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Alausa's "genius" praise for Tinubu prompts a credentials debate

Ojy Okpe's Arise News programme separates the qualifications needed to become president from the accuracy of claims made about them.

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Why this story? The video opened at a pace of 150,429 views a day, 69 times a normal first day on this channel (2,167).

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11:39Okpe introduces Alausa's claim that Tinubu graduated first class in accounting from Chicago State University.
12:06An interview excerpt shows Alausa praising Tinubu's intellect and describing him as a genius.
13:38Abati distinguishes constitutional educational requirements for presidential candidates from claims of academic excellence.
17:04Oseni and the panel shift the discussion towards integrity and transparency in political credentials.
19:22Peterside says economic reforms have benefited wealthy investors while making life harder for poorer Nigerians.
23:23Akpoti-Uduaghan's cash grants prompt discussion of how politicians support constituents facing financial hardship.

Ojy Okpe puts two different questions before the Arise News panel: what education does Nigeria's president need, and how accurately should his academic record be described?

The discussion follows Education Minister Tunji Alausa's description of President Bola Tinubu as a genius, alongside his assertion that Tinubu graduated with a first-class degree in accounting from Chicago State University. The programme drew roughly 112,000 views in 13 hours, already far beyond the channel's usual full-day audience for regular videos.

Arise's description draws a distinction between the minister's wording and the university's record: it says Tinubu earned a business administration degree with honours, majoring in accounting, rather than the British-style first-class classification Alausa uses.

In the studio, Reuben Abati turns to the constitutional threshold for presidential candidates. "You don't need more than a school certificate or its equivalent," he says. Rufai Oseni puts the emphasis elsewhere: "We are saying the integrity and the honesty behind the process." The exchange separates eligibility for office from the claims made in praising an officeholder.

The other subject in the video's title, Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan's cash grants to small business owners, arrives later. She explains that some earlier recipients sold equipment they had been given to meet other financial needs, prompting her switch to cash support.

That discussion follows banker Atedo Peterside's assessment of the government's economic reforms. He says his investments have benefited while poorer Nigerians have struggled. The panel then considers whether those reforms have adequate social safety nets, before turning to the senator's approach to helping constituents.

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The facts

Channel: Arise News
Subscribers: 1,260,000
Channel views, last 7 days: 5,146,207
Channel views, pace per day: 1,069,625 (on a normal day: 640,985)
Video published: November 4, 2026
Video views so far: 111,807 (less than a day online)
Video views, pace per day: 150,429

The numbers

The programme had already drawn far more views than an ordinary full day for an Arise News regular video. Its comment section was also unusually busy.

the video's first day

usual first day here

2,167

this video

150,429

subscribers

1,260,000

no significant change in the last 7 days

total views

811,921,560

views per day

1,069,625