Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has said ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo swiftly ended Boko Haram’s activities when the group first emerged during their administration. Speaking in Abuja on Wednesday during a visit by stakeholders from Kogi East Senatorial District, led by former Kogi State Deputy Governor, Simon Achuba, Atiku attributed the early success against the insurgents to strong political will. Atiku, …

The 2023 presidential candidate of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, has challenged President Bola Tinubu to embrace his administration’s ‘Nigeria First Policy’ by trading his Escalade for Innoson, Nord or any made-in-Nigeria car. In a statement by his Special Assistant on Public Communication, Phrank Shaibu, yesterday, the former vice president said the gesture would boost local industry more effectively …

The 2023 presidential candidate of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has dismissed insinuations that he was planning to dump the party for ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), assuring that he was not leaving the party. Speaking with women members of the party’s Board of Trustees (BoT), who visited him to help save the party from total collapse, Atiku, who insisted on …

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has claimed that the presidency is in panic mode over plans to build a broad political coalition ahead of the 2027 general elections. His statement followed remarks by the Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Policy Communication, Daniel Bwala, who advised Atiku to abandon his presidential ambition, citing a divine lack of mandate and …

The Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Policy Communication, Daniel Bwala, has advised former Vice President Atiku Abubakar to shelve any lingering hopes of becoming Nigeria’s president. Atiku, who has contested for the presidency six times (either through primaries or as a party flagbearer), is widely believed to be considering another run in 2027, a move that continues to …

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has criticised President Bola Tinubu over the allegations of assault and abduction against his son, Seyi. Seyi has come under fire over allegations of assault and abduction, allegations his camp has firmly denied and described as politically motivated. At the heart of the controversy is Atiku Isah, a factional President of the National Association of …

There’s a concern that Nigeria could soon become a one-party state, not by law, like in China, but through subterfuge – or in legal terms, de facto – similar to Cameroon, Uganda, Equatorial Guinea, or even Rwanda, where the ruling parties are inflicting a slow, painful death on the opposition. Those who express this concern have given many reasons. The …

The Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications and Social Media to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, Lere Olayinka, has accused Ovation Magazine publisher, Dele Momodu, of supporting former Vice President Atiku Abubakar for financial reasons. In a statement on Wednesday, Olayinka described Momodu as a ‘fairweather friend’ who is only loyal to Atiku because of financial …

Ex-Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has responded to the recent wave of defections from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). In a statement posted on X on Friday, the 2023 presidential candidate of the PDP, said it is important to state clearly that ‘freedom of association and expression are core democratic rights — not privileges’. ‘Let me be unequivocal: freedom of association and …

The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Concerned Youth in Gombe State on Monday threw its weight behind former Vice President Atiku Abubakar’s presidential ambition in 2027. In a press statement by the Chairman, Concerned PDP Youth, Gombe State, Ismail Gombe, and Secretary, Abubakar Pantami, described Atiku as ‘one of the most qualified hopefuls to lead Nigeria under the PDP in 2027’, …