All is now set for the formal declaration of interest for the office of the President in the 2019 general elections by former Vice President, Atiku...
The Coalition of Northern Groups (CNG), a youth group from the region, has reacted to the claim that it said President Muhammadu Buhari, former Vice President...
The recent proposal by former vice-president Alhaji Abubakar Atiku to privatize oil and gas sector, especially the country’s refineries, has been described as “callous and anti-people”....
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has accused the President Muhammadu Buhari-led Federal Government of discouraging investors from coming into the country. He said that the government...
By Femi Fani Kayode… “Labelling the attackers as Fulani is wrong. Fulani people are peaceful and live in harmony with other ethnicities. To call the killer...
Prof. Kingsley Moghalu became one of the first Nigerians to openly declare his interest to contest for Nigeria’s presidency in 2019 when he addressed the media...
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has described the current structure under which the Nigerian federation is being run as deformed. He argues that good leadership or...
By Femi Qudus… A new crisis may be brewing in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) over the decision to zone its ticket for the 2019 presidential...
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has refuted claims that he is the chief financier of the national apex body of Fulani herdsmen, Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders...
By Gideon Oghenetega… The political class would appear to have made up its mind about the 2019 elections. Nigeria ‘compulsorily’ has to choose between a Buhari...
Controversial deputy national publicity secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Timi Frank, has descended hard on Kaduna State’s Governor Nasir El-Rufai for denying that former...
Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai has lambasted former Vice President Atiku Abubakar for claiming that he was abandoned by the President Muhammadu Buhari administration despite his...
By Joseph Edgar… It is beginning to look like the duo Buhari and Atiku would be the most likely contestants come 2019. Although it is looking...
Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar is intensifying consultations among governors and stakeholders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) ahead of the 2019 polls. The consultations according...
By Gozie Irogboli… The most dominant topic in the political circles and among political commentators in Nigeria at present is the recent defection of Alhaji Atiku...
Last Saturday was historic for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Nigeria’s main opposition party. On that day, the party held its second convention since 2015 general...
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has said that he regretted disagreeing with ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo but said he did the right thing fighting to ensure his...
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has called on ex-members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to return to the party. According to him, aside PDP there...
By Jerome-Mario Utomi That Atiku Abubarka has resigned his membership of the All Progressive Congress(APC) is no longer a news. The interesting aspect of this episode...
Just as many political analysts had predicted, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has announced his return to the opposition People’s Democratic Party. Atiku made the announcement...
The Presidency has declared former Vice President Atiku Abubakar as a liar over his claim that President Muhammadu Buhari was once barred from entering the United...
By Akintokunbo A Adejumo That Mr Atiku Abubakar resigned from the APC a few days ago certainly did not come as a surprise to me and...
By Reuben Abati… “I hear say Atiku don port oh, from APC to God knows where…” “He used to be a Customs officer. Going from one...
BY Joseph Edgar Let me surprise my readers today. I will support the recent decamping of this political juggernaut, Atiku Abubakar, simply as an academic exercise....
Ex-Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, is not letting off any chances in his touted move to replace President Muhammmadu Buhari in 2019. Atiku, who last Friday, dumped...
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has one more hurdle to cross in his secret deal with some stalwarts of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) led by...
By Funmilola Ajala… POLITICAL FALLOUT I was in a phone conversation, on Friday morning, with a compatriot currently holidaying in Dubai when the news popped up...
There were fears among the All Progressives Congress chieftains on Friday, following the defection of former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar from the ruling party. Saturday PUNCH gathered...
By Remi Oyeyemi… The former Vice President, Alhaji Abubakar Atiku is today one of the most interesting personalities on the Nigerian political pedestal. Interesting because as...
The former Vice President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has announced his resignation from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). His resignation from the party is coming after...
As speculation over Atiku Abubakar’s return to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) heightens, the party Board of Trustees (BoT) chairman, Senator Walid Jibrin, has said that...
Nigeria’s former Vice President (VP) and chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Atiku Abubakar, has been accused of hijacking the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)...
By Barrister Folarin Sode… * 1st ERA….. INTELS (known then as NICOTES- {Nigeria Container Services} was founded in the early 80s by an Italian (from Genoa,...
By Immanuel James…. With all his foibles, Mohammadu Buhari deserves commendation for his honesty.. The man’s honest ad-libbing, in words and actions, contradicts the script of...
The push to get former Vice President Atiku Abubakar to dump the All Progressives Congress (APC) and return to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to enhance...
On Thursday, September 28, 2017, three events signalled a shift in gear in the march towards the 2019 presidential election. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)...
By Reuben Abati…. Mama Taraba is Senator Aisha Alhassan, the current Minister of Women Affairs in the Muhammadu Buhari cabinet, and arguably the most influential female...
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has decried recurring allegations that he was corrupt, claiming that no one has been able to prove that against him. He...
There are strong indications that the National Working Committee of the All Progressives Congress will meet on Monday to discuss statements credited to the Minister of...
By Joseph Edgar… The report hit us like thunder. They said she, Aisha Alhassan (Mama Taraba), had declared support for her godfather, the former Vice...
The Minister of Women Affairs, Aisha Alhassan, has said that she does not think that President Muhammadu Buhari is a naïve person to take in bad...
Former Vice President and a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Atiku Abubakar, has lamented the treatment President Muhammadu Buhari’s government has meted out to...
Minister of Women Affairs, Aisha Alhassan, has said she would support former vice president Atiku Abubakar in the 2019 presidential election over President Muhammadu Buhari should...
A chieftain of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has expressed joy over reports that Nigeria has exited recession. He...
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress and former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has praised the Arewa Youths for withdrawing the October 1 quit notice order...
Caretaker Committee Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Ahmed Makarfi, reaffirmed the party’s zoning of the 2019 presidential ticket to the north on Monday, while...
There are strong indications that some top members of the All Progressives Congress are awaiting the decision of President Muhammadu Buhari on whether to contest the...
With the 2019 electioneering season about to kick off in the next few months, former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar, whose ambition remains undiminished to rule Nigeria, has...
Former Vice President of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar, has condemned in strong terms the anti-Igbo song allegedly circulating in the northern part of Nigeria ahead the October...
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has accused the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and other political parties of building democracy on a substructure of dictatorship and...