The northern politicians around President-elect Umaru Yar'Adua who will be influential in the new government have long resisted more increases in the Delta's share of federal oil revenues...
Opinion polls financed by the United States Embassy and discreetly circulated last month suggested that Buhari had a seven point lead over Katsina State Governor Umaru Yar'Adua his rival candidate from the PDP...
Let him stand Aides to PDP presidential candidate Umaru Yar'Adua are not worried about Abubakar: 'He should be allowed to stand...
PDP candidate Umaru Yar'Adua is narrowly favoured to win the presidency with his running mate Goodluck Jonathan the Governor of Bayelsa State (AC Vol 47 No 25)...
Both the leading candidates Umaru Yar'Adua and Muhammadu Buhari harbour doubts about the primacy given to market-oriented policies by the Obasanjo government...
Umaru Yar'Adua candidate of the governing People's Democratic Party (PDP) is Shehu's younger brother...
Both Umaru Yar'Adua and Atiku acknowledge the debt they owe to the late Gen...
' Umaru Yar'Adua comes from distinguished political stock...
The campaign of the People's Democratic Party's candidate Katsina State Governor Umaru Yar'Adua got off to a stuttering start amid speculation that he lacks the support of key presidential aides and party stalwarts...
Most recently Obasano has denied backing Umaru Yar'Adua (AC Vol 47 No 23) the Katsina Governor - in the presence of the same state Governor who claims that he was asked to raise the 3 million naira (US$23 000) fee for Yar Adua's nomination papers...
' Sources at the presidency have indicated that Obasanjo may have passed over El-Rufai Babagana Kingibe Adamu Mu'azu (Bauchi State Governor) Peter Odili (Rivers) Ahmed Makarfi (Kaduna) and other mooted favourites in favour of Umaru Musa Yar'Adua the Governor of Katsina state and brother of the late Shehu Musa Yar'Adua who served as Obasanjo's deputy in the 1976-79 military regime...