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After an earlier apology to vice president, Prof.Yemi Osinbajo over a publication containing libelous allegations that he (Osinbajo) superitended over the spending of N90bn received from the Federal Inland Revenue Service, FIRS to finance the electoral victory of the ruling APC in the South-West during the 2019 elections, the Editorial Team of Vanguard Newspaper on Tuesday, Oct.1 2019 has also tendered a similar apology to Mr.Babatunde Fowler, who is the Executive Director of the FIRS.

In the apology and retraction posted on its official news website, Vanguard through its editor said:

"On our website publication of  Monday, September 23, 2019 we published a story titled “N 90bn FIRS Election Fund: Osinbajo’s problem, not 2023 politics.” We have since discovered that the story lacks factual substance and we hereby retract it in its entirety

We tender our profound apology to Mr Babatunde Fowler, Executive Chairman of the Federal Inalnd Revenue Service, FIRS, on whom the story touches directly and the FIRS, for any inconvenience or embarrassment the publication has occasioned them. We hold Mr Fowler and the FIRS in the highest esteem".

Information Parrot Nigeria recalls that the newspaper had relied on the allegations of a former deputy national publicity secretary of the APC, Timi Frank, to publish the news article.

Meanwhile, Mr.Frank has remained unrepentant over his allegations amidst legal threats by Prof.Osinbajo as the PDP and some other groups and Nigerians loyal to it had relied on Frank's allegation to demand for the resignation of Prof.Osinbajo.

Source: https://infoparrotng.com/n90bn-firs-election-fund-vanguard-apologises-to-firs-executive-chairman/

They should publish that in all d dailies with huge compensation

Vanguard again caught throwing away caution to the wind and the professional ethics of investigation and verification before publication - Nyamiri Newspaper of Fake News.

Vanguard be behaving like awon blogger blogger! Mr Fowler, abeg no vex.

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All the indigenous pigs from potopotor republic on Nairaland who have badmouthed Prof Osinbajo(next pressy) should as well tender their apology immediately with alacrity

We all know there is more to dis allegations but dey jus can't prove it..

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What about timi Frank ?

Happy fraudulent Independence Day

Hmm

Yeye qwantry...did he collect N90billion directly or indirectly? Why apologise?

When they have a bigot and Biafra.udster as their Boss, why will.they not be peddling falsehood.

This is simple, drag them to court, sue them for libel! How can you publish such a sensitive news on national dailies based on just rumors? Haba! Before you condemn Tunde Fowler, put yourself in his shoes.

For me I won't accept any apology whatsoever if and only if I know my hands are clean.

So a whole national newspaper based it's story on JUST the account of a bitter ex party member without recourse to due diligence.

How could a paper of such repute be that sloppy?

Every sane mind knows it's all fake news , no investigative journalism, authentic verifications etc anymore in Nigeria because no one will be punished for fake news.

Mind you , I'm not saying there's no corruption in the present administration but it seems to be coded and not obvious. Still ,fake news should not fly around.

omenka:
So a whole national newspaper based it's story on JUST the account of a bitter ex party member without recourse to due diligence.

How could a paper of such repute be that sloppy?

It was not sloppy, it was deliberate. They never knew VP will come for them.

It's a pity the days of effective, efficient and mass-centric journalism in Nigeria is fast coming/has come to an end.

Those of us who met Abiola's 'National Concord", iwuanyanwu "Daily Champion", Musa YarAdua "The Reporter", the Cheap "AM and PM news", Chidi Amuta the "Post Express", Gani "The Masses", Chris Anyanwu "The Sunday Magazine", Newswatch, Tell, and others.. We know journalism has lost its value in Nigeria.

Another failure of this generation, I wonder what good is left for the next crop of Nigerians.

But as a verified news agency. What's hard to verify the news bfo publication. Them don light fire for bush. Bush done burn. What's now the apology for. Some poeple might not even see their apology note. Rumor go still continue

frankmoney:
What about timi Frank ?

he will meet FIRS and Osinbajo in the court of law.

That was how Dokpesi ran libelous News on MKO Abiola back then, their was nothing dopkesi didnt call Abiola, untill Abiola took him to court and won.. But for Abiola's charitable mind he refused to collect any money as damages from Dopkesi and insisted he apologises on front pagies of all major Newspapers for 21days straight

SuperS1Panther:
It was not sloppy, it was deliberate. They never knew VP will come for them.

Exactly.
VP surprised alot of people when he raised "clout" about suing all forms of libel.

Unfortunately, those that had read and believed the viral #90billion story may have already formed opinions about the FIRS, Mr. Fowler and ultimately, the VP.

If the newspaper truly erred in publishing such unverified, damaging and libelous story, I strongly believe that mere retraction of the story won't suffices to deter other that might want to tow that line.

Truthbites:
Yeye qwantry...did he collect N90billion directly or indirectly? Why apologise?

Which ever one you know he collected out of the two, ( Directly or Indirectly) kindly present your evidence in the court.Its not too late

Vanguard is a useless newspaper.. headed by Tribal bigot

APC amaka.

Okay

If newspapers cannot be depended upon for credible information then what's the fate of genuine news in Nigeria. Nigerian newspapers should please sit up

This is how this Biafran Newspaper has been dishing out lies and Propaganda against the Government of the day. But Nigerians are wiser now and God will continue to expose them.

The children of hate will still come out to give us their version of the mid-day/ upper Iweka news. How they saw FIRS handling N90b to Osinbajo. Just wait a little

Good one

Afamed:
Which ever one you know he collected out of the two, ( Directly or Indirectly) kindly present your evidence in the court.Its not too late

Even if it's tradermoni,it's indirectly collected and must be made to face d music