Atiku Abubakar, former vice-president, says the federal government must take calculated steps to prevent the country from slipping into economic crisis brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. In an opinion article entitled 'what Africa must do to mitigate the damaging effects of coronavirus', on Tuesday, Atiku said the government must now abandon the 2020 budget because some of its provisions are [...]
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CLAIM: On Thursday, April 2, 2020, Fact-checkers at the Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD) received several copies of a WhatsApp message for verification on our Fact-Checking WhatsApp platform. The viral broadcast message called on members of the public to apply for N10,000 weekly allowance from a former vice-president of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar. According to the message, the gift from Atiku would serve [...]
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Mohammed Abubakar, son of Atiku Abubakar, former vice president, says fake news worsens the health condition of those battling coronavirus. Abubakar is the index coronavirus case in the federal capital territory (FCT). In an interview with ARISE News, Abubakar, who was speaking from the isolation centre at the University of Abuja Teaching Hospital in Gwagwalada, said: “Fake news compounds your problems if [...]
Atiku Abubakar, former vice-president, has denied collecting the bio-data of Nigerians to distribute money as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. Paul Ibe, spokesman to Abubakar, said a notice in circulation asking citizens to provide such data for such should be disregarded. Ibe said the notice was put up by scammers to defraud Nigerians, and that the website being used for such [...]
Paul Ibe, spokesman of Atiku Abubakar, has cleared the air about the rumours that trailed the alleged movement of the son of the former vice president who was diagnosed of coronavirus after he returned from Switzerland. Atiku had announced via his Twitter account on Monday that his son tested positive for coronavirus and had been moved to Gwagwalada Specialist Hospital in [...]
Bala Mohammed, governor of Bauchi state, is self-isolating after shaking hands with a son of Atiku Abubakar, former vice-president, who was diagnosed of coronavirus. Atiku announced via his Twitter account on Monday that his son tested positive for the disease and had been moved to Gwagwalada Specialist Hospital in Abuja for treatment. In a tweet on Monday, Ladan Salihu, the governor's chief [...]
One of the children of Atiku Abubakar, former vice-president, has tested positive for coronavirus. Atiku made the announcement via his Twitter account on Sunday. He said the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has been informed of the development. Atiku said his son has been moved to Gwagwalada Specialist Teaching Hospital in Abuja for treatment. "My son has tested positive to coronavirus. @NCDCGov has [...]
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has re-arraigned Uyiekpen Giwa-Osagie, a lawyer to former Vice-President, over alleged money laundering. [...]
Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2019 elections, says it is time the federal government suspends flights from countries that have been affected by the coronavirus. Nigeria on Friday confirmed its first case of the virus in Lagos, and became the 52nd country with a positive case of the virus. Reacting in a statement, Atiku said [...]
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has asked members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to take up rice farming "because they are jobless". The ruling party said this in reaction to PDP's call on the supreme court to review its verdict on the presidential election. Atiku Abubakar, PDP presidential candidate, had challenged the victory of President Muhammadu Buhari but he lost from [...]
Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2019 election, has expressed satisfaction with the supreme court judgement that sacked David Lyon as governor-elect of Bayelsa state. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had declared Lyon winner of the November governorship election. But on Thursday, a panel of judges led by Mary Odili ordered INEC to withdraw the [...]
Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar says the federal government is "too inefficient" to tackle the growing insecurity in the country. In an article he wrote on Tuesday, Atiku once again backed the south-west security outfit tagged "Amotekun", saying self-defence is not an international human rights. Governors of the six south-west states had launched the security outfit to tackle challenges of insecurity including kidnapping and [...]
Atiku Abubakar, former vice president, says the supreme court judgement on Imo state governorship election must be respected. On Tuesday, the supreme court sacked Emeka Ihedioha as governor of Imo, affirming Hope Uzodinma, candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), as the winner of the March 9 governorship election in the state. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had declared Ihedioha winner of [...]
The wedding ceremony of Mahmud Ribadu in Abuja on Saturday reunited some of Nigeria's biggest politicians from both the All Progressives Congress (APC) and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Mahmud is the son of Nuhu Ribadu, the pioneer executive chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and former presidential candidate of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN). Some of the dignitaries [...]
The All Progressives Congress (APC) says former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), his party, represent the "wasted past" that Nigerians have chosen to correct. The ruling party said this in reaction to Atiku's charge to the PDP on rebuilding itself rather than focusing on the 2023 elections. In a statement on Sunday, Lanre Issa-Onilu, APC spokesman, said the rebuilding of [...]
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