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President Bola Tinubu will not attend the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, his third consecutive absence from the annual gathering, and the decision has drawn a demand for explanation from his leading opponent in the 2027 race. In a statement on Sunday, 20 September 2026, the spokesperson to…
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and former Minister of Transportation Rotimi Amaechi met behind closed doors with leaders of the African Democratic Congress in Abuja to hammer out an alliance ahead of the 2027 general elections. The high-level parley brings two perennial heavyweights together in an ambitious bid to stitch together a credible opposition challenge…
Nigeria’s organised labour and main opposition leaders mounted fresh pressure on President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday, 16 September 2026, demanding urgent relief after petrol pump prices hit fresh peaks across the federation. The Nigeria Labour Congress called on the federal government to grant immediate wage awards to workers and supply crude to domestic refineries in…
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar launched a fierce attack on President Bola Tinubu on Monday, 14 September 2026, demanding a forensic audit of federation revenue as petrol pump prices touched 1,470 naira per litre. The African Democratic Congress presidential candidate accused the administration of running an organised system of grand larceny behind opaque deductions from…
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has expressed concern over reports that some young Nigerians are selling their kidneys to raise money in the face of rising living costs. In a post on X on Friday, the African Democratic Congress presidential candidate said he had heard “disturbing stories” of young people driven to desperate measures simply…
Kenneth Okonkwo, spokesperson for the Atiku Abubakar presidential campaign, has argued that a broad opposition coalition remains the only realistic path to defeating President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 presidential election. Speaking in an interview with Ibeju Upgrade Media on Thursday, Okonkwo dismissed the prospects of Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Nigeria…
Atiku Abubakar fired back at President Bola Tinubu on Friday, accusing the presidency of confusing public suffering with sound economic management. The former vice-president responded after Tinubu mocked his proposal to restore and restructure petrol subsidies as a sign of serious ignorance. In a statement released through his media aide Phrank Shaibu, Atiku argued that…
A private warning that Ibrahim Babangida allegedly gave Olusegun Obasanjo about Atiku Abubakar more than two decades ago has resurfaced at a striking moment, just as Atiku mounts his seventh attempt at Nigeria’s presidency and his first under the African Democratic Congress ahead of the 2027 election. The account comes from a new book by…
Atiku Abubakar has placed insecurity and the removed petrol subsidy at the centre of his 2027 campaign, promising a rapid security overhaul in his first 100 days in office and vowing to reverse one of President Bola Tinubu’s signature economic reforms, a stance that has already provoked firm pushback from the Federal Government. Speaking…
Atiku Abubakar has pledged to bring back petrol subsidies if voters elect him president in 2027. The former vice-president and perennial opposition candidate framed the move as an urgent rescue for households crushed by runaway living costs. He argued that the current administration rushed into price reforms without building viable social cushions for the poor. The…