Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and Kano State Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf have expressed deep grief and outrage over the gruesome killing of a mother and her six children in Dorayi Chiranchi Quarters of Kano, describing the incident as senseless, barbaric and unacceptable. In a post on his official...
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January 15, 2026, should have been a solemn day of national reflection. Sixty years after the tragic 1966 coup, Nigerians across regions, ethnicities and faiths sought healing—an opportunity to confront history, mend fractures and reaffirm our collective conscience. Yet, on that very day, the floor of the Nigerian Senate...
Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has reacted to the recent defection of his son, Abba Abubakar, to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Abba formally defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC), pledging support for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s re-election ahead of the 2027 general election. He was officially...
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has strongly criticised the Bola Ahmed Tinubu-led administration over the arrest and detention of students of Ambrose Alli University (AAU), Ekpoma, who reportedly staged a protest against rising insecurity in the area. In a statement shared on his official X (formerly Twitter) handle, Atiku...
Atiku demands release of detained critic Abubakar Musa, slams Tinubu govt over repression of dissent
Atiku demands release of detained critic Abubakar Musa, slams Tinubu govt over repression of dissent
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has called on the Federal Government to immediately release Abubakar Salim Musa, describing his arrest as another sign of what he called the growing repression of dissent under President Bola Tinubu’s administration. Atiku made the demand on Monday via his official X (formerly Twitter)...
Nigeria’s political heavyweights, including former President Olusegun Obasanjo, ex–Vice President Atiku Abubakar, Peter Obi, Rotimi Amaechi, and Nasir El-Rufai, gathered in Abuja on Friday for the Tambuwal Colloquium on Leadership, Service and Statesmanship, held at the Transcorp Hilton Hotel to mark the 60th birthday of former Sokoto State Governor,...
President Bola Tinubu and Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar have expressed deep concern following the road accident involving world-renowned boxer, Anthony Joshua in Makun, Ogun State. Tinubu in a statement issued on Monday, extended his deep sympathies to you following the tragic accident on the Lagos–Ibadan Expressway, which claimed...
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has stirred national debate after condemning what he described as the alleged forgery of President Bola Tinubu’s tax reform law, warning that any unauthorized changes to legislation passed by the National Assembly amount to a grave threat to Nigeria’s democracy. Atiku in a post...
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has described the Tiv people as a nation whose heritage is anchored on courage, dignity, industry, and an unyielding commitment to justice, unity, and communal harmony. The former Vice President, who identified with Tiv nation during the Tiv Day celebration in Gboko on Saturday...
Former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Timi Frank, has raised a serious alarm over what he described as a grand plot by the Presidency to assassinate former Vice President Atiku Abubakar ahead of the 2027 general elections. Frank said the sudden withdrawal of...
Former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has extended warm birthday felicitations to former Vice President Atiku Abubakar as he marks his 79th year. In a message shared on his X handle, Obi described Atiku as a “boss and elder statesman” while joining countless admirers in celebrating his remarkable...
Bloggers and Vloggers, Content Creators Association in Nigeria (BAVCCA), representing over 5,000 verified digital professionals across the country, has strongly condemned what it described as “deliberate misinformation and politicisation” of the nation’s tax administration by former Vice President Atiku Abubakar. Speaking at an emergency press conference in Abuja, BAVCCA...
Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has debunked a statement credited to the former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, that the Nigerian government has handed a private firm, Xpress Payments, monopoly power over revenue collections under the Treasury Single Account (TSA). Reacting to Atiku’s remarks, Technical Assistant on Broadcast Media to...
Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) turned Kaduna into a gathering of Northern giants on Friday as it marked its 25th anniversary with a roll-call of influential leaders—living and departed—honoured for their service to the region and the nation. Presided over by former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar, the commemorative event drew statesmen,...
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has warned that the North faces prolonged stagnation and worsening insecurity unless its leaders urgently rebuild unity and embrace a clear, development-driven vision for the region. Speaking at the 25th anniversary dinner of the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) in Kaduna on Friday, Atiku said...
Nigeria may be passing through one of its most somber moments, but that has not stopped former Vice President Atiku Abubakar from celebrating a man he described as a rare beacon of modesty and statesmanship—former President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan—who turns 68 today. In a warm birthday message shared on...
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has again raised alarm over Nigeria’s deepening security crisis following a wave of violent attacks and mass kidnappings across several states. “I am devastated by the news of the tragic attack on Government Girls Comprehensive Senior Secondary School, Maga, in Kebbi State, which claimed...
Former vice president Atiku Abubakar and former Anambra State Governor Peter Obi have lauded Nigeria’s Super Eagles over their 4-1 win over Gabon at the 2026 CAF World Cup playoffs. The game played at the Moulay Hassan Stadium on Thursday saw Nigeria qualify to the final World Cup playoffs...
Yes, Christians have the right to cry genocide. Every right, in fact. In all honesty, if the killings in Plateau, Benue, Owo, Yelwata and countless other communities dropping food, ammunition been the principal victims, were executed by a Christian militia against Muslims, would we still be searching for a...
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) have condemned the arrest of human rights activist and journalist Omoyele Sowore by the Nigeria Police, alongside several other citizens who were reportedly protesting peacefully across the country under the banner of the #FreeNnamdiKanuNow movement. The...