Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar’s visit to the Abuja residence of Senator Aishatu Dahiru Binani has ignited fresh political speculations ahead of the 2027 general elections. Atiku’s visit on Monday comes amid renewed efforts by key opposition figures to form a coalition aimed at unseating the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Binani, a prominent APC member, is believed to have …

The recent alert by former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar can only make meanings if taken from what would have been the lot of Nigeria’s democracy had the then Lagos State governor, Bola Tinubu and his allies not taken strategic steps to leave the crisis-ridden Alliance for Democracy (AD) to form the Action Congress (AC) in 2006. In the 1999 general …

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has expressed profound sorrow over the fuel tanker crash in Enugu State, which claimed several lives. In a statement posted on Saturday via his X handle, Atiku extended his condolences to the families and friends of the victims, describing the frequent incidents of tanker explosions as “a national emergency requiring immediate attention”. “Oh dear, not …

Former Senator representing Rivers South-East, Magnus Abe, has accused politicians supporting Governor Siminalayi Fubara of doing so not out of love for the state but for personal gains and to further their personal political ambitions, particularly to bring down the Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike. Abe stated this at the Rivers State stakeholders’ programme hosted by Wike …

Former vice president Atiku Abubakar, has said 2025 presents the country an opportunity to reshape and redefine national dialogue. In a statement yesterday, Atiku said the New Year is beyond a mere passage of time. He stated that it is an opportunity for a new beginning. Consequently, he implored citizens to participate actively in safeguarding the principles of democracy in …

The 2023 Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, has criticised the 2025 budget proposal, accusing President Bola Tinubu of making the same borrowing mistakes by his predecessor, Muhammadu Buhari. Atiku, who X-rayed the budget, asserted that it lacked the structural reforms and fiscal discipline needed to address Nigeria’s complex economic challenges. In a statement on Sunday, …

The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), George Akume, says northerners nursing presidential ambition in 2027 should wait until 2031. Akume spoke on Sunday during his appearance on ‘Politics Today,’ a TVC programme. The SGF said those eyeing the presidency in 2027 should allow President Bola Tinubu the opportunity to complete a potential second term. He also asked …

The ancient city of Kano yesterday witnessed an extraordinary gathering of top serving and former Nigerian leaders, captains of industry, diplomats, business moguls and high political chieftains for the historic wedding fatiha of Aisha, daughter of the 2023 presidential candidate of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP), Sen. Rabi’u Musa Kwankwaso, and Fahad, son of Katsina business mogul, Dahiru Mangal, …

The Presidency has again faulted the economic proposal canvassed by former Vice President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, saying that the proposition of the 2023 presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party was “devoid of realistic alternatives”. In a statement on Sunday, the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Mr. Bayo Onanuga kicked against Atiku’s suggestion of a consultation …

The Presidency has said that if a former Vice President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar had won last year’s presidential election as the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, he would have “plunged Nigeria into a worse situation or run a regime of cronyism”. Reacting to Atiku’s most recent criticism of the Bola Tinubu administration, the President’s spokesman, Mr. Bayo Onanuga said …