Tag: atiku
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Atiku congratulates U.S. President-elect Joe Biden
Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has congratulated the United States President-elect, Joe Biden, on his “well-deserved victory” at the Nov. 3 elections. In a statement he signed on Saturday in Abuja, Abubakar urged Biden to build on U.S.-Nigeria relationship. He said that he looked forward to the age-long collaboration between the two nations in the…
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Court orders Atiku to hand over custody of children to divorced wife
The Upper Area Court, Kubwa, Abuja on Tuesday ordered Alhaji Atiku Abubakar to hand over their three sons to his divorced wife and their mother, Maryam Sherif, with immediate effect. Sherif had, last year, instituted a case against Abubakar, at the Upper Area Court, Gudu with number CV/41/2019, which was later transferred to the Upper…
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Atiku warns Buhari against using force on #EndSARS protesters
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has warned President Muhammadu Buhari against deploying maximum force to disperse #EndSARS protesters staging peaceful protests across the country. The Peoples Democratic Party’s presidential candidate in a tweet on Tuesday stated the use of force would only aggravate the situation. He expressed sadness over loss of lives in several states…
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![Tinubu, Lawan, El-Rufai, Kwankwaso, others at Atiku’s son’s wedding [Photos]](https://thenewsguru.ng/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Atiku-4-e1601764590813.jpg)
Tinubu, Lawan, El-Rufai, Kwankwaso, others at Atiku’s son’s wedding [Photos]
National leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu; Senate President, Dr. Ahmad Lawan and others on Saturday attended the wedding of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar’s son with former EFCC boss, Nuhu Ribadu’s daughter in Abuja. Aliyu Atiku Abubakar and Fateema Ribadu wedded on Saturday in Asokoro, Abuja. Also at the wedding…
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Atiku fights Buhari dirty over Independence Day broadcast condemning Obasanjo
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has responded to President Muhammadu Buhari’s October 1 (60th Independence Anniversary speech) where he (Buhari) again took a swipe at previous administration for condemning his approach to governance since assuming power in 2015. The former Vice President advised President Buhari to stick to facts when criticising previous administrations. In an…
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Attack on Zulum another reminder that Buhari needs to change strategy – Atiku
The former vice president of Nigeria, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has called on the Nigerian government to adopt new strategies to deal with the menace of insecurity. Atiku made the statement, on Saturday, while condemning the attack on the convoy of Governor Babagana Zulum by Boko Haram terrorists. Atiku noted that the attack should be a…
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Alleged fraud: Atiku reacts amidst reports of US placing him, family under close surveillance
Former vice-president Atiku Abubakar has reacted to the trending FINCEN files that detailed how he came under the radar of international financial surveillance. FINCEN is the acronym for US Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network. The FinCEN Files contained thousands of closely held US Treasury documents — among them, suspicious activity reports — investigated by…
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#EdoDecides2020: Atiku congratulates Obaseki, says godfatherism over in Nigerian politics
Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar has congratulated Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, on his victory in the governorship election held in the state on Saturday. Obaseki , candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), was declared winner of the election by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), having polled the highest number of valid votes…
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Edo poll: Top political losers, winners of the day
Though the race for who becomes the governor of Edo State has been concluded with the incumbent, Godwin Obaseki securing convincing votes to defeat his counterpart, Ize-Iyamu. Obaseki polled a total of 307,955 votes to defeat Ize-Iyamu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) who got 223,619 votes. Politics being a game of numbers, permutations, actions…
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Atiku reacts to FG’s electricity hike
Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar has rejected the hike in electricity tariffs by the government of President Muhammadu Buhari The Federal Government, on Wednesday increased electricity tariffs from N30.23 per kwh to over N66 per kwh. Atiku, on Thursday said he outrightly rejected the increased electricity tariffs, especially as the nation was just coming out…