The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) in the 2023 elections, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has promised Nigerian youths that his government will be made of youths that must have distinguished themselves in their various fields. He also promised to merge wisdom and youth excellence to bring tangible solutions and protection to Nigeria. Atiku stated
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The Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, on Monday, struck out the money laundering case brought against Abdullahi Babalele, son-in-law to former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar. It would be recalled that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) arraigned Babalele on two counts of money laundering in August 2019. Babalele was accused of procuring Bashir Mohammed
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Unknown gunmen on Monday raided the residence of security detail to the former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, and took his wife and son away. The kidnappers were believed to have gone for the said aid to Atiku, whose name is not given but confirmed to be a police personnel, but took his wife and son
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The ex-vice president of Nigeria, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, hs been ordered by the Upper Area Court, Kubwa, Abuja on Tuesday ordered Alhaji Atiku Abubak to hand over their three sons to his divorced wife and their mother, Maryam Sherif, with immediate effect. Sherif had, last year, instituted a case against Abubakar, at the Upper Area
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Former Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, has denied a presidential campaign posters which flooded online recently. Atiku’s media aide, Paul Ibe, who spoke to newsmen said, “The last time I spoke about this issue, I said Atiku was currently preoccupied with the Edo, Ondo election and thankfully, we are done
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Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, and ex-Senate President Bukola Saraki, have lent their voices to the call for the restructuring of the activities of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad SARS. Atiku in a post shared on his Facebook page, said the police unit which was created to confront violent crimes such as armed robbery and kidnapping,
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The wedding of Aliyu, son of ex-vice president Atiku Abubakar, and Fatima, daughter of former EFCC chairman, Nuhu Ribadu, is currently taking place in Asokoro, Abuja. Guests at the wedding include Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, Governor Nasir El-Rufai, Governor Abdullahi Ganduje, Governor Aminu Tambuwal and many others.See more photos below
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Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and former chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, are set to become in-laws on Saturday. Aliyu Abubakar and Fatima Ribadu are scheduled to tie the knot in what is believed will be a low-key ceremony in Abuja. Ribadu, in a wedding notification, said only
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Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar has denied reports that he and some members of his family are under the United States of America watchlist, describing same as “recycled false allegations.” Media reports surfaced on Monday to the effect that the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, FinCEN, an agency of the United States Department of Treasury, has
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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its presidential candidate in the 2019 election, Atiku Abubakar yesterday celebrated the declaration of Godwin Obaseki as the re-elected governor of Edo State. Its National Chairman Uche Secondus, Atiku and the party’s vice-presidential candidate, Peter Obi described the election as historic.The PDP, through its Spokesman, Kola Ologbondiyan, told reporters
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A former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar has said that promising people free and fair elections was not done with by ‘mere lip service’. He said such promise should be accompanied by commitment and should be demonstrated by “way of equal access and restriction to every stakeholder.” Atiku was responding to the event in Edo ahead
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Nigerians have reacted against the N5million fine slammed on a Lagos-based private radio station, Nigeria Info 99.3FM, for allegedly broadcasting views categorised as hate speech. The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) slammed the fine on the radio station over the views expressed by a former deputy governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Dr. Obadiah
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Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has launched an online television that will henceforth propagate his social and political activities. The event took place at the Five Star Bristol Palace Hotel, Kano, where a video clip showed the former vice president speaking on his vision and aspiration. Atiku was represented at the occasion by one of
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Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has advised President Muhammadu Buhari, to stop all flights from countries facing coronavirus outbreak. Atiku, who was the Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the last election said Nigeria should fight the disease the same way it was able to tackle the outbreak of Ebola in 2014. He said
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