Dr. Rabiu Kwankwaso, the presidential candidate for the New Nigeria Peoples Party, has declared that he will not retire in favor of Atiku Abubakar, the candidate for the Peoples Democratic Party. Major Agbo, the NNPP’s spokesman, revealed this in an interview on Sunday, November 13, and criticized a claim that northern leaders wereContinue Reading
Bola Tinubu, the presidential candidate for the All Progressives Congress, APC, has called his rival from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, a “tribal jingoist.” The former vice president’s statement that Nigerians need a pan-African president rather than a Yoruba, Igbo, or Northern leader sparked a response from Tinubu, who called it the “worstContinue Reading
Atiku Abubakar, the former vice president; Aminu Tambuwal, the governor of Sokoto, and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) have all been sued by Nyesom Wike, the governor of Rivers state, for the handling of the PDP primary election. Atiku was sought to be removed from INEC’s “list of candidates in the 2023 presidential election” by Wike and NewgentContinue Reading
Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, has lauded the victory of his imminent rival, Bola Tinubu. Atiku made this congratulatory message through a tweet, on Wednesday, June 8. This was in the aftermath of Tinubu’s victory at the presidential primaries of the APC. Tinubu was announced as victor on Wednesday,Continue Reading
The former Vice President of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar, has congratulated President Joe Biden on his inauguration as the 46th President of the United States. Atiku made this statement via his official Twitter handle. The former Vice President expressed confidence that the Biden era will reaffirm the US as the beacon of democracy. Also, he urged the Biden presidency to strengthen USContinue Reading
A former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has criticised the Federal Government over the increased electricity tariff; describing the development as ill-timed and ill-advised. Atiku made his reservations known on the development on Thursday, September 3, 2020. Equally important, Atiku who was the Presidential candidate of the opposition Peoples Democratic PartyContinue Reading
The Presidential Election Petition Tribunal, Wednesday, upheld the election of President Muhammadu Buhari as the actual winner of the February 23 presidential election. It also said it has come to an inevitable conclusion that the petitioners have not proved any of the grounds of the petition as known by lawContinue Reading