Tag: Tinubu

2023: “Tinubu will prioritise River Niger dredging to curtail flooding” – Kwara Gov.

Aminu Imam

Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has said the next APC government under Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu will dredge the River Niger to curtail the annual flooding and deaths in its tributary States like Kwara, Niger, and others.  The Governor, therefore, asked the people of Lafiagi in Edu local government of the State to vote for Tinubu at the 2023 polls, saying his victory will benefit the northern and other parts of the State. He listed the dredging of the River Niger as one of the top projects the State government…

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Anti-sabotage group backs Tinubu over plan to remove fraudulent fuel subsidy if elected

Aminu Imam

A citizens-led anti-sabotage organisation, under the aegis of ‘The Natives’, has commended presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) for his public declaration that he will remove fuel subsidy if elected as president in 2023 general elections. The anti-sabotage group, however, promised to stand by Tinubu to carry out the plan and also hold him accountable to ensure he urgently fulfils the promise if elected as President. The APC presidential candidate while speaking at a Business Luncheon with business owners titled “Business Forward” on Thursday at the Wings,…

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2023: “We won’t disappoint you”, Tinubu assures Buhari

Aminu Imam

Presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress, (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has vowed that he won’t disappoint President Muhammadu Buhari if elected president of the country in 2023. Tinubu made this vow at a private dinner, organised by family and very close associates of President Buhari to celebrate his 80th birthday, tagged: “Celebrating A Patriot, A Leader, An Elder Statesman.” The APC presidential candidate commended President Buhari for making significant sacrifices for Nigeria’s advancement. He said, “You have been at the helm of the affairs of this country at a…

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2023: Court dismisses certificate forgery suit against Tinubu

Aminu Imam

The Federal High Court, sitting in Abuja, has thrown out a certificate forgery suit filed by the Action Alliance (AA) against Bola Tinubu, the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Justice Obiora Egwuatu, in a judgment on Tuesday, held that the suit instituted by AA was statute-barred, having not been commenced within the mandatory 14 days provided for under the 1999 Constitution (as amended by the Fourth Alteration Act). Justice Egwuatu said the suit had become academic and grossly incompetent; hence, the court lacked the requisite jurisdiction to…

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2023: “Tinubu’s speech on grabbing political power may trigger massive violence”, Labour Party cries out

Aminu Imam

The Labour Party has said the recent statement by Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) on grabbing power in 2023 may lead to widespread violence. Chief Spokesperson of the Labour Party, LP, presidential campaign council, Yunusa Tanko, in an issued statement yesterday, cautioned that Tinubu’s speech in a London restaurant is capable of propelling massive violence in the 2023 general elections. It said that the APC presidential candidate made the assertion in a London restaurant while addressing his supporters in the Diaspora and the…

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2023: Another case challenging Tinubu’s candidacy fails as Court dismisses suit 

Aminu Imam

A case challenging the candidacy of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu as the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has been dismissed by the Federal High Court, sitting in Abuja. It was the fourth case to be dismissed by the courts in recent weeks. In the latest case, Justice Fadima Aminu Muritala described the plaintiff, Ngozika Ihuoma as a “meddlesome interloper, having no ‘locus standi’ to institute the suit”. He, therefore, dismissed the case for being speculative after APC’s counsel, Julius Ishola Esq., had urged the court to dismiss…

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2023: All you need to know about what Tinubu said at Chatham House

Aminu Imam

Presidential Candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asíwájú Bola Ahmed Tinubu yesterday addressed Chatham House in London ahead of Nigeria’s presidential election in February next year. Tinubu, who has been addressing various strategic groups in Nigeria at town hall meetings, travelled to the United Kingdom weekend to share his campaign plans at Chatham House – a globally admired and respected platform for intellectual engagement on different issues of contemporary interest to people around the world. Tinubu, in his speech, emphasised Nigeria’s role in Africa as a big brother and…

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Fake News Alert: ‘Asiwaju Tinubu’s US visa valid till November 2023’ 

Aminu Imam

Contrary to the claims in the trending fake news published by some online news platforms that the United States (US) Embassy has denied the Presidential candidate of All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Ahmed Tinubu visa to travel to the US for a planned engagement, the US embassy has stated that the Asíwájú did not apply for United States visa recently, and was not denied a visa. It was however revealed that Tinubu currently does not need to apply for a US visa at present, anytime this year, or indeed for…

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2023: “Tinubu’s age is what his mum declared it to be”– Gbajabiamila 

Aminu Imam

Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, has taken a jab at those asking questions about the age of the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu.  Speaking at the rally for Tinubu and Kashim Shettima in Lagos yesterday, Gbajabiamila, in apparent reference to the controversy over Tinubu age declared that “his age is what his mother said he is”. “And if they are in doubt about his age, they should go and meet his mother to reconfirm”, the Speaker said. Recall that Tinubu’s mother, Alhaja…

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2023: Tinubu meets Tompolo, others in Niger-Delta

Aminu Imam

As part of his strategic engagement of stakeholders ahead of the 2023 election, the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu is expected to return to Delta State, where he is expected to meet Government Ekpemupolo, popularly known as Tompolo, yesterday. According to reports Tinubu was scheduled to meet Tompolo for a private discussion and also meet with leaders of ex-militants in the oil rich region. Recall that Tinubu was in Delta State about two weeks ago during which he launched the campaign of APC for the…

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