The stage is set for a mega coalition to confront President Ahmed Bola Tinubu and the All Progressives Congress, APC, in the 2027 general elections. Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, who declared this stance on Wednesday, said a major political coalition involving the breakaway APC, PDP and Labour Party is in the works to confront…
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has challenged President Bola Tinubu over the newly introduced “Nigeria First Policy.” The policy prioritizes the use of made-in-Nigeria goods and services, especially in public procurement. While stakeholders like the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN), Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association (NECA), and Senator Ali Ndume have hailed the initiative, Atiku believes…
The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has sent a warning to two former presidential candidates, Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Omoyele Sowore of the African Action Congress (AAC), accusing them of trying to cause division within the student body. In a statement released by NANS National Public Relations Officer, Comrade…
By Azu Ishiekwene There’s a concern that Nigeria could soon become a one-party state, not by law, like in China, but through subterfuge – or in legal terms, de facto – similar to Cameroon, Uganda, Equatorial Guinea, or even Rwanda, where the ruling parties are inflicting a slow, painful death on the opposition. Those who…
Gov Buni The Governor of Yobe State, Mai Mala Buni, has described the authors of the rumours that he was planning to join the opposition leaders’ coalition spearheaded by former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, as mere speculators and running wide with their imagination. In a statement issued by the Governor’s Director-General of Press and Media…
Atiku Abubakar’s Special Assistant on Digital Media Strategy, Demola Olarewaju, has said the biggest mistake allies of former President Muhammadu Buhari will make with President Bola Tinubu in 2027 will be trusting him. Olarewaju, whose principal was the 2023 presidential candidate for the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, said Buhari’s boys in the Congress for Progressive…
There have been several reactions from social media users after photo of former Vice President and PDP candidate in the 2023 presidential election, Atiku Abubakar and his grandchildren surfaced online. The picture was shared on the official X handle of the former Vice President on Saturday. In the picture that surfaced online, the former Vice…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has clarified that the investigations of Ms. Aisha Achimugu have no political undercurrents involving former Vice President Atiku Abubakar or the Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu. In a statement on Friday, by the EFCC spokesperson, Dele Oyewale, the commission said the investigations were independent of the two political…
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar is reportedly holding a coalition meeting with some senators in the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Yola, the capital of Adamawa State. Senator Ishaku Abbo, Senator Aishatu Binani, along with several chieftains of the APC were said to be at the coalition meeting. Atiku, who served as the presidential candidate…
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, Labour Party’s Peter Obi, former Rivers State Governor Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi and former President Olusegun Obasanjo met in Abuja during a colloquium in honour of former Imo State Governor Emeka Ihedioha on his 60th birthday. The event, held at the Ladi Kwali Hall of the Abuja Continental Hotel, was chaired…
