Tinubu’s Aide Says Peter Obi Can't Run Nigeria+Atiku Claims Tinubu Is 90+Tinubu On Holiday|OjyO

Wed, 02 Sep 2026 09:36:21 +0000

APC media figure Biodun Ajiboye declared in a viral interview that Peter Obi cannot run Nigeria, claiming his campaign relies on "phantom honesty."

Peter Obi’s supporters fiercely hit back, resharing Obi's iconic 2023 Chatham House speech where he declared that cutting corruption begins from the top, sparking a wider national conversation about whether candidates' personal lives match their political promises.

Simultaneously, ADC presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar triggered a massive political bombshell in a BBC interview by claiming that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is actually 90 years old, while promising a $100 billion financing program for youth startups if elected.

The Presidency swiftly fired back through aide Temitope Ajayi, labeling Atiku's age claim as "the last kick of a dying horse" and accusing him of being under the spell of marabouts.

Ambassador-designate Reno Omokri shared a 1996 photo of Tinubu to debunk the claims as President Tinubu officially begins a three-week annual vacation.

In Rivers State, massive public outrage and demands for justice have grown following the brutal killing of Anthony Obodo, a 22-year-old graduate awaiting his NYSC call-up, who was allegedly chased for hours by police officers, shot in the chest, robbed of his jewelry, and left to bleed to death in the rain; the DPO of Agip Police Station has confirmed the rogue officers are currently in detention.

In Ebonyi State, mixed reactions trailed a trending clip of nursery and primary school students singing President Tinubu's "On Your Mandate" campaign song during a local political event.

Meanwhile, a bizarre video out of Osun State has gone viral, showing police officers ducking for cover and running as they were comically chased down a road by a hovering drone.

Conversely, Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu was honored with the prestigious 2026 Global Transformation and Good Governance Prize at the Warner Theatre in Washington D.C., where he made a compelling pitch for Lagos as a $259 billion economic powerhouse and a premier investment hub.

Afriland Properties Plc announced a major win for women in leadership by appointing industry veteran Agatha Obiekwugo as the new Chairman of its Board of Directors.

Finally, the global entertainment community paused to mark the posthumous 68th birthday of the immortal King of Pop, Michael Jackson, celebrating his historic legacy of 13 Grammy Awards and over 500 million records sold worldwide.

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