Alhaji Atiku Abubakar

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar personally appeared before the Federal High Court in Abuja to swear to an affidavit challenging President Bola Tinubu’s eligibility for the 2027 presidential election. The suit alleges that Tinubu submitted an NYSC certificate...

Atiku Abubakar says the latest U.S. Department of State Fiscal Transparency Report validates his long-standing criticism of the Tinubu administration's handling of Nigeria's public finances. The report accused the Federal Government of failing to provide comprehensive budget information,...

Paul Ibe accuses President Tinubu of deploying anti-graft agencies and security institutions against opposition figures instead of fighting corruption. Atiku's spokesman cites Nasir El-Rufai's 178-day detention and contrasts it with Senator Francis Fadahunsi's continued freedom despite his controversial...

Atiku says the closure of schools across about 40 local government areas exposes the failure of the Tinubu administration's ₦144.86 billion Safe Schools Programme despite massive public spending. The ADC presidential candidate demands a full audit of the...

Atiku challenges President Tinubu to personally explain the alleged $20 billion (₦27 trillion) worth of projects reportedly linked to businessman Gilbert Chagoury, describing the issue as a test of his administration's transparency. The ADC presidential candidate says The...

Atiku's media aide says Tinubu's reported habit of walking to work and eating once daily cannot justify what he describes as wasteful government spending. Paul Ibe lists multi-billion-naira expenditures on vehicles, official residences, the presidential fleet and foreign...

Atiku invokes Osun's past support, reminding voters they backed him against President Bola Tinubu in the last presidential election and urging them to transfer that loyalty to the ADC in Saturday's governorship poll. ADC raises the stakes ahead...

Atiku Abubakar says 5,091 Nigerians were killed in violent incidents over three months, calling the figure an indictment of President Bola Tinubu’s government. The Presidency rejects the assessment, citing the killing of between 13,000 and 20,000 terrorists and...

Atiku raises alarm after receiving a mysterious credit into his private bank account, insisting neither he nor his campaign authorised or solicited the payment. Former vice president questions how confidential banking details of a non-public account allegedly fell...

Atiku accuses the Tinubu administration of using macroeconomic statistics and official narratives to mask worsening poverty, hunger, and declining living standards across Nigeria. The former vice president questions the gains from fuel subsidy removal, rising public debt, and...