The worst possible outcome of the 2023 presidential election would have been an Atiku Abubakar victory. That would have established such a bad and dangerous precedent, causing serious damage to Nigeria’s unity and worsening the country’s already problematic management of diversity. Atiku ran for the presidential ticket of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on the basis that only a Northern …

Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has warned the federal government that the $1.07 billion allocated to the health sector in the 2025 budget should not be misused. In a statement in Abuja, Atiku asked that mechanisms must be put in place to ensure the funds are used to improve healthcare services rather than vanish under suspicious circumstances. The Peoples Democratic Party …

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, …