Atiku Abubakar
9 Apr
The Presidency has tackled former Vice President Atiku Abubakar over his statement on the Lagos-Calabar coastal highway project.
8 Apr
In this instalment, I relate to the recent presidential ban on foreign trips by ministers, heads of departments, and agencies, at the expense of government, for three months in the first instance.
6 Apr
Less than 24 hours after a hike in electricity tariff, Nigeria's power minister Adebayo Adelabu said Nigerians were responsible for the epileptic power supply in the country. Adebayo said many people took advantage of the cheap tariff to waste power supply. READ ALSO: List of Lagos areas on Band A to enjoy 20hrs electricity "We…
5 Apr
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar on Friday alleged that President Bola Tinubu administration, whom he refers to as “the President's men,” is pushing the Nigerian economy into a deeper crisis. Atiku also stated that Tinubu’s reforms are without a human face. The former vice president made this statement on Friday while criticising the government's decision…
29 Mar
Atiku Abubakar has said Nigeria has a huge lesson to learn from Senegal whose recent elections saw the emergence of Bassirou Faye as president. Little-known 44-year-old opposition leader Faye was named the country’s next president on Monday, 25 March 2024. This came just less than two weeks after he was released from prison to run…
20 Mar
The Tinubu Media Support Group (TMSG) has warned the former Vice President Atiku Abubakar to stop peddling lies over alleged padding of the N3.7 trillion worth 2024 budget.
19 Mar
The Tinubu Media Support Group (TMSG) has warned former Vice President Atiku Abubakar to stop peddling lies over alleged padding of the N3.7 trillion worth in the 2024 budget. TMSG Chairman, Jesutega Onokpasa, remarked that it was not surprising that the former Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is dabbling into all sorts…
18 Mar
Nigeria's former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has called for restraints by the military authorities, following the killing of 16 soldiers in Okuama community in Ughelli South Local Government Area of Delta State. Troops of 181 Amphibious Battalion, while on a peace mission to Okuoma community in Bomadi LGA of Delta State, were allegedly attacked by…
13 Mar
President candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in 2023, Atiku Abubakar, has denied reports that he has dumped the party.
12 Mar
Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has once again called for the merger of opposition parties to battle the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) during the 2027 general elections. Atiku made this call in a statement on Tuesday and debunked a report that claimed that he had left the People's Democratic Party (PDP). "I have been…
29 Feb
Former Nigeria's Vice President, Atiku Abubakar has explained why the recently commissioned Geometric Power Plant in Aba is not only a welcome development for Abia indigenes but for Nigeria. On Monday, Vice President Kashim Shettima inaugurated the 188 megawatts Geometric Power Plant in Aba. The power plant will generate and distribute its power outside without…
28 Feb
The Tinubu Media Support Group (TMSG) has hit back at the former Vice President Atiku Abubakar's call for the adoption of measures introduced by Argentina's President Javier Milei to cushion the effect of hardship being faced by Nigerians.
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