ATIKU FIRES BACK AT OBASANJO, SAYS HE STOOD BY EX-PRESIDENT IN PRISON AND AFTER RELEASE. (PHOTO).

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  Atiku Fires Back at Obasanjo, Says He Stood by Ex-President in Prison and After Release Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has responded to former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s recent criticism, insisting he stood by the former military ruler during his incarceration and after his release from prison, and declaring that history cannot be rewritten. Obasanjo had on Friday described his decision to pick Atiku as his running mate in the 1999 presidential election as the biggest mistake of his presidency. He made the remark in Lagos during a fireside conversation with entertainer and activist Charles Oputa, popularly known as Charly Boy, at the public presentation of Charly Boy’s foundation and memoir, *999: A Memoir in Tribute to Late Justice Chukwudifu Oputa*. In a statement issued on Saturday by his Senior Special Assistant on Public Communication, Phrank Shaibu, Atiku described Obasanjo’s comments as “another failed attempt to rewrite history.” The former vice-president defende...

2026 WCQ: ROHR QUERIES FIFA, CAF OVER DELAY IN SOUTH AFRICA’S POINTS DEDUCTION. (PHOTO).


 2026 WCQ: Rohr queries FIFA, CAF over delay in South Africa’s points deduction


Gernot Rohr, head coach of the Benin Republic national football team, has questioned FIFA and CAF over the delay in enforcing a potential three-point deduction against South Africa that could affect Group C standings.

Rohr, a former Super Eagles technical adviser, has called for decisive action against South Africa for fielding an ineligible player, Teboho Mokoena, in their 2-0 World Cup qualifier win over Lesotho in March.

FIFA and CAF have yet to issue an official ruling, leaving other Group C teams, including Nigeria, Benin Republic and Rwanda, uncertain about their World Cup qualification prospects.

Speaking after Benin’s recent 1-0 victory over Zimbabwe, Rohr was quoted by Mega Sports as saying: “South Africa won against Lesotho? Okay, but the match that matters is the first leg, where they have to lose the three points.

“It is very clear. The rules are very, very clear. We don’t know why FIFA and CAF haven’t yet decided to take the points away from them.

“It is not normal. We don’t know where we stand. We have 11 points after this match today.

“South Africa has to lose three points and then we will be only two points behind our opponent. What are they waiting for? I don’t know. It is incomprehensible.”

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