Tag: Okupe
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Doyin Okupe emerges Peter Obi’s running mate as party insists it is a tactical move
Former presidential aide and Director-General of Peter Obi Campaign Organisation, Dr. Doyin Okupe, has been picked as the running mate to the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi. TheNewsGuru.com, (TNG) reports the sudden emergence of another southerner as Obi’s running mate could lead to electoral failures but spokesman of the party Dr Yinusa…
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2023: IBB was referring to me when he listed qualities of Nigeria’s next president – Okupe
Doyin Okupe, an aide to former President, Goodluck Jonathan has said that he is the Presidential candidate former military ruler Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida (IBB) talked about recently. Okupe said this on Friday during an interview on Arise TV. He stated that all the criteria spelled out by the former military leader fit his profile perfectly.…
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How powerful forces stopped Fola Adeola from fixing power sector during Obasanjo’s administration – Okupe
A former presidential aide, Dr Doyin Okupe, has revealed how some powerful interests scuttled the decision of former President Olusegun Obasanjo to bring on board a co-founder of GTBank, Fola Adeola, to fix the defunct National Electricity Power Authority (NEPA). Adeola, he said, had agreed to fix the defunct NEPA after Obasanjo agreed to his…
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Ex-presidential aide, Doyin Okupe reacts to son’s gay status
Former aide to Presidents Olusegun Obasanjo and Goodluck Jonathan, Doyin Okupe has reacted to the revelation by one of his sons, Bolu, that he is gay. TheNewsGuru.com, TNG reports that Bolu made the revelation on his Instagram page on Thursday while sharing his photo. Reacting to the post, Okupe said his son is going through…
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Ex-presidential spokesman, Okupe, wife contracts coronavirus, discharged after treatment
Ex-Presidential aide, Dr Doyin Okupe and his wife, Aduralere, have been discharged from an isolation centre in Ogun State. They tested positive for coronavirus on April 23 and underwent treatment. Okupe was Special Assistant to Former President Obasanjo (Media & Publicity) and Senior Special Assistant to former President Jonathan (Public Affairs). On the 23rd of…
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2023: Okupe reveals only way PDP can defeat APC
A former aide to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, Doyin Okupe, has called on the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to change its name. Okupe in a post on his Facebook page, said the change of name and formation of a new party is the only way PDP can defeat the All Progressives Congress, APC. The former presidential…
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What PDP must do to win future elections in Nigeria – Okupe
Former spokesperson of ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, Dr. Doyin Okupe has advised the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to change its name if it intends to win future general elections in the country. Okupe gave the advice in an article posted on social media today December 20th. According to him, the PDP suffered major setbacks in 2019…
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Alleged misappropriation: Court admits more documents in evidence against Okupe
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Friday at the Federal High Court Abuja submitted more documents in evidence against Doyin Okupe, which were admitted by the court. Okupe, a former Senior Special Assistant on Public Affairs to President Goodluck Jonathan, is being prosecuted by EFCC on a 59-count charge for allegedly receiving money…
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N200m fraud: EFCC witness denies signing letter of payment for Okupe
Sola Atere, an EFCC witness, in the ongoing trial of Doyin Okupe, on Wednesday told the Federal High Court Abuja that he did not sign any budget proposal for the programme “Insight” on the Nigeria Television Authority, (NTA). Atere, a former Executive Director of News, said this under cross examination by Joe Gadzama, (SAN) in…
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DasukiGate: Okupe received N702m for doing nothing – EFCC witness
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Wednesday narrated to Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu of the Federal High Court, Abuja, how former Senior Special Assistant to former President Goodluck Jonathan, Doyin Okupe, allegedly collected the sum of N702m from the Office of the National Security Adviser for doing nothing. Okupe was arraigned on a 59-count charge…