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Northern Group Knocks Atiku Over Attack On Jonathan 

Arewa Mandate for Unity and National Rebirth (AMUNR) has criticised former Vice President Atiku Abubakar for his recent attack on former Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan. Atiku, a presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 general election, had on Wednesday described Jonathan’s presidency as a ‘product of inexperience, among other unsavoury remarks. Reacting...
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Atiku Poised To Clinch ADC Presidential Ticket

A chieftain of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Segun Showunmi, has posited that the former Vice President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, is well-positioned to secure the presidential ticket of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) ahead of the 2027 general elections. In a social media post on Thursday, Showunmi expressed strong confidence in Atiku’s chances, noting that...
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Wike Labels Atiku ‘Serial Loser,’ Defends Govt Projects

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and former governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, has criticised the former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, describing him as a habitual election contender with a record of repeated losses. Wike, a chieftain of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), made these remarks during an inspection tour of ongoing...
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Atiku’s Arise TV Interview A ‘Disaster’

The Presidency has described former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar’s recent television interview as lacking substance and failing to present a credible alternative to government policies. The Special Adviser to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Media and Public Communication, Sunday Dare, in a statement issued on Thursday, said the interview did not reflect leadership or policy depth....
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Court Issues Arrest Warrant For Ex-Minister, Perm Sec

A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) sitting in Abuja has issued an arrest warrant against former Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Minister, Sadiya Umar Farouq, and a Permanent Secretary in same ministry, Bashir Nura Alkali, over an alleged fraud involving $1.3 million and N746.6 million. This latest development was disclosed...
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Osun APC Slams Salam Over Remarks Against Tinubu

The Osun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has condemned a member of the House of Representatives who represents Ede North/Ede South, Egbedore, and Ejigbo Federal Constituency, Bamidele Salam, over his recent remarks against President Bola Tinubu and key party figures of the party. The party, in a statement released on Thursday, by...
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Group Petitions INEC Over Osun REC Transfer

A civil society organisation in Osun state, Coalition of Concerned Nigeria Citizens (CCNC), on Thursday, stormed the headquarters of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Osogbo, to demand clarification on the ongoing wave of postings and redeployments of Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) within Osun, which, according to them, appear to be selective and overtly partisan...
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Mimiko Resigns From PDP, Joins APC

Former Ondo State Governor, Dr Olusegun Mimiko, has formally resigned his membership of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP). In his resignation letter addressed to the Chairman, Ward 7, of the PDP in Ondo West Local Government Area of Ondo State, Mimiko said: “I am tendering my resignation from the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), effective from...
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