Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has expressed concern over a disturbing video of Ahmed Zakka, who was reportedly kidnapped alongside his wife and their baby in Kaduna State. Atiku described the video as heartbreaking, saying it reflected the security challenges facing Nigeria. “It is unfortunate that a Nigerian ha…
US Vice-President JD Vance has said he would not watch the proposed livestream of the execution of Nidal Hasan, the former Army psychiatrist who killed 13 people at Fort Hood military base in Texas in 2009. Reuters reported on Friday, October 9, 2026, that Vance questioned whether the livestream would go ahead, despite…
…and groups, who described the measure as inadequate and politically motivated. Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar, the Obidient Movement, the Nigeria Democratic Congress and the presidential campaign organisation of Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde rejected the intervention, with some questioning its sustainability an…
…dies Photo >The NDC, which adopted Peter Obi and Rabiu Kwankwaso as its presidential and vice-presidential candidates for the 2027 general elections at a ratification exercise on May 29, 2026, responded to the news with a message of condolence.NDC pays tributeIn its tribute, the party expressed gratitude for the coordi…
…mother’s drugs The All Progressives Congress has mocked the African Democratic Congress vice-presidential candidate, Rotimi Amaechi, over his claims that he could not afford medication for his late mother, describing the former Rivers State governor as dependent on public office. In a statement on Sunday by its Nationa…
…Wike, has lampooned former Rivers State governor and African Democratic Congress (ADC) vice-presidential candidate, Rotimi Amaechi, over his claim that President Bola Tinubu's economic policies contributed to the de@th of his mother. Amaechi made the claim during an interview on Channels Television on Friday, October 2…
Former Minister of Transportation and African Democratic Congress vice-presidential candidate, Rotimi Amaechi, has said an Atiku Abubakar-led administration would reduce the cost of transportation, fuel and food within its first year in office. Amaechi made the claim on Friday while appearing on Channels Television’s P…
Rotimi Amaechi, ADC vice presidential candidate, jokingly linked his mother's death to President Tinubu's economic policies during a television interviewMary Amaechi died in July 2026 aged 89 and was buried on September 5 in Ubima, Rivers State, South-South NigeriaChannels Television host pressed the former minister on…
…by how high poverty is in Nigeria?” he said. Amaechi raises alarm over imports The ADC vice-presidential candidate also pointed to Nigeria’s dependence on imported finished products as another indication of the country’s economic difficulties. He claimed that more than 46 per cent of finished goods consumed in Nigeria…
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…other commercial obligations during the period. The PUNCH earlier reported that former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar demanded a full reconciliation of Nigeria’s public debt, including new borrowings, Treasury Bills and controversial charges contained in the latest external debt-service records, as the country’s debt st…
…had also criticised a Washington-based lobbying firm reportedly engaged by former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar in connection with efforts to secure the release of the records, alleging that the initiative was intended to generate political controversy ahead of the 2027 general elections. Special Adviser to the Preside…
President Bola Tinubu has congratulated Vice-President Kashim Shettima on his 60th birthday, describing him as a trusted ally, patriot and valued partner in governance. Tinubu ???conveyed the felicitation in a statement personally issued by him on Tuesday in Abuja, hailing Shettima’s life of service, co…
…. PUNCH Online reports that the All Progressives Congress has recently attacked former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar’s plan to restore the subsidy, while the African Democratic Congress challenged the Federal Government to account for the N15.8tn in additional revenues it said accrued from the reforms. The National Cha…
…on the platform of the People’s Redemption Party, among others. However, former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the ADC, was conspicuously absent. Explaining the ADC’s decision not to participate, the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Bolaji Abdullahi, told The PUNCH that the committee…
…ahead of the 2027 elections, with the All Progressives Congress attacking former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar’s plan to restore the subsidy, while the African Democratic Congress challenged the Federal Government to account for the N15.8tn in additional revenues it said accrued from the reforms. The National Chairman…
…lobbying firm Von Batten-Montague-York, recently engaged by former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar, published court documents relating to the case on X and called for the records to be made public immediately.Judge Beryl Howell rules against improper Glomar responses, ordering FBI and DEA to disclose Tinubu-related inves…
…briefings from its Group Chief Executive Officer, Bashir Bayo Ojulari, and the executive vice-president in charge of the downstream sector. He also warned that the committee could invoke its constitutional powers if the company failed to comply.TMA Questions Ugochinyere's ConsistencyMohammed challenged Ugochinyere's cr…
…Nigeria and Africa.FCT, Abuja - President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has named Kashim Shettima, Vice-President, as the Vice Chairman I of the All Progressives Congress (APC) 2027 Presidential Campaign Council (PCC), as the ruling party formally organises its push to secure a second term for the Nigerian leader.Legit.ng reports…
…alleged corruption took place between 2007 and 2013, when Moreno served as vice-president under socialist leader Rafael Correa. Prosecutors say Sinohydro paid out bribes totalling $76 million, roughly four per cent of the dam project's total cost. Two former managers of the power plant were also among those convicted.M…
…expected to progress towards first production. Industrial Info Resources’ Senior Vice-President of Research, Oil & Gas, Gordon Gorrie, said the investment expansion was not peculiar to Nigeria, noting that African countries were increasing spending on production, midstream infrastructure and other energy projects. “The…
…the construction of the Coca Codo Sinclair dam by China’s Sinohydro. Moreno was vice-president under socialist president Rafael Correa at the time of the alleged corruption, between 2007 and 2013. He succeeded Correa, with the latter’s backing, but later fell out with his mentor by shifting to the right and aligning hi…
…the ruling party’s early mobilisation. Tinubu is chairman of the campaign council, with Vice-President Kashim Shettima and APC National Chairman Nentawe Yilwatda as vice-chairmen. Imo State Governor Hope Uzodimma is secretary, while Yari serves as Director-General. The composition is politically significant. It brings…
By Ibrahim Hassan-Wuyo Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has pledged to work towards returning Niger Republic, Mali and Burkina Faso to the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, if elected president in 2027. Atiku, the presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, also said he would co…
…His reaction followed a fresh legal challenge reportedly instituted by former Vice-President and African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, at the Federal High Court in Abuja, seeking Tinubu’s disqualification from the 2027 presidential election over allegations concerning his NYSC certif…