The Adamawa State Government has revoked the traditional title of Waziri Adamawa held by former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, citing a new policy requiring that all titleholders and council members within emirate councils must be indigenes of the respective chiefdoms. The development was disclosed in a circular dated 20 June 2025, by the Permanent Secretary of the Department of Chieftaincy …

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, has criticised the recent incident where Nigerian students were forced to sit for the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE), in dark and unfit conditions, calling it a ‘national disgrace’. This came as the House of Representatives Committee on Basic Education and Examination Bodies gave WAEC, a 24-hour ultimatum to appear before it on …

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has met with Nigerian chess master and founder of Chess in Slums Africa, Tunde Onakoya. Last month, Onakoya was honoured by Guinness World Records for playing chess non-stop for 64 hours. He did this with American chess player Shawn Martinez in New York City’s Times Square from 17 to 20 April 2025. Atiku shared photos …

A high-level coalition meeting involving former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, Labour Party’s (LP) Peter Obi, former Rivers State Governor Rotimi Amaechi and others descended into chaos as delegates from Jigawa State disrupted the proceedings. The ongoing coalition meeting at the Abuja Continental Hotel, organised by the National Political Consultative Group (North), was briefly disrupted following a disagreement over representation for …

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has said his father was jailed for opposing his enrolment in school at childhood. The founder of the American University of Nigeria (AUN), Atiku urged Nigerian youths to embrace education, pointing out that it is the only instrument that can change their lives. A statement on Saturday by his media aide, Paul Ibe, said the …

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 …