Tag: Atiku
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2027 Eligibility Suit: Court Allows Atiku to Serve Tinubu Through APC
By Sunday Ameh The Federal High Court in Abuja has granted former Vice President and African Democratic Congress presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, permission to serve President Bola Tinubu with court documents through his political party, the All Progressives Congress. Justice Inyang Ekwo granted the application on Wednesday while ruling on an ex-parte application filed by…
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Atiku Challenges Tinubu Over Subsidy Savings As ASUU Strike Threat Returns
By Opeyemi Adelakun Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has renewed his criticism of the Federal Government’s fuel subsidy removal, arguing that the latest threat of industrial action by university lecturers raises fresh questions about how the resulting savings have been used. Atiku, in a statement issued on Sunday by his Senior Special Assistant on Public…
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2027; Nigerians Will Beg Atiku for Second Term, Wife Says
By George Omagbemi The wife of former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar, Titi Atiku Abubakar, has expressed confidence that Nigerians will demand her husband’s re-election after his first term if he wins the 2027 presidential election. Titi made the declaration while campaigning for Atiku’s presidential bid, urging Nigerians to give him the opportunity to lead the country…
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Kwankwaso Urges Atiku To Abandon 2027 Presidential Bid, Back NDC
By Opeyemi Adelakun The Vice-Presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, Rabi’u Kwankwaso, has urged the African Democratic Congress, ADC, presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, to withdraw from the 2027 presidential race and support the NDC. Kwankwaso made the appeal on Thursday while receiving members of the Fulani Farmers Association at his residence in Abuja.…
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No Atiku VP Offer Was Made, Opposition Alliance Must Go Beyond Personal Ambitions – Obi
By Opeyemi Adelakun Peter Obi has dismissed claims that he rejected an offer to become Atiku Abubakar’s vice-presidential candidate ahead of the 2027 election, insisting that no such proposal was ever made to him. The presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) spoke during an Arise TV interview amid renewed discussions over whether opposition…
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How N18.72tn FAAC Revenue Masks Nigerians’ Shrinking Purchasing Power – Atiku
By Opeyemi Adelakun Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has challenged the Federal Government and other tiers of government to explain why rising Federation Account Allocation Committee, FAAC, revenues have not produced a corresponding improvement in Nigerians’ living conditions. Atiku, who is the presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, made the argument in a statement…
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Atiku attacks Tinubu over fuel, fertiliser, cement price increases
By Opeyemi Adelakun Presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, Atiku Abubakar, has launched a fresh attack on President Bola Tinubu’s economic policies, arguing that rising prices of essential commodities have worsened the financial pressure on Nigerian households. Atiku said the sharp increase in the prices of petrol, fertiliser and cement, alongside the depreciation…
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2027: Datti Rules Out Obi, Atiku As Solution To Nigeria’s Problems
By Opeyemi Adelakun As political alignments ahead of Nigeria’s 2027 presidential election gather momentum, Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed has argued that simply replacing President Bola Tinubu with another familiar political figure may not deliver the change Nigerians desire. Baba-Ahmed, the Labour Party’s 2023 vice-presidential candidate, made the assessment while speaking on the MicOn Podcast on Saturday.…
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Atiku Is Only Serious Challenger to Tinubu In 2027— Arabambi
By Gloria Drealomalicha The Labour Party National Vice-President, South-West, Abayomi Arabambi, has described former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar as the only serious contender capable of challenging President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 presidential election. Arabambi made the claim on Thursday during an interview on TVC’s Politics Tonight, where he discussed the evolving political landscape ahead of…
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EFCC gets 14-day ultimatum to reopen Atiku’s alleged fraud case
By Sunday Ameh A former member of the House of Representatives, Ehiozuwa Agbonayinma, has given the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission a 14-day ultimatum to reopen and prosecute the presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress, Atiku Abubakar, over alleged financial crimes. Agbonayinma made the demand through his lawyer, Hannibal Uwaifo of Sagitarian Law Firm.…
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2027: Atiku, Peter Obi Unite in Fresh Attack on Tinubu Over Hardship, Insecurity
By Paul Joseph Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and former Anambra State Governor Peter Obi have found fresh common ground in the growing opposition push associated with the G-100 movement, as both political figures intensified their attacks on President Bola Tinubu’s administration and called for a change of leadership ahead of the 2027 presidential election.…
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Opposition Coalition Faces Fresh Test As Atiku, Obi, Others Struggle To Unite Against Tinubu
By Opeyemi Adelakun The renewed effort by Nigeria’s opposition parties to form a united political front against President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 presidential election faces a major test as leaders prepare for a crucial summit in Abuja on Monday. The meeting, being convened by the G-100 under the theme, “A Framework for Opposition Cooperation…
