Tag: Atiku
ASUU suspend 3-month old strike, Boko Haram attacks Adamawa town and other stories that made the headlines this week
Here are the top stories that made the headlines this week: Atiku not Nigerian, caused Ekwueme’s presidential loss in 1999 ...
The Late 5: I will not be voting for either Buhari or Atiku – Wole Soyinka; CCT to resume Onnoghen’s trial on February 4 | Other top stories
Here are the top stories that drove conversation today: FRSC deploys 20,000 personnel for February elections The Federal Road Safety ...
The Big 5: Police name eight new DIGs, retire one; I have fulfilled 2015 campaign promises – Buhari | Other top stories
Here are the top stories you should be monitoring today: I have fulfilled 2015 campaign promises – Buhari President Buhari ...
The Big 5: 30 states ready to pay N30,000 minimum wage – NLC; Lagos lawmakers move to impeach Gov Akinwunmi Ambode | Other top stories
Here are the top stories you should be monitoring today: Lagos lawmakers move to impeach Gov Akinwunmi Ambode The Lagos ...
Nairobi terror attack, Atiku in America and other stories that made the headlines this week
Here are the top ten stories that made the headlines this week: PDP presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar arrives America Atiku ...
The Late 5: February polls: FG vows to deport illegal immigrants; Gov. Wike blames Ameachi for CJN Onnoghen’s travails | Other top stories
Here are the top stories that drove conversation today: February polls: FG vows to deport illegal immigrants The Nigeria Immigration ...
The Big 5: Boko Haram sponsored by forces outside Nigeria – Buhari; NNPC is a mafia organisation, I’ll privatise it – Atiku | Other top stories
Here are the top stories you should be monitoring today: NNPC is a mafia organisation, I’ll privatise it – Atiku ...
The Late 5: Atiku accuses Buhari’s APC of plotting to rig elections; Okorocha’s party dumps Buhari, adopts Atiku | Other top stories
Here are the top stories that drove conversation today Atiku gives Lamido, Makarfi, Dogara, Ekweremadu appointments The presidential candidate of ...
The Big 5: Atiku campaigns in Niger; promises women, youth employment; Nigerian military reopens Maiduguri-Damaturu road, gives reason for closure | Other top stories
Here are the top stories you should be monitoring today. Atiku campaigns in Niger; promises women, youth employment The presidential ...
The Late 5: I won’t disappoint Nigerians – Buhari; I’m ready to vacate office to restore security in Zamfara – Governor Yari, other top stories
Here are the stories that drove conversations today: I won’t disappoint Nigerians – President Buhari At the State House in ...
Choosing Saraki as the DG of Atiku’s presidential Campaign Council is a pragmatic choice
Nowadays, rumours in Nigerian politics most likely turn out to be true. As this article was written to appraise Dr ...
Isime Esene: Obasanjo has elevated hypocrisy to an art form
Yesterday, Atiku Abubakar got a much needed reprieve from his former boss, Olusegun Obasanjo. The former Vice President got the ...
Now that Atiku has a presidential ticket, how will he rebuild a reformed image and win critics over?
Candidates seeking to be president of Nigeria in about 130 days time will find a very motivated former Vice president ...
Atiku: How the presidential candidate needs to plan for a Nigerian Doomsday Protocol
By Adekoya Boladale In Central Africa and predominately Cameroon, there is a specie of frog called: Hairy frog. Like every ...
As we approach the 2019 elections, President Buhari must not be made a poster boy for violence and political intolerance
Thursday, September 6, 2018, would have been a bloody day in Nigeria save the timely intervention of the Nigerian Police ...
Igbo Presidency, defending Atiku: These are the talking points from Saraki’s ‘robust’ response
Senate President, Bukola Saraki, has responded to the statement released by Bola Tinubu in which the APC leader accused Saraki ...
Saraki for President is a real possibility now, but will he take the bait?
However long it was going to take, Bukola Saraki’s defection from the All Progressives Congress (APC) has been in the ...
Opinion: These are Nigeria’s emerging political leaders that will dominate the 2019 election cycle
A strong indication of both the quality and failure of politics in Nigeria, as the people look forward to the ...
The Late 5: Dapchi girls reunite with families, Atiku pledges 40 per cent appointments to the youth, and other top stories
These are the top five Nigerian stories that drove conversation today. The released Dapchi girls kidnapped by Boko Haram insurgents were ...
Presidency 2019: These are our possible contenders so far and how they stand
The National Assembly may still be in conflict with the Executive over the sequence of the 2019 elections but there ...
“I have not made up my mind about 2019” “The United States will remember this day” | Read our top 10 quotes from last week
Last week, Nigerians stewed in misery while the Federal Government struggled to get its stories straight about the $1billion it ...
“I was quite wealthy before coming into government” | 7 things we learned from Atiku’s reply to I Go Dye
Since Mama Taraba announced her support for Atiku’s 2019 campaign, Twitter Nigeria has been in a tizzy. Atiku has been ...
Reuben Abati: Atiku, Atikulation and other stories
by Reuben Abati “I hear say Atiku don port oh, from APC to God knows where…” “He used to be ...
Today’s Noisemakers: Omojuwa, Femi Fani-Kayode, Ose Anenih, [The Intels-NPA debate]
Every day on the Nigerian internet, there are people who keep our eyes glued to our phone screens as we ...
“Why should Buhari overlook such immense revenue drain simply because of Atiku? | 7 things we learned from Ashton Dagana’s no-nonsense article
Shortly after Mama Taraba openly declared her support for Atiku come 2019, the business mogul and former Vice President confessed ...
The Big 5: Osinbajo meets with Kachikwu and Baru, Court releases Atiku’s son, and other top stories
Good morning. These are the top 5 stories you should be monitoring today: President Muhammadu Buhari arrived Turkey late yesterday ...
Today’s Noisemakers: Atiku, Dr Joe Abah, Tiwa Savage and others
Every day on the Nigerian internet, there are people who keep our eyes glued to our phone screens as we ...
PDP 2019: Fayose out, Atiku in?
by Alexander O. Onukwue The definitive ‘No’ said to Ayo Fayose by the PDP could mean the chances of a ...
Opinion: 2019 elections —Watch out for Atiku
by Umar Hassan No, you are wrong. No one could have possibly predicted that political drama season would premiere with ...
Alhassan: The APC deserves some praise for handling this
by Alexander O. Onukwue While the jury remains divided on whether Mrs Alhassan’s open admission of support to Atiku Abubakar ...