Tag: atiku abubakar

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September 12, 2013

“You are wrong, I’m not corrupt,” Atiku fires back at Obasanjo

by Oge Okonkwo Former vice president Atiku Abubakar, has denied any allegation of corruption brought against him by the former ...

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September 10, 2013

Opinion: But when will the PDP eventually fall?

by Simon Christian Chukwu There is no Nigerian political party without crisis. Though PDP without crisis is like a life ...

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September 10, 2013

No shaking: MEND assures Atiku of safety in the Niger Delta

by Oge Okonkwo Former Vice President of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar, Governor of Rivers state, Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi and members of the Abubakar ...

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September 9, 2013

Funmi Egbemode: The PDP’s death wish

by Funmi Egbemode A colleague confident that PDP would bounce back said the party would do what it had always ...

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September 9, 2013

PDP crisis: What happened is a minor disagreement – Jonathan

by Isi Esene President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday described the lingering crisis the the Peoples Democratic Party as a minor disagreement ...

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September 8, 2013

‘Stay away from Niger Delta’: Ex-militants declare Atiku persona-non-grata over PDP crisis

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has been declared a persona-non-grata by leaders of ex-militants in the Niger Delta for threatening ...

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September 8, 2013

Simon Kolawole: The return of Atiku Abubakar

by Simon Kolawole Many Nigerians had a wrong interpretation of what happened during the Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF) chairmanship election. ...

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September 7, 2013

PDP crisis: Only reasonable terms will be accepted by Jonathan – Presidency

by Adeola Balogun As the crisis within the Peoples Democratic Party rages on, President Goodluck Jonathan has said that he ...

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September 6, 2013

PDP crisis: Why we want Tukur out – Kwankwaso, Aliyu reveal

Two of the ‘rebel’ governors in the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Governors Rabiu Kwankwaso of Kano and Babangida Aliyu, yesterday, ...

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September 6, 2013

Akin Osuntokun: Continuity and change – The Atiku Abubakar example

There were covert and subversive manipulation of the media to render Obasanjo so unpopular as to make him unelectable. All ...

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September 6, 2013

Opinion: PDM registration – Where Atiku missed the point

by N Ainofenokhai The indubitable belief in many quarters, especially the PDP, is that Atiku is the one behind the ...

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September 5, 2013

Opinion: Who will step down for whom? PDP’s stormy cup of tea

by Ochereome Nnanna The party is used to them. The party always comes out of these storms intact and strong ...

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September 5, 2013

PDP crisis: Jonathan rejects Obasanjo’s peace mission

by ‘Jola Sotubo   According to reports, President Goodluck Jonathan might have rebuffed former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s attempts to  broker ...

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September 4, 2013

“There is only one PDP and I’m firmly in charge” – Chairman, Bamanga Tukur talks tough

by Isi Esene Bamanga Tukur, the chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has come out in force to state ...

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September 4, 2013

Opinion: For the PDP, this may finally be the end of the road

by Gimba Kakanda While the division was along a deepening conflict between President Goodluck Jonathan and various state governors, it ...

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September 4, 2013

“Its constitution is forged and invalid”: New PDP faction wants INEC to deregister party

by ‘Jola Sotubo   The crisis plaguing the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) took a turn for the worse yesterday as ...

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September 3, 2013

‘This is what we want’: Aggrieved PDP governors make their demands known to Jonathan

by Adeola Balogun Peace still seems to be an elusive goal for the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) as there is ...

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September 3, 2013

PDP crisis: The tearing umbrella and the intriguing story so far

by Isi Esene The crisis rocking the ruling Peoples Democratic Party does not seem to be abating as dissenting characters ...

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September 3, 2013

PDP crises: “I belong to the Kawu Baraje faction and we are on course” – Amaechi declares

Rivers State Governor Chibuike Amaechi said yesterday that he belongs to the faction of the ruling Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) ...

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September 2, 2013

PDP crises: Jonathan holds closed-door meetings with OBJ, governors in Abuja

by ‘Jola Sotubo In a bid to resolve the crisis rocking the People’s Democratic Party, President Goodluck Jonathan reportedly held ...

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August 31, 2013

PDP crisis: Why we staged a walk out of the convention – Atiku

by Isi Esene Former Vice-President, Atiku Abubakar has given the rationale behind the forming of a new Peoples Democratic Party ...

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August 31, 2013

It gets worse: Atiku, 7 governors walk out of PDP convention (PHOTOS)

by ‘Jola Sotubo One major aim of this year’s  Peoples Democratic Party convention, which began today, was to make peace ...

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August 18, 2013

Simon Kolawole: How to spend money (and be happpy)

by Simon Kolawole Most of our attention is usually on the Federal Government, especially Presidency. We hardly scrutinise what states ...

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August 2, 2013

Pius Adesanmi: APC – Memo to a new party

by Pius Adesanmi Why is Tom Ikimi, a former Chairman of the National Republican Convention who subsequently helped General Sani ...

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July 24, 2013

Opinion: Tambuwal and his 2015 presidential ambition

by Theophilus Ilevbare Tambuwal must not feign ignorance of Speaker predecessors, how they fell eventually to the booby trap the ...

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July 8, 2013

PDP convention: Atiku’s name missing on delegates’ list

Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar will not vote in the Peoples Democratic Party forthcoming national convention as his name is not ...

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June 23, 2013

Atiku Abubakar: The PDP needs to stop the culture of imposition and impunity

by Atiku Abubakar The selective suspension and restoration of party membership, the preoccupation with all sorts of designs for 2015 ...

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June 2, 2013

2015 ticket: 8 governors, senators may dump PDP

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) appears headed for major turbulence, this time sparked by last Thursday’s call for automatic tickets ...

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May 19, 2013

Analysis: 10 reasons why GEJ may have declared #SOE in Adamawa

by Akan Ido The decision by the President Goodluck Jonathan administration to State of Emergency in three states namely Borno, Yobe ...

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May 12, 2013

PDP governors earmarked huge amounts of money to arm thugs – Atiku

by Isi Esene Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar on Saturday told the Hausa Service of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) ...

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