Today's Headlines: Atiku, Tambuwal should be suspended –Wike, Atiku didn’t congratulate Tinubu —Aide

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PDP crisis: Atiku, Tambuwal, Lamido should be suspended – Wike.

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Former Governor of Rivers State and current minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has called on the National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to suspend the presidential candidate of the party, Atiku Abubakar.

The Minister and chieftain of the PDP also wants the likes of Sule Lamido and Aminu Tambuwal suspended from the main opposition party.

Speaking in an interview on Channels Television, Wike said himself and members of the G5 should be congratulated for fighting for justice, equity and fairness within the party.

Atiku didn’t congratulate Tinubu — Aide.

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Former Vice President of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar, has not issued any statement congratulating President Bola Tinubu on the outcome of the election petition tribunal in Abuja.

Reacting to a purported statement allegedly from Atiku, congratulating Mr Tinubu on the judgement of the tribunal, the media adviser to the former Vice President, Paul Ibe, said that it is fake news being orchestrated by those are desperately looking for validation for the usurpation of the mandate of Nigerians.

Minister to immigration: Clear backlog of passport applications in two weeks.

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Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, minister of interior, has given the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) two weeks to clear all the pending passport applications.

Tunji-Ojo gave the order on Thursday during a meeting with Caroline Adepoju, acting comptroller-general of immigration, in Abuja.

I was security guard; good education made me President — Tinubu woos Nigerians in India.

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President Bola Tinubu, on Thursday, said that he was once a security guard but a good education and can-do attitude was the reason he became Nigeria’s president.

Tinubu said this in an interaction with Nigerians on Thursday evening in India which was contained in a statement released by Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to the President, Media and Publicity.