President Bola Tinubu Suspends Courts Over Fear of Disqualification? Fact Emerges

• A blog, Igbo Times Magazine, recently reported that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu announced the suspension of all courts in Nigeria, alluding to fear of disqualification
• The report said Tinubu cited his presidential immunity "and claimed to have uncovered evidence of widespread fraud in the judiciary"
• A verification and fact-checking platform, Dubawa, scrutinised the 'news' and found it to be cooked-up

FCT, Abuja - On July 26, a blog, Igbo Times Magazine, published an article claiming President Bola Tinubu has ordered the suspension of all courts in charge of the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal, Abuja.

The alleged suspension of courts was reportedly over a fear of his disqualification.

Fake news about Tinubu emerges

The post's headline reads:

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“Presidential candidate Tinubu announces suspension of all courts in Nigeria, citing fear of disqualification.”

A fact-checking platform, Dubawa, checked the claim.

According to it, the story source’s website is not trustworthy. The platform also added that no credible media outlet corroborated the claim by Igbo Times magazine.

Dubawa also said it reached out to the All Progressives Congress (APC) spokesperson, Barrister Felix Morka, who outrightly quashed the 'report', calling it “arrant nonsense”.

It is noteworthy that the news website of the article has been notorious for often sharing false and misleading reports concerning the 2023 Nigerian presidential elections.

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In a piece of related news, Legit.ng reported that Mary Peter-Odili, a retired justice of the Supreme Court of Nigeria, denied the allegations of bias and corrupt practices.

Claims were rife on social media that Mrs Odili was working with judges at the Court of Appeal to ensure that the case brought by opposition members against President Bola Tinubu is ruled in favour of the incumbent Nigerian leader.

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Legit.ng also reported that more controversies have continued to erupt over the authenticity of President Tinubu’s academic records at the Chicago State University in the United States.

Emerging reports have confirmed that President Tinubu has opposed the request for his academic records to be available to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar.

Source: Legit.ng