“If he’s proven guilty the senate needs to impeach him because that’s the law.”

Chidoka argued that forgery and perjury were grounds for disqualification, as stipulated in Section 137 of the 1999 Constitution, as amended.

The PDP presidential candidate said he’s not contending the fact that Tinubu attended CSU but that he forged the certificate he currently parades.

“The claim that President Tinubu submitted fake certificate to INEC does not make sense. A man cannot forge the academic records he possesses.”

“We have established that he attended the university, he graduated from it, but the other issue is the certificate he presented to INEC.”

The elder statesman raised concerns that dwelling on the issues would drive away foreign investors.

The senate barred first-time senators from seeking presiding offices.

The assembly described the ruling restraining them from impeaching the deputy governor as “unconstitutional and clearly malevolent”.

Next steps are uncertain, but there is no obvious successor to lead the House Republican majority.

He also presented the newly-reconstituted National Working Committee of the party to Buhari at his country home in Daura.

The Speaker is second in the line of succession for the presidency after the US vice-president.

The Tribunal ordered that the certificate of return issued to Sule should be withdrawn and issued to Ombugadu.

The Labour Party candidate said one does not need to have the best educational qualifications to be great.

The 59-year-old Fico has promised that Slovakia will not send “a single round of ammunition” to Ukraine.

“The Court emphasizes that it is expressing no view on the merits of Mr. Abubakar’s underlying claims regarding President Tinubu or his graduation from CSU, or on the validity of the Nigerian election.”

While Abiodun and Aliyu are of the APC, Kefas is a member of the PDP.

The three-man panel held that the petitioner failed to prove the allegations of non-compliance with the Electoral Act and corrupt practices.

Presiding Justice John Okoro had hinted that the appeals against Ododo’s candidacy were defective.

The tribunal also held that the issues raised were speculative and lacked merit.

“Imolites are people who want to build their state. they don’t look for handout and become a refugee in another man’s land.”