Politics

Jos political jamboree shows Tinubu’s priorities – Atiku

Tunde Opalana 5 October 2025 0

Atiku Abubakar, Former Vice President, has criticised President Bola Tinubu and the All Progressives Congress (APC) leadership for misplaced priorities during their visit to Plateau State on Saturday. Tinubu and top APC figures attended the burial of the mother of Nentewe Yilwata, APC National

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2027 Elections: Tambuwal reveals ‘national’ plan to unseat Tinubu

Awwal Owolabi 6 September 2025 0

Aminu Tambuwal, ex-governor of Sokoto, has revealed plans to unseat President Tinubu in 2027 as a national consensus, which he is willing to do his best to achieve. Speaking on Channels TV’s Politics Today, the former speaker revealed his commitment to ousting Tinubu and APC from the presidential seat in the 2027 elections. “I am […]

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Tambuwal: I will always support Atiku for presidency over Wike

Awwal Owolabi 6 September 2025 0

Aminu Tambuwal, former governor of Sokoto, has revealed that he would always choose Atiku over Wike for Nigerian presidency although the FCT minister is his friend. Tambuwal made this statement on Friday during the Politics Today program on Channels TV, while refuting claims that he betrayed the ex- Rivers governor in 2022. In 2022, Tambuwal […]

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APC celebrates Rivers LG poll victory, knocks Atiku over malpractice claims

Awwal Owolabi 1 September 2025 0

Felix Morka, national publicity secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), says the party’s victory in the Rivers state local government elections reflects the people’s confidence in the administration of President Bola Tinubu. In a statement released on Monday and shared on X by Bayo Onanuga, special adviser to the president on information, Morka said […]

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Atiku declares 2027 presidential bid, vows to ‘reconstruct traumatised homeland’

Promise Eze 25 August 2025 0

Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has confirmed that he will contest the 2027 presidential election. Atiku’s declaration was made known on Sunday by his former media aide, Tunde Olusunle, who worked with him during the 2023 elections. The statement followed remarks by Ola Olateju, a professor at Achievers University, who claimed Atiku was more focused on […]

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Atiku mourns Rex Onyeabo, celebrates his patriotism, loyalty to friendship

Ihesiulo Grace 16 August 2025 0

Former Vice President of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar, expresses his profound condolences to the family of Chief Rex Onyeabo on the passing of their patriarch. In a condolence message issued by the Atiku Media Office in Abuja on Friday, Atiku extolled the patriotic spirit of late Onyeabo and his committed loyalty to friendship. The statement reads: […]

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Dumebi Kachikwu: Atiku plotting to hijack ADC for 2027 presidency

Awwal Owolabi 9 August 2025 0

Dumebi Kachikwu, 2023 presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), has accused Atiku Abubakar, former vice president, of plotting to take over the party to advance his 2027 presidential ambition. Speaking at a press conference in Abuja on Friday, Kachikwu addressed the recent influx of prominent politicians into the ADC, including Atiku Abubakar, Peter

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Atiku, Mark , Secondus, others urge PDP members to join coalition

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 2 July 2025 0

By Tunde Opalana Baring any last minute change, former vice president of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar will this week lead his allies in the Peoples Democratic Party officially to the coalition of opposition politicians seeking to wrestle power from President Bola Tinubu and the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in 2027. The PDP members met at […]

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2025 Budget: Public audit of US$1.07 billion health sector appropriation a must – Atiku

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 10 February 2025 0

…says snakes, termites, monkeys must not swallow health fund By Tunde Opalana Former Vice President of Nigeria Atiku Abubakar has charged the Federal Government to compulsorily put in place a mechanism to publicly audit funds totaling US$1.07 billion appropriated for the health sector in the 2025 budget. This is as he warned against bizarre claims […]

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Budget Deficit consistent under APC govt since 2016 – Atiku

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 23 December 2024 0

By Tunde Opalana Former Vice President of Nigeria, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has carpeted the administrations of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for running deficit federal budget since 2016. Commenting on the 2025 federal budget, amounting to N48 trillion with a revenue forecast of N35 trillion, resulting in a deficit exceeding N13 trillion or 4% of […]

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Yola Inferno: Atiku expresses sadness, calls for support

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 18 April 2024 0

By Tunde Opalana Former Vice President of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar, has expressed deep sadness over the fire incident at the Yola Main Market. Atiku, who is the Waziri Adamawa said through a press statement on Wednesday, that he shares his sympathy with victims of the fire outbreak, and announced a donation of N10 million, which […]

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Jonathan’s late CoS, Arogbofa was a forthright patriot, erudite soldier – Atiku

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 12 February 2024 0

By Tunde Opalana Former Vice President of Nigeria and presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the 2023 elections, Atiku Abubakar, has described the passing of the ex-Chief of Staff to former President Goodluck Jonathan, retired Brigadier Jones Oladeinde Arogbofa, PhD, as a national loss of a forthright patriot and an erudite military officer. […]

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Garlands as Atiku Abubakar turns 77

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 26 November 2023 0

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has celebrated former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar on his 77th birthday, describing his love for Nigeria as unwavering. The PDP said this in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Mr Debo Ologunagba in Abuja on Saturday. Ologunagba described Abubakar as national Icon of Democracy, a quintessence of humility, a kind-hearted,

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‘Atiku Would Now Show Full Respect, Compassion For Tinubu’– Elders

Ihesiulo Grace 27 October 2023 0

The Patriotic Elders Forum of Nigeria has urged the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate in the last election, Atiku Abubakar, to show more maturity as a statesman by accepting the verdict of the apex court on appeals challenging the victory of President Bola Tinubu. Naija News reports that the Patriotic Elders’ National President, Bature […]

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APC: ‘You will explain without evidence’ report on Atiku forging his WAEC certificate

Ihesiulo Grace 11 October 2023 0

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has reacted to reports concerning the name, which appears on the secondary school certificate submitted by Atiku Abubakar, to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Naija News understands the disclosure that Sadiq Abubakar and not Atiku is the name on the WAEC certificate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential

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Atiku’s desperation for Presidency

Ihesiulo Grace 10 October 2023 0

The Presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, reached the zenith of his ambition to secure the highest office in the country when he recently stirred unbridled controversy by alleging irregularities in the certificates of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. As a supposed seasoned politician with a long and intriguing history in Nigerian politics,

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Atiku dispatches a delegation to felicitate with IBB at 82

Ihesiulo Grace 18 August 2023 0

Former Vice President of Nigeria Atiku Abubakar and presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the 2023 election, on Thursday dispatched a 5-member delegation to Minna, the Niger State capital to deliver his birthday message to former military President, Ibrahim Babangida. The delegation, which was led by former Niger State governor, Dr. Babangida Aliyu […]

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Atiku to pursue fresh case against Tinubu in US

Ihesiulo Grace 6 August 2023 0

By Tunde Opalana Mr Phrank Shaibu, the Special Assistant on Public Communications to the presidential of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar said his principal has filed a separate case No. 23-5099 (N. D. III.) at the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois against President Bola Tinubu in the United States […]

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“I’m not ashamed of losing presidential contests” — Atiku hits back at Tinubu

Ihesiulo Grace 26 April 2023 0

Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the last election, has expressed his pride in contesting for Nigeria’s highest position since 1993 without any controversy. POLITICS NIGERIA reports that Atiku made it clear that he is unencumbered by any scandal, unlike Bola Tinubu, the President-elect and candidate of the All […]

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Atiku urges INEC collation officers to upload results

Ihesiulo Grace 27 February 2023 0

By Tunde Opalana Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, has asked the National Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof Mahmood Yakubu to instruct the Collation Officers for Saturday’s election to upload the results from the Polling Units to the INEC server immediately. Atiku said that this has become necessary