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Former Nigeria’s Vice-President and presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the 2023 election, Atiku Abubakar, says President Bola Tinubu’s  broadcast this morning, intended to quell the fervour of public protests against his administration’s poor governance, utterly misses the mark. In a statement signed by his media aide, Paul Ibe, Atiku said Tinubu’s speech neglected the pressing economic ...

•Says its intolerable, reminiscent of military dictatorship Former Nigeria’s Vice-President and presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the 2023 election, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has vehemently condemned what he calls “the heinous act of using live ammunition on citizens peacefully protesting against bad governance, as witnessed today in Kano and Abuja. This is utterly intolerable and reminiscent of ...

Former Nigeria’s Vice-President and presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar, has urged President Bola Tinubu to come down from his high horse and address the demands of protesters. Writing on his X handle on Friday, Atiku said, “The commencement of public protests across the country yesterday is noteworthy. These demonstrations have opened a vital channel for ...

Former Nigeria’s Vice-President and presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the 2023 election, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has frowned on the recent call on @X (formerly @twitter) for a protest under the hashtag #IgboMustGo, demanding the forced relocation of Igbo people from Lagos and other Southwest states. He described it as “deeply troubling and fundamentally opposed to the ...

Former Nigeria’s Vice-President and presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the 2023 election, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, says he is shocked and saddened by the passing of Chief (Dr) Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu. In a statement on his Twitter and Facebook pages on Friday, Atiku said Iwuanyanwu was a man whose name was renowned for uprightness, firmness, and industry. He was ...

The sixty-third birthday anniversary of the 2023 Labour Party Presidential Candidate, Peter Obi, on Friday evoked many positive reactions from Nigerians at home and in the diaspora all wishing him well even though he requested a solemn celebration with the poor and the needy in our society who are going through enormous hardships. The former President of Nigeria Dr Goodluck ...

Former Nigeria’s Vice-President and presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the 2023 election, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has noted that the government of President Bola Tinubu is exhibiting traits of despotism. Atiku’s views, made known in a tweet on Thursday, was in response to the sacking of Senator Ali Ndume as the Chief Whip of the Senate for ...

Former Nigeria’s Vice-President and presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the 2023 election, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, says the judgment of the Supreme Court earlier today affirming fiscal autonomy to local government councils in the country is a win for the people of Nigeria. In a statement made available to NewsProbe on Thursday, Atiku said “the court’s ruling is ...

Former Nigeria’s Vice-President and presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the 2023 election, Mr. Atiku Abubakar, has decried the spate of insecurity in Nigeria. Atiku made his views known in a tweet on X on Sunday. According to him, “In these perilous times, the courageous sentinels of truth, our journalists, stand as beacons of light, unwavering in ...

Atiku Abubakar, former Vice President of Nigeria and presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the 2023 election, has slammed the Police for their blatant breach of citizens’ rights and disregard for court orders. Atiku’s outrage follows the arrest and transportation of Yusuf Sheriff Banki from Abuja to Maiduguri, Borno State, in defiance of a standing court order. Justice ...