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Nigerian singer, songwriter, television presenter, publisher, producer and activist, Charles Oputa popularly known as Charly Boy has said he will leave Nigeria if the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar or the All Progressives Congress (APC), candidate, Bola Tinubu emerges winner of the 2023 general election. Tinubu polled a total of 1,271 votes […]
Continue ReadingI cannot remember how many times former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has contested to be president of Nigeria. Or the number of party platforms he has crisscrossed over a period of three decades in pursuit of his ambition. But I do remember his first attempt in 1993 when I witnessed the high drama in Jos as a young reporter covering the defunct Social Democratic Party (SDP) […]
Continue ReadingAgain, the former Nigerian vice-president and serial presidential aspirant, Atiku Abubakar, has emerged as the presidential candidate of the opposition party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Atiku emerged as a candidate at the end of the presidential primary after polling 371 votes, defeating the Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, who scored 237 votes. Other aspirants […]
Continue ReadingIn his recent THISDAY column “The Pendulum” veteran journalist and politician Dele Momodu had advised Atiku Abubakar not to contest the 2023 presidential election because age is not on his side. Momodu also advised Atiku and members of his “giatric (sic) generation” to step aside for non-career politicians and youths in 2023. Again, he stressed […]
Continue ReadingFellow Nigerians, let me say categorically that anyone who has followed me closely would have noticed my admiration for the Wazirin Adamawa, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar. Of all the political leaders in their mid-seventies, he is my favourite, for very cogent reasons, as I shall explain briefly. From being a former high-ranking officer of the much […]
Continue ReadingFormer Nigerian Vice President, Mr. Abubakar Atiku has scored the administration, led by former President Olusegun Obasanjo high on the economy, as Nigerians go into stock-taking mode on the nation’s fortunes after 60 years of independence, Mr. Atiku was obviously reacting to the Independence Day speech by President Muhammadu Buhari, where he said, “No government […]
Continue ReadingIn a statement, Atiku Abubakar, has urged aggrieved members of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Imo State not to despair over the nullification of the electoral victory of the PDP 2019 governorship candidate in Imo, Chief Emeka Ihedioha, by the Supreme Court. Nigerian Supreme Court had nullified Ihedioha’s victory and ordered that the candidate of […]
Continue ReadingFormer Nigerian Vice President and presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the last general election, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has concluded plans to file an appeal on Monday to challenge the outcome of the Presidential Elections Petitions Tribunal (PEPT). Ahead of Wednesday’s deadline for an appeal against the tribunal’s judgement, Atiku had put […]
Continue ReadingThe presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the last general election, Atiku Abubakar, has said that the imposition of travel ban on some categories of Nigerians by the United States has confirmed his claims that the February and March elections were marred by irregularities. A statement signed by Atiku’s media aide, Paul […]
Continue ReadingPeoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, have opened their case at the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal in Abuja in respect of their petition challenging the victory of President Muhammadu Buhari, at the February 23, 2019 poll. Today’s brief by petitioners’ legal team is being led by Dr. Livy Uzoukwu SAN, […]
Continue ReadingPresidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the February 2019 election, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, on Tuesday, said that there were strong indications that the Nigerian Government was persecuting a former President of the Senate, Dr. Bukola Saraki. Atiku explained that fresh investigation of Saraki by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission over his […]
Continue ReadingPeoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, on Friday told the Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal in Abuja that Aliyu Haidar Abubakar, son of the President of the Court of Appeal, Justice Zainab Bulkachuwa, campaigned for President Muhammadu Buhari ahead of the February 23 presidential poll. They alleged that Abubakar was not […]
Continue ReadingNigeria’s Presidential Election Petition Tribunal, on Wednesday, fixed May 22 for hearing on an application by the Peoples Democratic Party and its Presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, seeking the withdrawal of tribunal Chairman, Justice Zainab Bulkachuwa, from the panel. Justice Bulkachuwa fixed the date shortly after counsel to Atiku and the PDP announced that they had […]
Continue ReadingPeoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said that its candidate in the February 23 presidential election, Atiku Abubakar, beats its main contender and incumbent, President Muhammadu Buhari, by 1.6 million votes. The party stated this in a petition it filed before the Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal in Abuja on Monday March 18, according to Punch. INEC […]
Continue ReadingA panel of the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Abuja, Nigeria, has granted PDP and its flag bearer, Atiku Abubakar, access to All Electoral Materials in the presidential elections. The panel on Wednesday heard the ex-parte motion filed by the Peoples Democratic Party and its presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, seeking an order granting them […]
Continue ReadingCandidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has cried out that Buhari and his government agencies are detaining his family members and supporters. “My son in law and lawyer have been detained, one for 3 weeks and the other recently. They are paying the price for supporting me. I urge those now persecuting them to […]
Continue ReadingFormer vice president and presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the February 23 presidential and National Assembly election, Atiku Abubakar, has disclosed some details about his meeting with the National Peace Committee headed by ex-Head of State, Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar (retd). The PDP presidential candidate also called for unconditional release of party […]
Continue ReadingPresidential candidate of the main opposition party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mr. Atiku Abubakar, has cast his vote. Atiku cast his vote at his polling unit of Ajiya in Yola North Local Government Area of Adamawa State. His wife, Titi accompanied him to the polling unit, where she also cast her vote.
Continue ReadingPresidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mr. Atiku Abubakar, has expressed shock that the presidential election was postponed by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), a few hours before its conduct. PDP presidential candidate, who spoke at his residence in Yola, Adamawa State on Saturday, said he had no issue with the sensitive […]
Continue ReadingOn Tuesday, Nigerian Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, rocked Lagos PDP campaign rally as the party’s presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, his running mate, Peter Obi, PDP Chairman, Uche Secondus and other party chieftains bring the 2019 campaigns to Lagos. Bukola Saraki shines at the Lagos PDP campaign rally as he gives everybody the ‘Shaku Shaku’ […]
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