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Following a recent confession by lawyers representing the interest of President Bola Tinubu that documents of his academic records submitted to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) are fraught with errors and inconsistencies, there have been a closer scrutiny of those documents by lawyers of former Vice President of Nigeria and presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the 2023 election, Atiku Abubakar, among others and the results of which present even more damning revelations. It will be recalled that President Tinubu’s lawyers on Wednesday in response to the petition of Atiku in a federal court in Chicago, Illinois for the discovery of the documents of Tinubu at the Chicago State University (CSU) agreed that there are errors in the academic certificate presented to INEC by the President, and blamed those errors on the clerk of the university. It will also be recalled that both the Peoples Democratic Party’s presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar and L...

As Nigeria grapples with a foreign exchange crisis, one person stands out in the scramble to obtain hard currency: Aliko Dangote, Africa’s richest man. When the government restricted the supply of dollars in June 2015 to prop up the value of the Nigerian naira, firms owned by Dangote landed a healthy share of dollars available at the cheap official rate, a study by Reuters showed. Reuters examined foreign currency transactions made during an 11-week period in March to May this year.  Over that time, Dangote businesses were able to buy at least $161 million in hard currency from the central bank.  That was around nine percent of all the hard currency the bank sold over the period. In a single week in March, one dollar in every eight went to Dangote companies. There is not enough data to see how that stacks up with the companies’ share of foreign trade. Compared with buying dollars on the more expensive unofficial market, though, Dangote companies benefited to the tune of about ...

A Non-Governmental Organization, Face Of Waziri-Nigeria (FOWN), has pointedly accused President Bola Tinubu of attempting to debase the former Vice President Atiku Abubakar in the reckoning of people who love him. The group made this assertion in a statement signed by its Director-General Mr. Bukky Adeniyi over the weekend, stating unequivocally that the Tinubu-led presidency is enraged and perturbed by the dogged move of Atiku to uncover his claimed school records, through a court case instituted in the United State of America. According to FOWN, Tinubu will stop at nothing to cover his tracks, seeing all his past now hunts him badly FOWN said that: “There are strong indications of prevailing confusion within the presidency over the ongoing court case in the USA instituted by Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, they are desperately searching for a diplomatic resolution to stop the release of Tinubu’s claimed school records, which might open what we termed the pandora box. “In order to debar the tr...

A Non-Governmental Organization (NGO), Face Of Waziri-Nigeria (FOWN), has revealed that President Bola Tinubu has just covertly activated war against the junta that took over power in Niger Republic, for the United States and France to accord his government International legitimacy.  FOWN disclosed  in a statement signed by it's Director-General, Mr. Bukky Adeniyi, that US prospect for uranium in Niger and the need to protect a subsisting US drone that has gulped well over $100 million built therein is the cost required to legitimize Tinubu's government. According to the group, Nigerians need be wary of Tinubu now more than ever owing to his desperation for war with Niger which they claimed is at the behest of foreign powers. “We received some intelligence last week, but refused to share it because it was too heavy. Now that Bola Tinubu has declared war on Niger through ECOWAS, we think it’s time to share it. “After the coup in Niger broke out, Vice President of the USA, Kamal...

It is nothing for nothing that the President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu called him a great son of Nigeria and Africa. Days after clocking 63, Billionaire philanthropist, Abdulsamad Rabiu reached out to NDLEA with his ever-presence helping hands. Through  his Abdul Samad Rabiu Africa Initiative (ASR Africa) , the billionaire has donated 25 state-of-the-art operational vehicles to the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) to boost its operations across Nigeria. The donation to the agency is drawn from the ASR Africa Security Sector Support Grant, which is a security intervention initiative targeted at providing critical support to the agency to boost this operational reach and capacity. ASR Africa had announced the Security Sector Support grant to Nigeria’s Armed Forces and other security agencies as its support for security operations across the country. Beneficiaries of the grant include the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), The Nigerian Navy, The Nigerian Air Force, The...

   The Lagos State Internal Revenue Service will hold a summit with stakeholders in the revenue collection system in the local government Tuesday. The summit will address the operations of the local government revenue committees, efficient revenue collection in the informal sector and collaborating between the LIRS and local governments to harmonise taxes for taxpayers' convenience. LIRS Chairman, Mr.Ayo Subair will give the keynote address. Other lead presenters at the summit are Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Local Government & Chieftaincy Affairs, Mrs.Kikelomo Abolarin,  LIRS  Director, Informal Taxation & Special Duties, Ms Folashade Coker and LIRS Revenue Manager, Mr.Segun Tijani. The brainstorming session will feature Chairman of the Association of Local Governments of Nigeria, Hon.Kolade Alabi, Chairman of the Local Government Service Commission, Hon Kamal Baiyewu, Chairman of the Committee of Council Managers, Mr. S.A Olujobi, Chairman of Committee ...

Face Of Waziri-Nigeria (FOWN), a non-governmental organization has revealed that plans are in top gear by the powers that be to thwart what is likely to be the final judgement of the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal anytime soon. The group alleged that President Tinubu perturbed by how uncertain and unfavorable the PEPT judgement might be has commissioned six of his political tools namely Ibrahim Masari his SSAP Political, Babatunde Fashola (SAN), Yusuf Bichi DGSS, Mr. Nyesome Wike (a Ministerial Nominee) and two other undisclosed former Governors from the North. In a statement signed by the Director-General of the group, Mr. Bukky Adeniyi on Saturday, he disclosed that the six individuals are given the task of meeting the Appeal Court/Tribunal judges over the PEPT judgement on the yet-to-be-fixed date, to influence the final verdict of the panel in their favour. “We at FOWN had a vow to always protect the reign of truth and justice at all times, and that is why we are coming ou...

President Bola Tinubu @officialABAT has sent his goodwill message to frontline businessman and philanthropist, Alhaji Abdulsamad Rabiu, founder of BUA Group @BUAgroup and the Abdul Samad Rabiu Africa Initiative (ASR Africa) on the occasion of his 63rd birthday anniversary. President Tinubu praised the entrepreneurial ingenuity of the renowned industrialist and his abiding faith in Nigeria. He further extolled the many huge investments that the BUA Group owner has made across critical sectors of the economy through which he has created thousands of jobs for Nigerians. The Nigerian leader used the opportunity of the industrialist’s birthday to also eulogise Alhaji Abdul Samad for his massive philanthropy in education, social development, and healthcare. All of these combined efforts have positively changed lives, not only in Nigeria but also across Africa. “I rejoice with Abdul Samad Rabiu, a great son of Nigeria and Africa on the occasion of his 63rd birthday anniversary. The founder of...