The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the last election, Alhaji Abubakar Atiku, along with the party, on Tuesday in Abuja, opened their case at the Presidential Election Petition Court by tendering documents to support their petition. One of the documents tendered by counsel to the petitioners, Mr. Eyitayo Jegede was the Form EC 8E, which is …

Veteran Nigerian composer, singer, instrumentalist, band leader and undisputable legend of juju music, King Sunny Ade (abbreviated KSA) released a classic early 1976. It was in the immediate aftermath of the assassination of Nigeria’s charismatic military Head of State, General Murtala Ramat Muhammed by mutineers on Friday 13th February 1976. Bukar Suka Dimka, a cranky army Lt. Colonel, led the …

For my masters degree thesis 36 years ago, I was assigned to Prayag Tripathi, a bespectacled, painstaking and thorough Indian professor of English, as my supervisor. His job contract unfortunately expired just before I submitted the last and concluding chapter of the work. Tripathi personally discussed with and reassigned me to Olu Obafemi, Emeritus professor and 2018 recipient of the …

The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the recent presidential election, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has called the attention of Nigerians to what he called “the game plan” to upturn the democratic wishes of the people of Adamawa State in the governorship election in the state. In a press release by his Media Adviser, Mr Paul Ibe, Atiku …

Former Vice President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has denied speculations that he is involved in the emergence of an “anointed” candidate for the governorship ticket of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in 11th November election in Kogi State. Senator Dino Melaye, one of the governorship aspirants in the PDP, was a spokesman for the Atiku presidential campaign council in the 25th …

Ever since I trained my mind to follow the unravelling of Nigeria’s sociopolitics through martial and civilian governance, I’ve found no deputy who has been as harried and harangued as Atiku Abubakar. I have highlighted the word civilian in the preceding sentence because much of what we have witnessed particularly in Nigeria’s last two general elections have merely parodied genuine expression …

I visited the Asokoro, Abuja home of Nigeria’s former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar the other day to observe the iftar with him, as part of the month-long Ramadan. Atiku very ably hoisted the presidential flag of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) during the last general elections, as we remember. The flames and flickers of the fires stoked by that insanely …

That Nigeria’s highly regarded The Guardian newspaper published a two-part editorial in the immediate past week on the nation’s judiciary, attests to the seriousness with which that arm of government is taken. The Guardian has deservedly earned its place in the nation’s media space, having survived four full decades, consistently making regular, daily showings on the newsstands. This is despite …

Last week, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, who was presidential candidate of the Peoples Democracy Party (PDP) in the recently-concluded presidential election, led some PDP governors, party leaders and supporters to stage a protest at the headquarters of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Abuja. Their grouse was what they described as the rigging of the 25 February presidential …

Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar on Tuesday inaugurated the legal team to challenge the presidential election of 25 February. While inaugurating the legal team at his campaign headquarters in Abuja, Atiku charged it to establish the claim of illegality in the election and “reclaim the mandate of the Nigerian people”. Atiku told the team …