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BREAKING: Atiku receives COVID-19 Vaccine in Dubai [Photos]
Reports reaching TheNewsGuru.com, TNG from Dubai, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) indicates that Nigeria’s former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar has received the Pfizer Covid-19 Vaccine. According to reports, Atiku arrived Dubai on Wednesday morning and was later spotted in the afternoon same day receiving the vaccine alongside top Dubai’s business men. With this development, the…
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Intels reacts to Atiku’s claim that Buhari caused divestment
Intels Nigeria Ltd., an oil and gas logistics company, has said its business has not been hindered by political influences from the present government. The company made the clarification in a statement it issued on Tuesday, in Lagos. TheNewsGuru.com, TNG reports that the company was co-founded by former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, late Shehu Yar’Adua…
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Atiku divests from Intels, blames Buhari
Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar said he has been selling his shares in Integrated Logistics Services Nigeria Limited (Intels), which he co-founded with late Shehu Yar’Adua and Italian-Nigerian Gabriele Volpi. Although Atiku did not specify the number of shares sold, he said he has been redirecting the proceeds into other businesses. He accused the Buhari administration…
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New Year: Let us unite to confront common enemies, Atiku tells Nigerians
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has urged Nigerians to unite to confront the common enemies bedevilling all, such as the virus, terrorism, banditry and kidnapping. Atiku made the call in his New Year message. “As we embrace this New Year with brighter hopes of restoration, let us do so with even a stronger commitment to…
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Alleged $140,000 fraud: Court dismisses charge against Atiku’s son-in-law
A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos Monday discharged Abdullahi Babalele, a son-in-law to former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, of a two-count charge of laundering $140,000. Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke threw out the charge file by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on the ground of wrong venue. He held that the charge against the…
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Insecurity: Declare state of emergency, Atiku urges Buhari
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar on Saturday asked the federal government to declare a state of emergency over the state of insecurity in the country after bandits abducted scores of students in Katsina. In a statement Mr Atiku said the government must abandon old strategies and embrace better ones. “The abduction of a large number…
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Killing of 43 farmers: Buhari must rejig security architecture now, says Atiku
Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar has said the rejig of the nation’s security architecture by President Muhammadu Buhari is long overdue following slaughtering of 43 farmers by Boko Haram in Borno on Saturday. The farmers on rice fields at Zabarmari, in Jere Local Government area of Borno were on Saturday slaughtered by the insurgents. They…
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Gunmen kidnap wife, son of Atiku’s security details
Gunmen have reportedly abducted the wife and son of security details to Nigeria’s ex-Vice President, Atiku Abubakar. The gunmen took the wife and son of the policeman away when they did not meet him at home in Adamawa State. Sources said the incident took place on Monday night in Yolde-Pate, Yola. The Atiku’s aide, whose…
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Defection: Umahi’s anger started after Atiku picked Obi as running mate in 2019 – Wike
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has traced the anger of his Ebonyi State counterpart, David Umahi, against the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) to the point Peter Obi was chosen as the Presidential Running Mate to the party’s 2019 Presidential Candidate, Atiku Abubakar. Wike, who spoke in a live television programme, also advised Umahi not to…
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Mr Macaroni knocks Atiku for calling PDP ‘best friend Nigeria could have’
Popular comedian, Debo Adebayo a.k.a Mr Macaroni has slammed Atiku Abubakar, former vice-president, for describing the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as “the best friend Nigeria could have.” Atiku had in a Twitter thread on Monday stated that when compared with other political parties, the PDP remains the only one that “believes in Nigeria.” The former…