you can’t hear it, you can’t smell or touch it, yet it is there, wreaking havoc all over the world.” COVID-19 is a Great Leveler. It has removed dichotomies between the First World and the Third World. Every country, no matter ...

Certificate Forgery: Court Admits More Exhibits Against Obaseki

30Dec

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Nigeria

Certificate Forgery: Court Admits More Exhibits Against Obaseki

The All Progressives Congress on Wednesday tendered two more documents in support of its allegation of certificate forgery leveled against the Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, at the Federal High Court in Abuja. One of the documents was the original copy of a first-degree certificate awarded to Emmanuel Balogun and by the University of Ibadan on July 6, 1979. Obaseki had said he obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in Classics from the same university in the same year. The other document admitted as exhibit by the court was a report of a forensic document examiner, Assistant Superintendent of Police, Mr Raphael Onwuzuligbo. The documents were tendered by the plaintiffs’ witnesses who were led by the plaintiffs’ counsel, Chief Akin Olujimi (SAN). Justice Ahmed Mohammed admit...

Ikpeazu Rubbishes Defection Rumour, Says ‘I Rather be a Conductor in a Moving Vehicle’

27Dec

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

News, Nigeria

Ikpeazu Rubbishes Defection Rumour, Says ‘I Rather be a Conductor in a Moving Vehicle’

Governor Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia State has discredited speculations linking him with plans to dump the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). He disclosed this during a state radio programme, ‘The Platform’, in Umuahia, noting that he has not seen a better party for the State than the PDP. There were speculations in Abia State the Governor Ikpeazu was set to defect to the All Progressive Congress (APC) before the end of the year. However, Ikpeazu in his reaction said, “I do not see any reason why I should leave the PDP for any other political party. The music of politics as it plays differs from one state to another. Here in Abia, the people are comfortable with the PDP and I think the aspirations of Ndi Abia will be met and achieved under the platform of the PDP”. The governor in a ve...

Kankara Abduction: Buhari Acted Smarter Than Jonathan – Femi Adesina

25Dec

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Crime, News, Nigeria, Safety, Security, Terrorism, Violence, Youths

Kankara Abduction: Buhari Acted Smarter Than Jonathan – Femi Adesina

Femi Adesina, Special Adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari on Media and Publicity, has lauded the administration of his principal for responding smartly to the Dapchi and Kanakara abductions while berating former President Goodluck Jonathan for delaying in his response to Chibok Abduction. This was contained in his weekly piece released on Friday titled, ‘Enemies of the country will lose las las’. Adesina compared the response of former President Jonathan and incumbent President Buhari to the three major abductions of students in the country. Armed men had abducted over 300 schoolboys from Government Science Secondary School, Kankara, Katsina State on December 11, 2020. The students were, however, released after six days in captivity. It followed similar experiences in the pas...

Please Forgive Us, APC Begs Rescued Kankara Schoolboys

19Dec

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Crime, Nigeria, Safety, Security, Terrorism

Please Forgive Us, APC Begs Rescued Kankara Schoolboys

The ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) has appealed to the recently kidnapped and released schoolboys of the Government Science Secondary School, Kankara in Katsina State, to forgive the party for the trauma there experienced during their time in captivity. The party promised the students that the government would intensify efforts to ensure that their learning environment is safe and secure to avert future invasion by armed men. The party disclosed this in a statement signed by the Chairman, Caretaker Committee of the APC, Mai Mala Buni, in Abuja on Sunday. Buni in the statement titled, ‘APC Welcomes Release, Commends Security Agents and Demands For Pre-Emptive Measures against Reoccurrence,’ said the party received with “joy and a glad heart” the release and return of the stu...

15Dec

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

News, Nigeria

Two Reps Decamp to APC from PDP, APGA

The ranks of the All Progressive Congress (APC) was boosted on Tuesday as two members of the House of Representatives announced their defection at the plenary. Among the defectors were Aliyu Datti Yau from Kano State who defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Shiddi Usman Danjuma who moved from Taraba State All Progressive Grand Alliance. Their letters of defection were read to members on the floor by the Speaker, Femi Gbajabiamila. Reacting to the development, the Minority Leader, Ndudi Elumelu, and Deputy Minority Leader, Toby Okechukwu, separately opposed the defections. Both lawmakers argued that the reason cited by the lawmakers for their defections, which was that there were crises and divisions in their former parties, was untrue and invalid. However, Gb...

2023: Northern Group Warns Jonathan Against Vying for Presidency

14Dec

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Elections, News, Nigeria

2023: Northern Group Warns Jonathan Against Vying for Presidency

The Northern Youth Leaders Forum (NYLF) has promised to oppose the All Progressive Congress (APC) if the party fails to zone its presidential ticket to the Southwest for the 2023 election. The NYLF while speaking to the press after its meeting in Gombe warned Northwest political actors against presenting a candidate for the office of the president or the vice president. The group vowed to resist any such candidates from the Northwest. It also asked former President Goodluck Jonathan to ignore the persuasion from some quarters for him to seek the presidency position in 2023. The group in a statement signed by its national chairman, Elliot Afiso, urged the APC to respect zoning arrangements in the party to ensure equity. The statement reads, "We're informed that a gentleman agree...

Dave Umahi’s Heart of Lion – Femi Adesina

11Dec

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

News, Nigeria

Dave Umahi’s Heart of Lion – Femi Adesina

There were three prominent red caps dotting the hall, as the All Progressives Congress (APC) held its National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting on Tuesday at the Council Chambers of the Presidential Villa, in Abuja. Type of caps are often symbolic of the part of the country you hail from. Red is typical of the East, particularly if you are a title holder. And these three were no mean men. The first red cap adorned the head of Chief Orji Uzor Kalu, a former two-term governor of Abia State, and an early comer to the APC from his region of the country. He caught the vision of a renascent Nigeria early enough. He used to belong to the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and the Progressive People’s Alliance (PPA). The second red cap sat daintily on the head of Hope Uzodimma, another wise...