Tag: Atiku
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Atiku Promises $100bn Fund For Start-ups, Entrepreneurs If Elected
By Opeyemi Adelakun Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has promised to establish a $100bn financing programme for start-ups and entrepreneurs if elected President in the 2027 general election. Atiku made the pledge in a statement posted on his X account on Saturday, saying his proposed administration would prioritise economic opportunities for young Nigerians rather than policies…
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Tinubu Is 90? Omokri Challenges Atiku With 1996 Photo of President, Dele Momodu
By Opeyemi Adelakun Reno Omokri, Ambassador-designate of Nigeria to Mexico, Honduras, Guatemala and Nicaragua, has challenged former Vice President Atiku Abubakar’s claim that President Bola Tinubu is 90 years old. Omokri, in a statement on Friday, also called on journalist and publisher Dele Momodu to confirm the authenticity of a photograph purportedly taken with Tinubu…
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2027: Atiku Pledges To Reopen Nigeria’s Land Borders, Revive Transborder Trade
By Opeyemi Adelakun Former Vice President and African Democratic Congress presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has pledged to reopen Nigeria’s land borders if elected president in the 2027 general election. Atiku said the policy would revive transborder trade, which he argued had been disrupted by prolonged restrictions on the country’s borders with neighbouring countries. The former…
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Atiku: INEC Will Not Do the Right Thing in 2027, Nigerians Must Protect Their Votes
By Abdulqadir Muhammad Alhaji Former Vice President and African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has warned Nigerians not to rely solely on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to ensure their votes count in the 2027 general election. Speaking in an interview with BBC Hausa, Mr Atiku said Nigerians must turn out in…
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2027: Atiku Faces Fresh Attacks Over Tinubu Credential Challenge
By Opeyemi Adelakun The renewed controversy over President Bola Tinubu’s academic, National Youth Service Corps and foreign records has drawn fresh criticism from an All Progressives Congress lawmaker and a group of lawyers and policy analysts. The criticism followed former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar’s latest legal challenge to Tinubu’s eligibility for the 2027 presidential election and…
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Atiku Sets Condition for 2027 Presidential Debates, Challenges Tinubu
By Opeyemi Adelakun Former Vice President and African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has said he will not participate in any presidential debate ahead of the 2027 general elections unless President Bola Tinubu and the All Progressives Congress (APC) are represented. Atiku, who leads the coalition of opposition parties, said debate platforms should…
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2027 Will Be My Last Presidential Election, Atiku Declares
By Opeyemi Adelakun African Democratic Congress presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has declared that the 2027 general election will be his final attempt to become President of Nigeria. Atiku, a former vice president, made the declaration during a Facebook Live session, as he prepares for another presidential contest after decades of pursuing the country’s highest political…
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Atiku Challenges Tinubu To Account For N30trn In Federation Funds
By Opeyemi Adelakun Former Vice-President and African Democratic Congress presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar has challenged President Bola Tinubu’s administration to publish a detailed ledger showing how federation revenues, deductions, savings and transfers have been managed since June 2023. Atiku made the demand following the release of the July 2026 Federation Account figures, which he said…
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Atiku Takes Tinubu’s 2027 Eligibility Battle to Court, Personally Swears Affidavit in Abuja
By George Omagbemi Former Vice President and presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Atiku Abubakar, on Friday personally appeared at the Registry of the Federal High Court in Abuja, where he deposed to an affidavit in support of a suit challenging President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s qualification to contest the 2027 presidential election. Atiku’s…
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OBASANJO-ATIKU FEUD: ‘It’s Political, Not Personal’ — Atiku’s Aide, Ologun Back Claim
By Sunday Ameh The lingering rift between former President Olusegun Obasanjo and former Vice President Atiku Abubakar is driven by political differences rather than personal grievances, Atiku’s Senior Political Assistant, Demola Olarewaju, has said. Olarewaju made the claim on Monday during an interview on Frontline, a current affairs programme on Eagle 102.5 FM, Ilese-Ijebu, Ogun…
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Opinion: Atiku, Obasanjo And The Political Wounds That Refuse To Heal
By Opeyemi Adelakun For more than two decades, the political relationship between former President Olusegun Obasanjo and his former deputy, Atiku Abubakar, has refused to settle into the quiet permanence of history. Instead, old accusations have continued to resurface, each revival reopening questions about power, loyalty, succession and the bitter collapse of one of Nigeria’s…
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SERAP Urges Tinubu, Atiku, Obi, 16 Others To Publish Assets Before 2027 Election
By Opeyemi Adelakun The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project has urged President Bola Tinubu, former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar, Peter Obi and 16 other presidential candidates to publicly declare their assets and liabilities ahead of the 2027 presidential election. SERAP also called on the candidates to disclose the legitimate sources of their significant assets and publicly…
