Court of Appeal in Abuja has upheld a Federal High Court judgment restraining the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from recognising or taking part in any state congresses organised by the caretaker leadership of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) headed by former Senate President David Mark. The appellate court...
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Presidential Candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and former Vice President of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar, has described the Presidency’s claim that he remained silent following the rescue of the abducted schoolchildren and teachers in Oyo State as a reckless distortion of facts that collapses under the weight of...
Presidential spokesman Bayo Onanuga has criticised former Vice President Atiku Abubakar for failing to publicly react to the rescue of the pupils and teachers abducted from Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State, nearly 18 hours after they regained their freedom. In a post shared on his official social...
Presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and former Vice President of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar has named Omega Odunze as Special Assistant, Community Mobilisation (South-East). The appointment reinforces the ADC Presidential candidate’s commitment to grassroots engagement, inclusive participation, and strategic mobilisation across the South-East ahead of the 2027...
Federal Government has dismissed claims that it is operating a ₦8.83 trillion “shadow budget,” insisting that all public expenditures are made within the framework of the law and are subject to constitutional oversight. The government’s response follows allegations by former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, who cited an International Monetary...
African Democratic Congress (ADC) Presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has called for an independent judicial investigation into the controversy surrounding the alleged Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council (PFIPC), insisting that the Federal Government must fully explain the circumstances surrounding the purported agency and its operations. Atiku in a statement issued...
Former Vice President of Nigeria and Presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Atiku Abubakar has advised President Bola Tinubu to lead by example by holding his own appointees accountable for their actions. Reacting to the N400 million bribery allegations against Tinubu’s Chief of Staff, Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila...
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has expressed sympathy with residents of Lagos affected by the widespread flooding triggered by days of persistent rainfall across the state. In a message shared on his social media platform on Tuesday, Atiku said his thoughts were with families, commuters, motorists and business owners...
Former Vice President of Nigeria and Presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Atiku Abubakar has described the attempt to deregister the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), through judicial means, as evidence of the desperate determination of President Bola Tinubu to impose a de facto one-party state in Nigeria,...
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has welcomed the decision of the Court of Appeal to stay the execution of a Federal High Court judgment that sought the deregistration of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and four other political parties. Reacting to the development in a post on X on...
African Democratic Congress (ADC) has announced former Rivers State Governor and ex-Minister of Transportation, Rt. Hon. Rotimi Amaechi, as the party’s vice-presidential candidate for the 2027 presidential election. The announcement was made in a statement issued by the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, following consultations involving party...
The presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and former Vice President of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar has decried the worsening state of insecurity in Nigeria, expressing concern that the terrorists and bandits attacks are now targeted at not only wasting precious human lives, but crippling the country’s education....
African Democratic Congress (ADC) Presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar and Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) presidential candidate, Peter Obi, have expressed grief over the tragic train derailment along the Warri–Itakpe rail corridor near Agbor in Delta State, which reportedly claimed lives and left several passengers injured. The accident, which occurred on...
The media office of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has launched a scathing response to former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Babachir Lawal, accusing him of attempting to rewrite history and distract attention from allegations surrounding his role in the African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential primary...
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has thrown his weight behind the concerns raised by the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) over the worsening security situation in the country, urging President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to heed the church’s call for urgent reforms. Reacting to the communiqué issued at the end...
The media office of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has strongly rejected allegations made by former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Babachir Lawal, describing them as false, misleading and driven by personal animosity. In a statement issued in Abuja on Monday, the Atiku Media Office said...
The Northern Ethnic Youth Group Assembly (NEYGA), has chided Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi, presidential candidates of All Democratic Congress (ADC) and National Democratic Congress (NDC), for what they described as their “politicization” of Nigeria’s security challenges. The group tasked both presidential candidates to learn from politicians in the...
Former Vice President and newly declared presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Atiku Abubakar, on Wednesday visited former Rivers State Governor and ex-Minister of Transportation, Chief Rotimi Amaechi, at his Abuja residence, where both leaders discussed the state of the nation and the urgent need to address...
Former Vice President and presidential hopeful, Atiku Abubakar, has accepted his emergence as the presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), describing the victory as both humbling and a call to rescue Nigeria from what he termed “the destructive grip” of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). In...
Former Vice President of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar has extended warm birthday wishes to former Rivers State Governor and ex-Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi describing him as a courageous patriot whose years of service have continued to inspire Nigerians. Atiku conveyed his message in a post shared on his official...