The Africa Democratic Congress, ADC, presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has likened President Bola Tinubu to a dull student who copied his classmates answers. Atiku made the remark in further reaction to the 30-day fuel price discount announced by the federal government. Recall that the Minister of Finance and Coo…

…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 and timing ahe…

…by the astronomical cost of fuel.” The ADC-PCC also praised its presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, for his continued criticism of the Federal Government’s economic policies, particularly the removal of the fuel subsidy without what the council described as adequate social protection. The council said the latest re…

ADC vice presidential candidate Rotimi Amaechi outlined Atiku Abubakar's proposed fuel pricing plan at a townhall in Edo StateAmaechi said the plan would set a lower domestic crude price for Nigerian refineries, with the difference recovered as a production subsidy from refinery ownersThe proposal drew sharp reactions…

…on Monday, Wike dismissed the African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential ticket of Atiku Abubakar and former Rivers State Governor Rotimi Amaechi as a "joint ticket of corruption." He asserted that the opposition alliance lacks viability and will struggle to secure the constitutionally mandated 25% of the vote in R…

Presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Atiku Abubakar, and his running mate, Rotimi Amaechi, attracted a crowd on Saturday when they stopped at a filling station to refuel their vehicle. Seeing the two politicians at the station, people quickly gathered around them, turning the routine stop in…

…candidate of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, and former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, said Tinubu’s Independence Day speech was empty and filled with “Yahoo Yahoo” promises. Specifically, a group on X known as iOccupyNigeria alleged that Tinubu’s broadcast was AI-generated. “For the first time in Nigeria’s hist…

…Democracy.” 6. Again, the presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress, Atiku Abubakar on Friday faulted the government’s handling of petrol subsidy removal, as he expressed deep sympathy for Nigerians struggling under the weight of surging transport, food and energy costs. The former vice president pledge…

…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 Politics Today, where he criticised…

…candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, in his Independence Day remarks, backed the “Tinubu Must Go” campaign, citing the economic hardship Nigerians are facing. Reacting, Uba said Nigeria’s economic indicators, including real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth of…

…Rotimi Amaechi, running mate to African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar, has set a one-year deadline for an ADC administration to deliver visible changes in Nigeria. Amaechi said he would resign from office if the country failed to begin experiencing significant improvements within a yea…

…The development has attracted condemnation from opposition party leaders, including Atiku Abubakar of the African Democratic Congress, ADC. According to Atiku, the Tinubu government needs to tell Nigerians the impact of the country’s current debt burden before embarking on a fresh $1.5 billion loan from the World Bank.…

Kenneth Okonkwo, a spokesman for African Democratic Congress, ADC, presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar, has accused President Bola Tinubu of practising voodoo economics. Okonkwo insisted that Tinubu’s administration is not performing, adding that it is manipulating figures to cover up the inflation rate. In an interv…

…government cannot fund all of these investments on its own.President Bola Tinubu, Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi are the 3 front runners ahead of the presidential election. Photo: Presidency> Nigeria's infrastructure deficit is enormous, while millions of young people enter the labour market every year. Businesses need a…

The African Democratic Congress, ADC, presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has raised fundamental questions about the recent $700 million minerals deal between the United States and the Nigerian government under President Bola Tinubu. In a statement by his spokesperson, Phrank Shaibu, Atiku demanded the immediate pu…

…Leno Adesanya, has rejected attempts to link him politically with former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and former National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki, saying such associations were being exploited by political detractors to create a misleading impression about his role in the Mambilla Hydroelectric Power Project. A…

…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 stock climbed to N1…

Opposition leader Atiku Abubakar called for a substantial increase to Nigeria's N70,000 minimum wage, saying it has failed to restore workers' purchasing powerThe ADC presidential candidate compared Nigeria's wage to those of Libya, Algeria, Gabon and other African countries, all of which he said were higherAtiku pledg…

The African Democratic Congress, ADC, presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, on Sunday, called on President Bola Tinubu to increase workers minimum wage, while backing the organised labour’s demand for a substantial increase. Atiku accused President Bola Tinubu of presiding over a ruthless economic squeeze in which wo…

By Omeiza Ajayi ABUJA: Presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress ADC, Atiku Abubakar, has condemned President Bola Tinubu’s handling of proceeds from the removal of fuel subsidy, accusing the administration of failing to account for the funds even as the Academic Staff Union of Universities ASUU threate…

…President and presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has raised concern over reports of young Nigerians allegedly selling their organs to survive amid the country's cost-of-living crisis. The post Cost-of-living crisis pushing Nigerian youths to sell organs — Atiku appea…

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has said that the renewed reference to past allegations against him is a distraction from the economic challenges Nigerians are currently facing. In a statement issued by his Senior Special Assistant on Public Communication, Phrank Shaibu, Atiku said the return to issues from the Ob…

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has said the American University of Nigeria, Yola, was established to serve the community rather than as a profit-making venture for him or his family. Atiku stated this on Friday while responding to an X user who questioned what he had done to address the plight of Almajiri childre…

…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 President on Med…

President Donald Trump appointed Karl Von Batten, a Nigerian-born lobbyist linked to Atiku Abubakar, to a White House presidential commission on September 2Von Batten is the managing partner of Von Batten-Montague-York, a US-based policy advisory and advocacy firmThe firm announced the appointment via its verified X pa…