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 …

If the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in last year’s presidential election, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar had won, his administration would have tackled corruption in the oil sector by repositioning the NNPC Limited (NNPCL), which he described as a “huge beneficiary of the status quo”. In  statement on Sunday, Atiku, who was Nigeria’s Vice President between 1999 and 2007, said …

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt Hon Tajuddeen Abbas, were among the dignitaries who attended the wedding Fatiha of the daughter of Senator Mohammed Danjuma Goje yesterday in Abuja. The wedding fatiha between Fauziyya Danjuma Goje and Aliyu Ahmed Abubakar was held at the National Mosque, Abuja, …

Former Vice President Abubakar Atiku on Friday described Nigeria’s former military Head of State, General Yakubu Gowon, as a refined and uncontroversial public figure with an unwavering commitment to national unity and integrity. This was disclosed in a congratulatory message by his Media Adviser, Paul Ibe, to mark Gowon’s 90th birthday anniversary. The former Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate …

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has described the upcoming local government elections in Rivers State as a pivotal moment for constitutional democracy. In a statement on Friday via X, Atiku emphasised the significance of the elections, which are set to take place tomorrow, highlighting their role in upholding the Supreme Court’s ruling on local government autonomy. “The local government elections …

A former Vice President, AlhajiAtiku Abubakar has written to the National Assembly, requesting an amendment to the Constitution to allow for a six-year single term for the President and state governors. In a memorandum to the Senate Committee on Constitutional Review, Atiku, who was the presidential candidate of the People Democratic Party in last year’s general election, also proposed that …

The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), in last year’s election, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, on Monday, said Nigeria is on the brink of a one-party dictatorship. In his message to mark Nigeria’s 64th Independence Day celebration, Atiku, a former Vice President, charged all politicians of integrity to rise up and reclaim Nigeria’s democracy from oppression. According to him: …

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has condemned the use of live ammunition against protesters of hardship, who commenced their action last Thursday across the country. In a statement he signed, the 2023 presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic party described the action as “utterly intolerable and reminiscent of the dark days of military dictatorship”. He urged the international community, including …