Tag: atiku
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Kidnappings: Atiku lectures Buhari-led govt on how to secure schools
Atiku Abubakar, Former Vice President of Nigeria has told the Federal Government to have a School Protection Standby Unit deployed exclusively to protect schools in areas prone to attacks. He said this while reacting to news of students abduction in Government secondary schools in Kaya, Zamfara State. The former Vice President in a post on…
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Atiku, Obaseki, others arrive Ibadan as Makinde unveils Lekan Salami Sports Complex
Former Vice-President Abubakar Atiku; Chairman of the South-West Governors’ Forum, Arakunrin Rotimi Akeredolu and his Edo State counterpart, Governor Godwin Obaseki will join the Governor of Oyo State, ‘Seyi Makinde, to officially unveil the remodelled Lekan Salami Sports Complex, Adamasingba, Ibadan, on Wednesday. Also expected is the President of the Nigeria Football Federation, Amaju Pinnick.…
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Atiku versus Tinubu in 2034 unless…(1) – Dele Sobowale
By Dele Sobowale “If you don’t know where you are going; you’ll wind up somewhere else.” Yogi Bera, US Comedian. Ask many non card-carrying citizens about the two major political parties in Nigerian today, they will probably tell you that the All Progressives Congress, APC, and the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, have failed the country…
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2023: Atiku declares intention to run for presidency
Emman Ovuakporie Facts emerged on Friday that former Vice President Atiku Abubakar would vie for the Nigerian presidency in 2023 as his secret memo to the main opposition party, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP sent in June leaked to the press. Atiku had lost to President Muhammadu Buhari in the 2019 election and was also…
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Buhari, Osinbajo, Jonathan, Atiku, others at Yusuf Buhari’s wedding ceremony [ + Photos]
President Muhammadu Buhari alongside eminent Nigerians and other dignitaries were at the solemnisation of holy matrimony of his son, Yusuf and Zahra, daughter of the Emir of Bichi held at Bichi, Kano State, on Friday. Among those at the ceremony were Vice President Yemi Oosinbajo, former President Goodluck Jonathan, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, former…
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Buhari, Fintiri, Obasanjo, Atiku mourn late elder statesman Ahmed Joda
President Muhammadu Buhari has joined growing list of influential Nigerians to pay tributes to pioneer civil servant and elder statesman Alhaji Ahmed Joda, who died after a prolonged illness in his hometown, Yola, Adamawa State at the age of 91. The Governor Ahmadu Fintiri led Adamawa State Government, former president Olusegun Obasanjo and former Vice…
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PDP: Atiku calls for calm, urges reconciliation process be given a chance
Former Vice President of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar has called on PDP leaders to unite for the sake of the party’s interest and the country. Reacting to the current frictions in the PDP, Atiku said the party cannot afford to be divided at this critical point in time when Nigerians are desperately yearning for change in…
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2023: Nothing good can come out of Atiku, PDP
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has advised former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to forget 2023. The ruling party told them to bury the thought of returning to power, noting that Nigerians prefer the All Progressives Congress (APC). John Akpan Udoedehe, National Secretary, Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC), issued a…
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Insecurity, unemployment have never been this bad in Nigeria – Atiku
Former Vice President and PDP presidential candidate in the 2019 elections, Atiku Abubakar, has lamented the state of the nation under the leadership of the All Progressives Congress. According to him, insecurity and unemployment have never been “this bad” in Nigeria. He made the comment while speaking to journalists at the Rivers State Government House…
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Atiku eligible to vie for presidency, Adamawa govt tells court
The Adamawa government, on Tuesday told a Federal High Court, Abuja, that former Vice President Atiku Abukakar was eligible to vie for the office of the president. The Attorney-General (AG) of Adamawa, Afraimu Jingi, told Justice Inyang Ekwo while moving a motion on notice, seeking to be joined in the suit filed by a group…