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North waiting for parties to present their presidential candidates—Yakassai

Leading and vociferous elder statesman, Alhaji Tanko Yakassai has made it clear that contrary to all ongoing alignments and realignments ahead of 2019 presidential elections, the generality of the North is yet to have a candidate to support either former…

Atiku defeats Buhari in online poll as experts’ say it doesn’t work in Nigeria

Just as a number of online polls have emerged showing that former Vice President and leading presidential hopeful of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, has dislodged President Muhammadu Buhari, experts in digital polling have faulted the result, saying…

Ahead of 2019: PDP continues haulage of APC decampees across states

Though the federal government has started showcasing all its projects across the federation in a move to correct the trending believe that the ruling party, the All Progressive Congress (APC) has failed in delivering democracy dividends, the efforts are yet…

More groups raise concerns over 2019 as Arewa youths tell Buhari, Atiku to leave scene

Rising from its two-day summit in Kaduna, a Coalition of Arewa youths has called on President Muhammadu Buhari and former vice president, Atiku Abubakar not to contest the 2019 presidential election based on the fact that their productive years have…

My govt’ll privatise parts of NNPC, allow naira to float and attract FDI if elected—Atiku

More strategic reform ideas are still coming from the camp of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar. In a recent interview, he revealed that he will privatise parts of Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and allow the naira to float to…

Atiku in Ogun, assures on power devolution, youth participation, restructuring if elected

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, at an interactive session with his supporters at the Political Academy in Sagamu, Ogun State weekend averred that if elected President in 2019, his government will pursue political restructuring, with emphasis on the devolution of…

Mubi: Atiku donates N10m to Paupers’ Fund for underprivileged treatments

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has visited victims of the Mubi suicide attack receiving treatment at the Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Yola, where he donated N10 million to the hospital Paupers’ Fund. Abubakar told newsmen after he was conducted round…

Obasanjo’s CNM indicates readiness to team up with PDP to unseat Buhari in 2019

No doubt, political alignment and realignments ahead of 2019 elections are gathering weight. Weekend,  the Director of Media and Public Communications, Coalition for Nigeria Movement (CNM), idealized by former President Olusegun Obasanjo, veteran media analyst, Akin Osuntokun, has given a…

Criticisms, praises trial Atiku’s plan to name Gbenga Daniel his campaign DG

Though former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar and presidential aspirant on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is set to name Gbenga Daniel, former governor of Ogun State as the Director-General of his campaign organisation, leading political analysts have…

Only job security in Nigeria’ll tame Libya, Mediterranean exodus ― Atiku

Antidote to the trending suicidal movement of Nigerians through the Sahara desert enroute Libya, Mediterranean Sea to hit Europe, has been found by former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar. Speaking at an event in Abuja to mark on the United Nations…