Former vice-president of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar, says Nigeria “urgently” needs a leader who can unite the country and heal deep wounds, not a leader like Buhari who would divide and deepen existing wounds. In an interview with Dele Momodu, Ovation publisher, he said Nigeria is bleeding dangerously because President Muhammadu Buhari has polarised the country. […]
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Former Governor of Kano State, Sen. Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso on Saturday night paid a courtesy visit to former Vice President of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar at his residence in Asokoro, Abuja. Kwankwaso, who is being rumoured to planning a switch from the APC to the PDP, arrived Atiku’s residence at about 8.30pm and went into a […]
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Former Vice-President of Nigeria, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar says he will remain loyal to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), even if he loses his bid to secure the party’s ticket for the 2019 presidential poll. Abubakar said this on Friday during his visit to the party’s national secretariat in Abuja to notify PDP’s national working committee […]
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A Former President of Nigeira, Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan says he believes the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is getting stronger and poised to take over power come 2019. Jonathan said this on Wednesday when he hosted Atiku Abubakar, former vice-president, in his house in Yenagoa, Bayelsa state capital. Jonathan, who lost to President Muhammadu Buhari, […]
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The national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Ahmed Bola Tinubu, met with former Vice-President of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar at Akure airport in Ondo state on Monday. Both men were locked in a warm embrace for a short period. Rotimi Akeredolu, governor of Ondo state; Gbenga Daniel, former governor of Ogun state, were […]
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Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has called on the All Progressives Congress (APC) to be democratic for the first time by accepting defeat in good faith if it loses the July 14 governorship election. Atiku, who visited Ayo Fayose, governor of Ekiti, said losing an election to a rival party should be seen in the light […]
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Former Vice President of Nigeria, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has expressed concerns over the alarm by former President Olusegun Obasanjo that the Federal Government plans to arrest Mr Obasanjo on trumped up charges. Chief Olusegun Obasanjo raised the alarm on Friday through a statement by his spokesperson, Kehinde Akinyemi. Reacting to the development through a statement he personally signed […]
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Former vice-president of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar, has sealed a partnership with Saudi German Hospital, Dubai, to establish a 100-bed world-class medical facility that will break new grounds in Abuja. Atiku Abubakar made the disclosure on Monday after meeting with a delegation of the management of the hospital led by Rajeev Kaushal. The presidential aspirant said the […]
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As the 2019 general election draws closer, former Vice President and presidential hopeful of the Peoples Democratic Party, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has appointed former governor of Ogun, Chief Gbenga Daniel, as Director-General of his campaign. The unveiling of Gbenga Daniel was disclosed in a statement by the Atiku Media Office on Monday in Abuja. Daniel, […]
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Former Vice President of Nigeria, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has urged Muslims to use the Ramadan period to pray for unity in the country. He made the call in a statement in Abuja on Thursday, as Muslims the world over commenced fasting in the holy month of Ramadan, according to the News Agency of Nigeria, NAN. […]
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