Atiku Fires Back at Wike Over ADC Remarks

  A war of words has broken out between former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and Minister of the Federal Capital Territory Nyesom Wike, after the minister publicly declared that Atiku’s African Democratic Congress (ADC) would fail to secure 10 per cent of votes in Rivers State during the 2027 presidential election. Wike made the declaration…

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Wike: Atiku Won’t Get 10% Votes in Rivers in 2027

  The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Chief Nyesom Wike, has declared that the African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, will fail to secure up to 10 percent of votes cast in Rivers State during the 2027 presidential election, while insisting that only a candidate endorsed by his Rainbow Coalition will…

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ADC Primary Pauses With Atiku On 1.4 Million Votes

  Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar surged to an overwhelming early lead in the African Democratic Congress presidential primary on Tuesday night, polling more than 1.4 million votes across 24 states and the Federal Capital Territory before the exercise was abruptly adjourned shortly before midnight. The figures, announced state by state at the national collation…

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ADC Primary a “Sham”, Party Chieftain Slams Process

A chieftain of the African Democratic Congress, Ibrahim Wala, has thrown his weight behind the rejection of the party’s recently concluded presidential primary election, describing the process as a betrayal of the democratic principles the opposition party claims to champion. The development follows a public rejection of the primary results by former Minister of Transportation…

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Atiku Congratulates Arsenal, Draws Lessons For Nigeria’s Future

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has congratulated Arsenal Football Club on winning the English Premier League title, using the occasion to draw deliberate parallels between the club’s transformation and his long-standing economic and political vision for Nigeria. In a statement issued on Wednesday through his Senior Special Assistant on Public Communication, Phrank Shaibu, Atiku described…

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Atiku Accuses FG of Failing Nigerians in South Africa

  Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has openly criticised the Federal Government for what he described as an embarrassingly sluggish response to the latest wave of xenophobic tensions targeting Nigerians in South Africa, arguing that the country’s inaction contrasted sharply with the swift measures taken by smaller African nations. Atiku made his position known in…

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Atiku Demands El-Rufai’s Release Before Eid

  Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has called on the Federal Government and Kaduna State authorities to immediately release ex-Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai, describing his continued detention ahead of the Eid-el-Kabir celebrations as “cruel, unjustifiable, and deeply troubling.” Atiku, a chieftain of the African Democratic Congress, made the demand in a statement issued on…

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