Tag: Temitope Ajayi

‘Capital Punishment,’ Tinubu’s Aide Denies Demanding Death Penalty for Corper

Aliyu Aliyu

+ Read-for-yourself word-for-word of what Ajayi wrote on Facebook, which led to the controversy   A senior special assistant to President Bola Tinubu on media and publicity, Temitope Ajayi, has defended his comments on the controversy surrounding the National Youth Corps Service (NYSC) member who criticised his principal. Platforms Africa reports that Ushie Uguamaye aka Raye, an NYSC member from Cross River state serving in Lagos, made headlines on Saturday when she posted a video describing President Tinubu as a terrible leader while condemning government policies. The viral video shows…

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Panic in Aso Rock Over Tribunal Judgement? Presidency Reacts

Aliyu Aliyu

“It will be showed live on Television,” Tinubu, Atiku. Obi Supporters to be served Judgement on their candidates on live broadcast    The presidency has confirmed that it was aware of the rumour of panic in Aso Rock, the seat of Nigeria’s federal power, over the Judgement of presidential election Tribunal, declaring that “there is no whiff of anxiety.” The tribunal fixed Wednesday, September 6th, for a Judgement that would be delivered and made available live on televisok in the case brought by the candidates of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)…

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Full List of President Tinubu’s 20 New Special Advisers

Aliyu Aliyu

“Too heavy with people from Tinubu’s south-west region,” “no, conpetence should be the watch word.” Mixed Reactions trail list of Tinubu’s aides   President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the list of appointees into the office of personal physician and special advisers. The listobtained  by Platforms Africa consists of men and women in various fields. READ ALSO: Newly Elected Rep Sent Out Of Chamber For Improper Dressing How Thunderstorm Struck, ‘Killed’ 3 Suspected Kidnappers In Nigeria I Now Understand How Great My Husband Was — Late Prof. Lai Oso’s Wife…

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Lagos #EndSARS Panel Couldn’t Convince Itself There Was a Massacre, by Temitope Ajayi

Temitope Ajayi

Originally entitled; “My Take On the leaked Lagos #EndSARS Panel Report,” this article by Nigerian journalist and social critic, Temitope Ajayi, asks probing questions on reasons the writer thinks the panel did a poor job that has created “doubts and further ill-will” on the report   “The atrocious maiming and killing of unarmed, helpless and unresisting protesters, while sitting on the floor and waving their Nigerian flags while singing the National Anthem can be equated to a ‘massacre’ in context.” -Lagos Panel of Enquiry on #EndSARS It is obvious the…

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