Tag: Atiku Abubakar

Atiku Denies Receiving Funds From Sanwo-Olu During 2023 Election

Ganiyu Amodu

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has strongly denied allegations linking him to purported financial dealings involving Lagos State funds, describing the claims as a politically motivated smear campaign. In a statement issued on Thursday by his Media Adviser, Paul Ibe, the Atiku Media Office dismissed reports suggesting that Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu provided funds to Atiku during the 2023 presidential election. The statement, titled: “Halt This Tinubu’s Voyage of Misadventure and Campaign of Calumny Against Atiku Abubakar”, described the allegations as “blatant lies” and “a contrived political propaganda” aimed…

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Oando Exited OVH Three Years Before NNPC Retail Buy Out, By Femi Awoyemi

ADEOLA YUSUF

“How a key investor (who also happens to be a business associate of a former Vice President) sought to exit its investment in the ConocoPhillips at that time when Oando was seeking to raise funds to invest in the transaction, for which it later got entangled with the SEC,” Chief Executive of Proshare Limited offers independent views on the allegation made by former VP Atiku Abubakar   There is no equivalence with evidence in the financial, business, and economic space, as it is done in the political space. Records exist…

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Election Tinubu Won ‘Failed to Meet’ Citizens’ Expectations: US Envoy

ADEOLA YUSUF

Why Atiku, Obi deserve commendations, Tinubu deserves kudos – US ambassador to Abuja urges Nigerians to not let their differences divide them   The United States (US) has said the February 25 election in Nigeria ‘failed to meet’ the expectations of Nigerians. ‘The people of Nigeria demonstrated their dedication to democracy on February 25, but there are many angry and frustrated Nigerians as well as many who are celebrating victories they believe were hard-fought and well-earned,’ US Ambassador to Nigeria Mary Beth Leonard said in a statement on Sunday. READ…

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INEC Failed, But Seek Redress In Court, Gumi To Obi, Atiku

Aliyu Aliyu

“Every region in Nigeria has armed agitating groups that are willing to exploit political instability to augment their rebellion.”     Fiery Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi,  has joined the growing ranks of Nigerians criticising the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), for failing to follow proper procedure in the conduct of the February 25 presidential elections. They all fault he electoral body for going against the guidelines it set and promoted ahead of the elections. The observations come as Labour Party (LP) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), have vowed…

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Nigeria 2023: Obi, Tinubu, and Atiku: Chronicles of A Bride And Her Three Suitors, By Nwokwu Daniel

Nwokwu Daniel

Originally titled; “2023: OBI, A GIFT FROM THE LEADING gods,” NWOKWU DANIEL C, in this opinion article, airs strong view on why he believes Peter Obi is better than Bola Tinubu and Atiku Abubakar as Nigeria’s next president   The battle for the soul of the dying biggest black nation is set as we approach 2023 presidential election. A lot has happened to this great nation, she has moved from grace to grass, from production to consumption, from top to bottom, from most celebrated to object of mockery, from grace…

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Netflix Wants Me To Produce ‘Anikulapo’ Series – Afolayan

Ganiyu Amodu

Nigerian filmmaker, Kunle Afolayan, has revealed that the popular movie streaming platform, Netflix, is urging him to produce a series from his latest successful movie, Anikulapo. He stated that he initially wanted to make the movie a series, but Netflix told him to make a movie first, and if it became a success, a series would be developed. Afolayan made this known in an interview with Guardian UK published on Friday. The filmmaker said, “I’ve been working on Aníkúlápó for six years. Originally, I wanted to make a series, but…

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2023: Presidency Will Come To South-East After Atiku, Ihedioha Says In Trending Video

Abibat Babalola

A trending video has shown the former deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Emeka Ihedioha, saying that Nigeria’s presidency will rotate to the South-East, after the administration of the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, if he wins next year’s election. Ihedioha in this video said that Nigeria cannot afford to make mistakes in the 2023 election and that there are two parties in the election, the PDP and the All Progressives Congress. READ ALSO: Sensational Brazil Defeat Ghana 3-0 How Bandits Massacred Worshippers In Zamfara…

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BREAKING: Wike Pulls Group Out Of Atiku’s Campaign

Aliyu Aliyu

How, Why a “tumultous” meeting, which ended in the early hours of Wednesday in Port Harcourt, took the “decisive position” The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) team of Rivers Governor Nyesom Wike has withdrawn from the presidential campaign of Atiku Abubakar, the party’s candidate. Platforms Africa gathered that this decision was taken at a meeting in Port Harcourt early on Wednesday morning. Members of the team, according to a source at the meeting, promised not to participate in Atiku’s campaign activities until the removal of the party’s National Chairman, Iyorchia Ayu.…

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Wike Drags Atiku, Tambuwal, PDP, INEC To Court Over Presidential Primary

Precious Ibekwe

Platforms Africa reports that informations about this suit became known less than 24 hours after the Rivers state Governor described himself as Mr. Trouble   The crisis rocking the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the build up to the 2023 presidential election has Degenerated as  Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has gone to Court. Platforms Africa reports that this suit became known less than 24 hours after Governor Wike described himself as Trouble. Wike, who lost the presidential ticket to former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, has sued Atiku, PDP,…

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JUST IN: PDP Splits, Wike Leads Southern Caucus As Crisis Degenerates

Gbenga Adeoti

The internal crisis rocking the Nigeria’s leading opposition party, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has reportedly worsened. The party, Platforms Africa reports, has been in the ctisis since when governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike lost the presidential ticket of the party for next year’s presidential election, during its primaries in May this year. Nigerian Tribune, oldest surviving newspaper in the country, is reporting that the party has split down the middle along North-South divide, even ahead of the National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting scheduled for Thursday this week, to review the state of…

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