Today's Headlines:PDP Warns FG On War With Niger;I’ll Be Biased If I Ask You Any Question—Akpabio

Coup: PDP Warns FG On War With Niger

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The leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its governors have warned the Federal Government of Nigeria on the dangers of going to war in Niger Republic.

The opposition party stalwarts, who rose from a meeting in Abuja on Saturday, said it was risky deploying troops to the Republic of Niger in efforts to restore democracy after the recent military coup in the country.

They urged the FG, to instead, use dialogue to resolve the political impasse in the country.

The meeting comprised of governors elected on the platform of the party, the presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar and his vice Dr Ifeanyi Okowa, members of the National Working Committee (NWC) led by the Acting National Chairman, Amb Umar Damagum, and National Secretary, Senator Samuel Anyanwu.

I’ll Be Biased If I Ask You Any Question—Akpabio

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Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, on Friday, jocularly told ex-Governor of Plateau State, Simon Lalong, that he would be biased if he asked the ministerial nominee any question during ministerial screening.

A two-term governor of Plateau, Lalong was the Director General of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council during the 2023 general elections.

Lalong was one of the nine former governors that made the 48-man ministerial list of President Bola Tinubu which was submitted to the red chamber for screening.

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Chicago Court Dismisses Atiku’s Suit On Tinubu’s Records

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A Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois County, United States of America, has dismissed a lawsuit filed by a presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the general elections, requesting President Bola Tinubu’s academic records from the Chicago State University.

During the campaigns in 2022, Tinubu stated that he had a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration with honours.

Despite Beverly Poindexter, who is in charge of official transcript requests, enrolment and degree verification at the Office of the Registrar, CSU, affirming Tinubu’s comment, some persons still had some doubts.

Recently, Atiku filed a suit, seeking to subpoena the university but was said to have, before the date of hearing, withdrawn the case before the court.

According to the Circuit Court papers dated July 31, and obtained by Sunday PUNCH on Saturday, Judge Patrick J. Heneghan dismissed the case without prejudice.

In the judgment, the judge held that the “petitioner’s subpoena in this case is withdrawn and thus Chicago State University will not be deposed pursuant to the subpoena in this case.”

Reps Commiserate With Colleague On Wife’s Burial

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Members of the House of Representatives have commiserated with their colleague, Obong Paul Ekpo, representing Etinan/Nsit Ibom/Nsit Ubium federal constituency of Akwa Ibom State who buried his wife, Deaconess Vin Paul Ekpo.

The members, in a statement signed by the deputy spokesperson/vice chairman, House Committee on Media and Public Affairs, Philip Agbese, on Saturday, expressed their support for Ekpo and his family at this trying time, and prayed for God to grant him the strength to bear the irreplaceable loss.

The Speaker of the House, Tajudeen Abbas, was represented by his deputy, Benjamin Kalu at the funeral, which took place on Saturday.

In separate goodwill messages, members described Deaconess Ekpo as a virtuous woman, lover of God, her family and community.

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