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Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has condemned the recent military parade involving Seyi Tinubu, the son of President Bola Tinubu. He also demanded a thorough investigation into the incident, labeling it a gross violation of military tradition. In a statement released by his media office on Sunday, signed by his media adviser, Paul Ibe, Atiku…
26 Dec
A former spokesman and ex-Director-General of the Peter Obi Presidential Campaign Organisation, Dr. Doyin Okupe, has stated that the South, and not the North, should produce the president in 2027. Speaking in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Lagos, Okupe argued that fairness demands that the South completes its…
22 Dec
The 2023 presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, has said the 2025 budget is inadequate to tackle
22 Dec
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has expressed deep sorrow over recent stampedes in Nigeria, which claimed multiple lives and left several others injured. The incidents, reported in Okija (Anambra), Maitama (Abuja), and Ibadan (Oyo State), have drawn widespread attention and grief. In a statement released on Saturday night, Atiku described the events as "heartbreaking" and…
20 Dec
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has criticized the administration of President Bola Tinubu over the alleged hack of the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) website. In a statement signed by his Media Office on Thursday, Atiku stressed the importance of data fidelity for development purposes. "The unprecedented claim that the website of the National Bureau…
15 Dec
Demola Olarewaju, the Special Assistant on Digital Media Strategy to former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, has said that the problem with the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is that "the party is no longer a viable electoral fighting platform at the national level, few states as exceptions." Olarewaju also described #WhiskeyWike and his gang as one…
15 Dec
Former Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Olabode George, has charged the duo of National Acting Chairman,
11 Dec
Following the endorsement of a Northern presidency in the 2027 general election by former Vice President of Nigeria, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, the Igbo apex group, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, on Wednesday said that the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) stalwart has lost any alliance with the Igbo. In a statement in Abakaliki, the Secretary-General of the Chidi Ibeh-led…
10 Dec
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has stated that detained Human Rights lawyer, Dele Farotimi, is being prosecuted under a law that never existed in Ekiti State. Atiku expressed displeasure over the continuous detention of Farotimi in a statement to commemorate International Human Rights Day on Tuesday. "More troubling still is that he is detained and…
10 Dec
Demola Olarewaju, the Special Assistant on Digital Media Strategy to the 2023 presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, has said the 2027 election will not be a North vs South affair but one between Nigerians and President Bola Tinubu. Olarewaju said this after the Secretary to the Government of the Federation…
9 Dec
Paul Ibe, an aide to the 2023 presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, has made a case for the return of power to the North in 2027. The South currently occupies the seat of power with President Bola Tinubu who defeated Atiku, a northerner, in the 2023 presidential election. Tinubu succeeded…
9 Dec
The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Senator George Akume, has advised former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and other northern politicians to abandon thoughts of taking over the Presidency in 2027. According to Akume, if God ordains Atiku to become President, he can still achieve his goal at the age of 90. Urging…
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Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State, has assured indigenes of the state of his administration’s resolve to ensure enrolment of more youths into the various military formations. Sanwo-Olu, who gave the assurance on Monday at the departure ceremony of the 88 Regular Recruit Intakes (RRI) from Lagos State, said enrolment of more youths…
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The Jigawa State House of Assembly, on Monday, passed the 2025 Appropriation Bill of N698 billion. The passage followed the adoption of the report of the House Standing Committee on Appropriation at plenary in Dutse. Presenting the report, the Chairman of the Committee, Ibrahim Hamza, (APC-Malam Madori), said the budget comprised N90.73 billion personnel cost,…
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Francis Nwifuru of Ebonyi says that God used the Minister of Works, Sen. David Umahi to make him the state’s governor in 2023. Nwifuru said this on Monday when both attended mpowerment programme by member representing Ohaoazara/Onicha/ Ivo Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Hon. Nkemkanma Kama, at Ishiagu, Ivo Local Government Area of…
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The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has expressed satisfaction with the progress recorded so far in infrastructure development in the FCT in the last 12 months. Wike stated this after inspection of an ongoing road construction in Gishiri and construction of Judges’ Quarters in Abuja on Monday. The minister, who…
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A Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday, ordered the temporary forfeiture of the sum of 49, 700. 00 US dollars allegedly recovered from Dr Nura Ali, former Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), for Sokoto State in the 2023 general elections. Justice Emeka Nwite gave the order after Osuobeni Akponimisingha, counsel…
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Gov. Ademola Adeleke of Osun, on Monday, assented to the N427,746, 925,170 budget passed by the legislature for year 2025 into law. Adeleke after signing the budget directed the state’s Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) to ensure its full implementation for the benefits of the people. “We are here to further demonstrate our readiness to…
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Gov. Monday Okpebholo of Edo has approved the change of name of the Edo State University, Uzairue to Edo University, Iyamho. This is contained in a statement on Monday in Benin, by the Secretary to the State Government, Mr Umar Ikhilor. According to Ikhilor, the change of name takes immediate effect. READ ALSO:Rescue…