Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Sokoto, Dr. Mathew Kukah has released a lengthy statement to clarify his presence and that of other clerics in the Obasanjo-Atiku reconciliation meeting. Bishop Kukah in his statement, insisted that his presence in the meeting, was to witness the reconciliation and NOT to endorse anybody. Former President, Chief Olusegun […]
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Officers of the Nigeria police force and some supporters of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) clashed at the party headquarters in Abuja on Thursday. The protesters besieged the area as former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar submitted his presidential nomination form. The clash resulted in the officers firing gunshots into the air to disperse the protesters. A […]
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Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has promised to end the Boko Harman insurgency if elected president. Speaking in Maiduguri, Borno state capital on Tuesday, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential aspirant said he has what it takes to defeat Boko Haram. He criticised the manner in which the current administration has been fighting insurgency, vowing to use […]
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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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Former Vice-President of Nigeria, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has begun his race towards the 2019 presidential election under the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party with a flag off of his campaign consultation in Port Harcourt, Rivers State on Tuesday. The event which took place at the banquet hall of the Rivers State Governor’s Office, Port […]
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Atiku, ‘Atikulation’ and other stories by Reuben Abati “I hear say Atiku don port oh, from APC to God knows where…” “He used to be a Customs officer. Going from one port to another should not be an issue or a problem for him. It is in the nature of Customs officials to go from […]
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