Walid Jibrin, the chairman the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Board of Trustees, has urged Atiku Abubakar to be ready to play by the rules once he rejoins the party in the coming days. Mr. Atiku dumped the ruling All Progressives Congress Friday morning. There are strong indications of his imminent arrival at the major opposition […]
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A former Vice-President of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar, on Friday morning announced his defection from the All Progressives Congress (APC). Atiku, who was silent on his next political move, said he took the decision after consulting “God, his family members and supporters”. The former vice president took a swipe at the government of President Muhammadu Buhari, […]
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Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar was conspicuously absent at the All Progressives Congress’ caucus meeting which was presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari at the new Banquet Hall, Aso Rock, Abuja. It was however, gathered that the Turakin Adamawa might have travelled out of the country. NAN reports that the meeting which started at about 8.45p.m. […]
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A Lagos State Magistrate Court Sitting at the Tinubu has released Aminu Abubakar, son of former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar who was earlier on Wednesday remanded in the transit cell of the court over a child’s custody dispute. News Agency of Nigerian reports that Aminu was alleged to have disobeyed an order made by Chief […]
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Governor Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun state, says Aisha Alhassan, minister for women affairs, should have resigned her position after referring to ex-vice president Atiku Abubakar as Nigeria’s next president. Speaking to journalists in Abeokuta on Saturday, Amosun said it had become obvious that “no contribution to the development” of the Muhammadu Buhari-administration can be expected from […]
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Former Vice-President of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar says recession cannot be said to have ended until all Nigerians can eat three square meals. He made the claim above in reaction to the news that Nigeria had exited recession. Recall that the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), on Tuesday announced that the country’s economy grew by 0.55% […]
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NIGERIA – minister of women affairs, Aisha Alhassan, has said President Buhari did not inform them he will run in 2019, stating that she will support Atiku Abubakar, former vice-president, if he decides to run for office in 2019. In a video which went viral on Wednesday, the minister declared support for the former vice-president. […]
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Titi Abubakar, wife of former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar, on Tuesday told an Ikeja high court, that she trusted a business partner who allegedly defrauded her of N918 million because of his status as a pastor. “I thought that the first defendant, being a pastor, he will not defraud me,” she said. “I thought that he […]
Continue ReadingFormer Vice President Atiku Abubakar says restructuring the country is in the interest of the North in particular and the country in general. Atiku said this at the launch of a book titled: “The Nigerian Federalism; Continuing the Quest for Stability and Nation Building’’ in Abuja on Monday. The book, which was written by some […]
Continue ReadingFormer minister of finance, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has distanced herself for the campaign poster making round on social media. The poster purports that Okonjo-Iweala will be contesting the presidency with former vice president, Atiku Abubakar, who is said to run for president. However, in a swift move, the former minister has denied endorsing anyone for president in 2019. […]
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