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Wednesday, 11 October 2023 15:15

‘Nigerians now seen as fraudsters, certificate forgers, identity thieves’, Peter Obi says as he calls out Tinubu over academic credentials

Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the last elections, says questions on the identity of President Bola Tinubu have further worsened Nigeria’s battered reputation in the international community. Recently, Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the last elections, subpoenaed the Chicago State University (CSU) to release Tinubu’s academic records for use in the Nigerian Supreme Court. Abubakar is challenging the victory of Tinubu in the February 25 election and the affirmation of Tinubu by the petition tribunal as the winner of the poll. He had argued that there were discrepancies in…

Tuesday, 10 October 2023 04:47

Why Africans are losing faith in democracy - The Economist

Something has gone badly wrong in Africa. Sudan has collapsed into carnage, as two grasping warlords battle for control. Genocide has returned to Darfur: fighters loyal to one of those warlords are murdering every male they can find from one ethnic group, even shooting baby boys strapped to their mothers’ backs, as we report. In Ethiopia one civil war has barely ended and a new one is brewing. Across the Sahel, jihadists are terrorising millions and soldiers are seizing power, promising to restore calm but not actually doing so. You can now walk across nearly the widest part of Africa,…

Monday, 09 October 2023 05:18

Atiku asks Tinubu to resign as president, slams supporters ‘confusing public’ about certificate forgery

Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the February election, Atiku Abubakar, has alleged that President Bola Tinubu’s aides and supporters are telling lies and confusing the public on the certificate forgery allegations against the president. He said since Tuesday when the deposition regarding Tinubu’s educational qualifications came to the fore in the United States, there have been several attempts to twist the facts of the matter, which deliberately aim to confuse the mind of the public. Atiku stated this in a statement by his spokesperson, Paul Ibe, on Sunday. Chicago State University, in a deposition on Tuesday,…

Saturday, 07 October 2023 04:53

Atiku files Tinubu’s disputed CSU academic record at Supreme Court

Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the 2023 general elections, Atiku Abubakar, has filed new documents against President Bola Tinubu before the Supreme Court in which he accused the President of forgery and lying under oath, and should therefore be disqualified and removed from office. The evidence filed by the former vice president was the academic records of Tinubu, which were handed over to him by the Chicago State University on Monday following the order of an Illinois court in the United States of America instructing the institution to release the academic records as requested by Atiku. The…

Friday, 06 October 2023 04:29

Atiku’s press conference yet another avenue to repeat lies about Tinubu’s academic record - APC

All Progressives Congress (APC) says the press conference held by Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the last elections, was filled with “pitiful regurgitation of lies”. Abubakar on Thursday said Nigeria’s reputation is at stake with the controversy surrounding the Chicago State University’s certificate submitted to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) by President Bola Tinubu. In a statement by Felix Morka, national publicity secretary of APC, the ruling party said Atiku’s quest for the academic record of Tinubu has shown his deep animosity that Tinubu was responsible for his serial electoral loss since 2007.…

Thursday, 05 October 2023 04:49

‘A man can’t forge the academic records he possesses. You can only forge what you don’t have’, Presidency says in defense of Tinubu

The presidency has dismissed claims that the certificate President Bola Tinubu presented to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for the 2023 elections was forged. Chicago State University (CSU) had released the academic records of Tinubu to his political opponent, Atiku Abubakar, on Monday, following the order of a court. Atiku, the presidential candidate of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the February 25 election, had requested the documents to back his allegation of forgery of CSU certificate against Tinubu. The allegation of forgery was one of those dismissed by the presidential election court in the suit Atiku filed…

Thursday, 05 October 2023 04:48

Atiku to address ‘world press conference’ today over Tinubu’s academic record issues

Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has fixed a World Press Conference for Thursday (today). Dele Momodu, one of the campaign spokespersons of Atiku, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the February 25 election, announced this on Wednesday night. The agenda is not yet clear but it might not be unconnected with the newly released certificates of President Bola Tinubu by Chicago State University (CSU). Atiku had requested the documents to back his allegation of forgery of CSU certificate against Tinubu. The allegation of forgery was one of those dismissed by the presidential election court in the suit…

Wednesday, 04 October 2023 05:08

After release of Tinubu’s academic records to Atiku, the following issues remain unresolved - Daily Trust

After back and forth, the Chicago State University (CSU) released the academic records of President Bola Tinubu to his political opponent, Atiku Abubakar, on Monday. Atiku, the presidential candidate of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the February 25 election, had requested the documents to back his allegation of forgery of CSU certificate against Tinubu. The allegation of forgery was one of those dismissed by the presidential election court in the suit Atiku filed to challenge the election of Tinubu. Despite the court’s ruling, Atiku continued his case at the US court, hoping to get official documents to back…

Wednesday, 04 October 2023 05:07

APC, PDP bicker over Tinubu’s academic records released by CSU

All Progressives Congress on Tuesday chastised the Peoples Democratic Party presidential standard bearer, Atiku Abubakar, over his quest to obtain President Bola Tinubu’s academic records from the Chicago State University. National Publicity Director of the APC, Bala Ibrahim, attributed Atiku and the PDP’s action to what he called ‘post-election defeat disorder.’ He claimed Nigerians had rejected the opposition party following years of mismanagement and admonished the former vice president to quit politics. This is happening as the United States’ District Court for Northern Illinois received the former Lagos State governor’s certificates as ordered by Justice Nancy Maldonado. The court was…

Tuesday, 03 October 2023 04:38

Chicago varsity releases Tinubu’s records to Atiku but ‘after the diligent search cannot locate’ president’s original certificate

Chicago State University, United States of America has released to former Vice President Atiku Abubakar the academic records of President Bola Tinubu. The CSU released the documents to Atiku on Monday in compliance with the order of a United States District Court in Northern District of Illinois. In ordering the CSU to release Tinubu’s academic record, a US district judge dismissed the President’s objection. The judge ruled: “For the foregoing reasons, the court overrules President Tinubu’s objections to Magistrate Judge Gilbert’s recommended ruling, and therefore, adopts the ruling in full. “Mr Atiku’s Application is, therefore, granted. In light of the…

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Tuesday, 03 October 2023 04:37

Leaders falsifying certificates can’t build Nigeria – Obi

Presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the February 25 election, Peter Obi, has said while it is not necessary to have the best educational qualifications, a person must be honest and honourable about his or her past to be a great leader. Obi, a former Governor of Anambra State, who spoke during an interview with the Arise News, said challenging the election of Bola Tinubu as president was part of what built and made a nation. Obi said, “We are at a point where we are challenging the process, these are part of what makes a nation. “The…

Sunday, 01 October 2023 10:27

Tinubu’s appeal fails as US court orders CSU to release academic records to Atiku within 48hrs

The United States District Court in Northern Illinois has given Chicago State University (CSU) 48 hours starting from Saturday to release President Bola Tinubu’s academic records to an opposition candidate in Nigeria’s February presidential election, Atiku Abubakar. In a ruling delivered on Saturday, the judge, Nancy Maldonado, after dismissing Tinubu’s objection, gave the university until 12 noon on Monday to release the documents to Atiku. Maldonando dismissed Tinubu’s objection to the 20 September decision of a magistrate judge of the court, Jeffery Gilbert. The judge on Saturday fully affirmed Gilbert’s ruling ordering the CSU to release Tinubu’s academic records as…

Sunday, 01 October 2023 04:37

Obi takes broadside on Tinubu, says Nigeria needs leaders with verifiable identities, credentials

Presidential Candidate of Labour Party in the 2023 elections, Peter Obi, has said Nigeria needs political office holders who have identity and authentic credentials. Obi said this in the United States where there is an ongoing case on President Bola Tinubu’s academic record. Recall that former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar, who contested the presidential election on the platform of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), is digging for the academic and personal records of Tinubu, from Chicago State University (CSU). A court ruled in favour of Atiku, ordering CSU to release Tinubu’s record, but the Nigerian president filed an appeal against this. Speaking…

Friday, 29 September 2023 05:08

Atiku asks US court to reject Tinubu’s objections to release of academic records, says inconsistencies in certificate need to be addressed

Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, has asked the US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois in Chicago to reject President Bola Tinubu’s objections on an order for Chicago State University (CSU) to release all his academic records not later than October 2. In an application filed at the court on September 27, Atiku rejected Tinubu’s objection and description of his suit as a ‘fishing expedition’ which has no bearing on the presidential election petition case at the Supreme Court of Nigeria. Atiku said contrary to Tinubu’s claims, the demand for the release of…

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