Tag: atiku
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Court fixes date for suit challenging Atiku’s citizenship
The Federal High Court, Abuja on Thursday, fixed Sept. 27 to hear a suit filed by the Incorporated Trustees of Egalitarian Mission for Africa, a group, challenging the citizenship of former Vice President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar. The plaintiff instituted the suit in 2019 challenging Abubakar’s eligibility to contest for president. When the matter was called,…
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Atiku distances self from Koo social media account
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has denied owning a Koo social media account. Abubakar made the denial in a statement by his spokesman, Mazi Paul Ibe, on Saturday following the emergence of an account with the name of the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party for the 2019 elections in Nigeria. I’ve said: “This…
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June 12: Nigerians should be united in defence of democracy – Atiku
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar on Friday urged Nigerians to stay united in fighting for the country’s burgeoning democracy. Mr Atiku made the remark in a statement commemorating this year’s edition of June 12, a date set aside to celebrate the country’s democracy. According to Mr Atiku, Nigerians must “resist the divide and rule tactics…
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No justification for violent attacks, killings in Nigeria – Atiku
Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has decried the spate of bloodletting in the country. He said there was no justification for the killings. Atiku was reacting to last Thursday’s killing of 88 persons in Kebbi State with scores of others still missing. In a statement on Monday in Abuja by his media office, the former Vice-President…
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Tinubu breaks silence on meeting with Atiku at Abuja Airport
National leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu has broken his silence on purported meeting with former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar at the Abuja Airport. A viral video in circulation suggested that Tinubu went to welcome Atiku at the airport to show his support for him ahead 2023 presidential election. Social media…
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Children’s Day: Atiku urges intensified efforts to mitigate COVID-19 effects
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has called for concerted efforts to mitigate both immediate and long-term adverse effects of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on education. Abubakar made the call in a statement signed by his Media aide, Paul Ibe, in Abuja on Wednesday, to mark the 2021 Children’s Day. The former vice president said it…
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Stop waiting for Aso Rock, convene national summit to save Nigeria — Atiku tells governors
Former vice-president, Atiku Abubakar, has urged Nigerian governors to convene a national unity summit “to iron out the thorny issues” affecting the country. He said the governors should stop waiting for the federal government to act, while urging them to work together irrespective of tribe, religion, or political affiliations. Atiku’s counsel is coming in the…
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Buhari, Ishaku, Atiku mourn ‘Mama Taraba’
President Muhammadu Buhari Taraba State Governor, Darius Ishaku and former Vice President Atiku Abubakar were among leaders that mourned the death of former Minister of Women Affairs and Social Development, Hajiya Aisha Jummai Al-Hassan. TheNewsGuru.com, TNG reports that Senator Al-Hassan, fondly called ‘Mama Taraba,’ who represented Taraba North in the 7th Senate, died on Friday…
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Atiku, Ezekwesili mourn death of Adeboye’s son
Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar has sent his condolences to Pastor Enoch Adeboye of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG, over the death of his son, Dare. TheNewsGuru (TNG) had exclusively reported that Pastor Dare died in his sleep on Wednesday night at his home in Eket, Akwa Ibom State. He was a Youth…
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Insecurity: Buhari must mobilise military veterans to battlefield – Atiku
Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar has called the government of President Muhammadu Buhari to consider recalling retired military veterans in the battle against terrorism in the country. Atiku, in a statement on Tuesday lamented that the security situation in Nigeria was deteriorating rapidly and that ordinary Nigerians were living in fear for their lives and…