Phrank Shaibu
20 Feb
Special Assistant on Public Communication to former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, Phrank Shaibu, has accused the Federal Government of re-introducing fuel subsidy “through the back door.”
24 Nov
Champions are made from something they have deep inside of them – a desire, a dream, a vision, says the great Mahatma Gandhi. This typifies clearly the life and times of Waziri Atiku Abubakar, who, despite the odds against him from early childhood, overcame all the hurdles and vicissitudes of life. Born on November 25,…
11 Oct 2023
Phrank Shaibu, the Special Assistant on Public Communications to former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, has criticized the BBC over its fact-check report stating that there was no evidence to show that President Bola Tinubu’s Chicago State University (CSU) certificate was forged. Shaibu described the BBC's report as a "hatchet job" and noted that the outrage…
9 Oct 2023
Phrank Shaibu, Special Assistant to former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, has criticized the appointment of additional media aides by President Bola Tinubu, stating that not even a thousand media aides can salvage Tinubu's reputation, which he believes is embroiled in scandals. Shaibu's comments came in response to the establishment of a new media directorate by…
8 Oct 2023
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar’s Special Assistant on Public Communication, Phrank Shaibu, says the Bola Tinubu administration plans to gag the media ahead of the release of the records containing his investigations by the United States' Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). Shaibu said in a statement on Sunday that the Tinubu administration had become frustrated…
Atiku's aide credits U.S. judicial independence for Tinubu's legal setback, slams Nigerian judiciary
2 Oct 2023
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar’s Special Assistant on Public Communications, Phrank Shaibu, says that the independence of the judiciary in the United States of America led to President Bola Tinubu’s ultimate defeat at the Northern District of Illinois court. Shaibu said this while reacting to the order by Justice Nancy Maldonado for the Chicago State…
17 Sep 2023
An aide to Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the 2023 election, has raised the alarm over alleged plans by President Bola Tinubu to unleash a regime of propaganda as a policy of the state in the coming days. Atiku’s Special Assistant on Public Communication, Phrank Shaibu, said in a…
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