There are indications of plans to use the opportunity offered by the coronation of the 44th Olubadan of Ibadan land, Oba Rashidi Ladoja, on September 26, to bring together all key gladiators and tendencies in the nation’s political class. Sunday Tribune reliably gathered at the weekend that these include President Bola Tinubu, former Vice-President, Alhaji…
A former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Aminu Tambuwal, has declared that he would rather support former Vice President Atiku Abubakar than Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, to become the country’s leader. Speaking during a current affairs programme, Politics Today, on Channels Television, on Friday, Tambuwal, who also served as Governor…
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has challenged President Bola Tinubu’s administration to undertake sweeping electoral and judicial reforms ahead of the 2027 general elections. The former presidential candidate insists that only such measures can restore public confidence in Nigeria’s democracy. In a statement on Thursday, Atiku commended Nigerians for their participation in the ongoing Permanent…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) regrets fielding former Vice President Atiku Abubakar as its presidential candidate in the 2023 general election, Senate Minority Leader Senator Abba Moro has said. He described the move as an error that cost the party dearly. Moro, who spoke in a televised interview, revealed that the party’s National Executive Committee…
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has reportedly rejected the claim that he was not keen to contest the Nigerian presidency in the 2027 general election. Atiku said this while refuting claims by Prof Ola Olateju of the Achievers University, Owo, Ondo State, who represented him when chieftains of some political parties defected to the African…
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has declared that his political ambition is not driven by desperation for power but by a vision for a better Nigeria. Atiku, who contested the 2023 presidential election on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) before recently defecting to the African Democratic Congress (ADC), made this known at…
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has accused President Bola Tinubu’s administration of using the detention of former Sokoto State governor, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) as part of an agenda to harass, intimidate, and weaken the opposition. GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that the EFCC recently detained Tambuwal over alleged fraudulent…
Former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, is facing a difficult battle to maintain political influence within the African Democratic Congress (ADC)-led opposition coalition, as loyalists of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar tighten their grip on the party’s structures ahead of the 2027 general elections. Multiple sources within the coalition say Atiku’s allies have been…
Spirit Emmanuel Chukwudi, the General Overseer of the King of Kings Deliverance Ministry, in Gbonum Ulepa Ntezi, Ishielu Local Government Area of Ebonyi State has released a prophecy about the 2027 presidential election. Chukwudi said Peter Obi, the 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party would lose his shot at ever becoming Nigeria’s number one…
Former Vice President Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has boasted that the African Democratic Congress (ADC), the opposition coalition party will take over power from the All Progressives Congress (APC) in 2027. Atiku, who decried the lack of ideology by political parties in the country, said the ADC is coming with clear ideology to tackle the nation’s…