Tag: Atiku
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Ondo NAF Crash: Atiku Condoles With Victims’ Families
By Opeyemi Adelakun Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has condoled with the families of the 25 people killed in the Nigerian Air Force aircraft crash in Ondo State. Atiku, who is also the presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress, expressed his condolences in a post on his verified X handle on Tuesday. He described…
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Atiku Demands Answers Over N33.75bn Cash Transfers as NCTO Rejects Fraud Claims
By George Omagbemi ABUJA — October 5, 2026: Former Vice-President and African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar has demanded greater transparency over ₦33.75 billion in cash transfers made to more than 3.29 million households in 2023, after an Auditor-General’s report raised questions about the records available to verify the payments. The Auditor-General for…
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Fani-Kayode, Atiku’s Aide Trade Words Over Ex-VP’s Reference To Tinubu As ‘Bola’
By Opeyemi Adelakun A disagreement over how President Bola Tinubu should be addressed has triggered a war of words between former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, and Paul Ibe, media adviser to former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar. The controversy followed Atiku’s October 1 Independence Day address, in which he repeatedly referred to the President as “Bola”…
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Atiku Challenges Tinubu – Publish Routes and Fares Behind October 1 Transport Promise
By George Omagbemi Former Vice-President and African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has challenged President Bola Tinubu to publish details of the transport routes and fares covered by the Federal Government’s promised reduction in transportation costs. Atiku issued the challenge in his Independence Day response to Tinubu, hours after the President’s nationwide broadcast…
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Atiku Demands Release of 5 Men Over ‘Tinubu Must Go’ T-Shirts in Borno
By George Omagbemi Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has demanded the immediate release of five men arrested and arraigned in Maiduguri, Borno State, over T-shirts bearing the inscription “Tinubu Must Go.” Atiku made the demand on Wednesday through Phrank Shaibu, Director of Strategic Communication of the African Democratic Congress Presidential Campaign Council, questioning the basis…
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Atiku Questions Nigeria-US Health Deal, Tells FG To Release Full Agreement
By Opeyemi Adelakun Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has urged the Federal Government to make public the full details of Nigeria’s health agreement with the United States. The call came after Ghanaian President John Mahama disclosed that Ghana had rejected a proposed health compact with Washington over concerns involving medical records, pathogen information, funding obligations and…
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Atiku Challenges FG Over Proposed $1.5bn World Bank Loan
By Opeyemi Adelakun African Democratic Congress presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar has challenged the Federal Government to account for Nigeria’s existing debt before proceeding with its proposed $1.5bn borrowing from the World Bank. Atiku made the demand in a statement issued on Monday by his Director of Strategic Communications, Phrank Shaibu, following reports that the Federal…
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Atiku to Tinubu — Raise ₦70,000 Minimum Wage as Workers Struggle to Survive
By George Omagbemi Former Vice President and African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar has urged President Bola Tinubu to increase Nigeria’s ₦70,000 minimum wage, arguing that rising prices have eroded workers’ purchasing power. In a statement issued by his Director of Strategic Communications, Phrank Shaibu, Atiku backed organised labour’s demand for a substantial…
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ADC Challenges APC: Show Court Judgment Convicting Atiku
By George Omagbemi The African Democratic Congress (ADC) Presidential Campaign Council has hit back at the All Progressives Congress (APC) over its latest attack on former Vice President and ADC presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar, accusing APC spokesman Felix Morka of attempting to turn allegations into convictions. The council described Morka’s intervention as a “grubby attempt…
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2027: Atiku Picks El-Rufai as Campaign Deputy
By George Omagbemi Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has appointed former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai as Deputy Chairman of his Presidential Campaign Council for the 2027 general elections under the African Democratic Congress (ADC). The appointment was announced on Thursday by Atiku’s media aide, Phrank Shaibu, as the opposition party unveiled its campaign structure.…
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Wike Dismisses Obi, Atiku’s Claims Of 2023 Rivers Victory
By Opeyemi Adelakun Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has rejected claims by Peter Obi and supporters of the Labour Party that they won the 2023 presidential election in Rivers State, insisting that no such victory was officially declared. Wike made the remarks during an appearance on TVC’s Journalists Hangout programme on Monday,…
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Atiku Questions Tinubu’s Third Straight Absence From UNGA
By Opeyemi Adelakun Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has questioned President Bola Tinubu’s decision to stay away from the United Nations General Assembly for the third consecutive year. Atiku, in a statement issued on Sunday by his Senior Special Assistant on Public Communication, Phrank Shaibu, said Tinubu’s absence from the 79th UNGA in 2024, the…