August 20, 2026

Atiku Abubakar

Atiku demands release of detained critic Abubakar Musa, slams Tinubu govt over repression of dissent Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar

Atiku demands release of detained critic Abubakar Musa, slams Tinubu govt over repression of dissent

By CALLISTUS OFFOR, Abuja January 12, 2026
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)...
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PHOTONews: Obasanjo, Atiku, Peter Obi, Amaechi, El-Rufai storm Abuja for Tambuwal’s leadership colloquium at 60 Obasanjo, Atiku, Peter Obi, Amaechi, El-Rufai storm Abuja for Tambuwal’s leadership colloquium at 60

PHOTONews: Obasanjo, Atiku, Peter Obi, Amaechi, El-Rufai storm Abuja for Tambuwal’s leadership colloquium at 60

By JOY ADARA, Abuja January 11, 2026
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,...
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Tinubu, Atiku pray for Anthony Joshua’s recovery after Ogun accident, condole families of deceased Anthony Joshua survives deadly accident

Tinubu, Atiku pray for Anthony Joshua’s recovery after Ogun accident, condole families of deceased

By DAVID IORJA, Abuja December 29, 2025
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...
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Alleged forgery of Tinubu’s tax reform law is an act of treason against Nigerians – Atiku Atiku Abubakar

Alleged forgery of Tinubu’s tax reform law is an act of treason against Nigerians – Atiku

By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja December 24, 2025
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...
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Tiv nation’s heritage anchored on courage, dignity, industry, says Atiku 2023 PDP Presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar

Tiv nation’s heritage anchored on courage, dignity, industry, says Atiku

By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi December 14, 2025
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...
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2027: Presidency ‘plotting to assassinate Atiku’ – Timi Frank alleges Atiku Abubakar 1

2027: Presidency ‘plotting to assassinate Atiku’ – Timi Frank alleges

By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja- December 2, 2025
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...
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Peter Obi congratulates Atiku on 79th birthday, hails him as elder statesman, mentor Peter Obi and Atiku Abubakar...

Peter Obi congratulates Atiku on 79th birthday, hails him as elder statesman, mentor

By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja- November 26, 2025
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...
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BAVCCA defends FIRS, accuses Atiku of spreading “dangerous falsehood” on tax reforms BVACCA and FIRS

BAVCCA defends FIRS, accuses Atiku of spreading “dangerous falsehood” on tax reforms

By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja- November 25, 2025
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...
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FIRS fires back at Atiku, says no company controls TSA revenue channels FIRS

FIRS fires back at Atiku, says no company controls TSA revenue channels

By MBAFAN ADEH, Abuja November 24, 2025
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...
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ACF @25: Dangote, Akume, Wamakko, Danjuma shine as northern icons honoured in Kaduna ACF @25: Dangote, Akume, Wamakko, Danjuma shine as northern icons honoured in Kaduna

ACF @25: Dangote, Akume, Wamakko, Danjuma shine as northern icons honoured in Kaduna

Tom Chiahemen November 22, 2025
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,...
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North risks stagnation, deeper insecurity without unity, Atiku warns Atiku Abubakar

North risks stagnation, deeper insecurity without unity, Atiku warns

BY AMOS MATHEW, Kaduna November 22, 2025
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...
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Atiku felicitates Jonathan @68, hails ex-president as “paragon of humility and virtue” Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar and former President Goodluck Jonathan

Atiku felicitates Jonathan @68, hails ex-president as “paragon of humility and virtue”

By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja- November 21, 2025
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...
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Atiku laments worsening insecurity in Nigeria as police confirm abduction of 25 Kebbi schoolgirls Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar

Atiku laments worsening insecurity in Nigeria as police confirm abduction of 25 Kebbi schoolgirls

By CALLISTUS OFFOR, Abuja November 17, 2025
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...
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“Protest not a crime”: Atiku, SERAP condemn Sowore’s arrest, demand immediate release Political activist and publisher of Sahara Reporters, Omoyele Sowore

“Protest not a crime”: Atiku, SERAP condemn Sowore’s arrest, demand immediate release

By CALLISTUS OFFOR, Abuja October 24, 2025
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...
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Igbo group says ‘Free Nnamdi Kanu Now’ protest is ploy by Sowore, Atiku to frustrate trial Nnamdi Kanu1

Igbo group says ‘Free Nnamdi Kanu Now’ protest is ploy by Sowore, Atiku to frustrate trial

Tom Chiahemen October 15, 2025
A group of Igbo businessmen in the United States has raised the alarm that the ‘Free Nnamdi Kanu Now‘ protest planned for October 20, is a ploy by the presidential candidates in the 2023 elections, Omoyele Sowore and Atiku Abubakar, to delay Kanu’s ongoing trial of the IPOB leader....
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Atiku demands Nnamdi Kanu’s release, slams Tinubu’s Govt’s defiance of court orders Atiku Abubakar

Atiku demands Nnamdi Kanu’s release, slams Tinubu’s Govt’s defiance of court orders

By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja- October 9, 2025
Former Vice President and presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, has called for the immediate release or due prosecution of the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, describing his prolonged detention as a “stain on the rule of law.”...
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2027: Tinubu will defeat Atiku, Obi — Even Jonathan can’t stop him, says Orji Kalu Peter Obi, Goodluck Jonathan, Bola Tinubu and Atiku Abubakar

2027: Tinubu will defeat Atiku, Obi — Even Jonathan can’t stop him, says Orji Kalu

Tom Chiahemen October 8, 2025
Former Governor of Abia State and current senator representing Abia North, Orji Uzor Kalu, has thrown his weight behind President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s re-election bid, insisting that no opposition figure—including seasoned contenders like Atiku Abubakar, Peter Obi, or former President Goodluck Jonathan—stands a chance against the incumbent in the...
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“A president who feasts while the people mourn” – Atiku slams Tinubu’s Plateau visit Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar

“A president who feasts while the people mourn” – Atiku slams Tinubu’s Plateau visit

By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja- October 5, 2025
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has condemned President Bola Tinubu’s recent visit to Plateau State, accusing him of prioritizing political festivities over the pain and suffering of Nigerians caught in the crossfire of unrelenting violence in the North Central region. In a strongly worded statement posted on X (formerly...
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