Nigeria’s former President Goodluck Jonathan and Ghana’s former President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo have paid glowing tributes to the late Muhammadu Buhari, describing him as a steadfast leader whose tenure was marked by dedication to national unity and integrity. During a condolence visit in London to Vice-President Senator Kashim Shettima, who is leading a delegation…
The remains of the late Awujale and Paramount ruler of Ijebuland, Oba (Dr.) Sikiru Kayode Adetona were on Monday laid to rest in Ijebu Ode in accordance with the Islamic rites at the event presided over by the Chief Imam of Ijebuland, Sheik Muftaudeen Ayanbadejo. The Ijebu monarch, who joined his ancestors on Sunday afternoon…
A former PDP National Deputy Chairman, Chief Olabode George, has described the passing of the Awujale and Paramount Ruler of Ijebuland, Oba Sikiru Adetona, as a huge loss. George, a former Military Governor of old Ondo State in a statement on Monday in Lagos, said that the legacies of the late Oba would remain for…
Former President Goodluck Jonathan and former Ghanaian President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has visited Vice President Kashim Shettima and his delegation in London as they paid glowing tributes to the late former President Muhammadu Buhari. Vice President Shettima is in London on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s directive to accompany former President Buhari’s body back to…
Gov Caleb Mutfwang of Plateau has described the death of former President Muhammadu Buhari as a monumental loss to Nigeria. This is contained in a condolence message by Dr Gyang Bere, the Director of Press and Public Affairs (DOPPA) to the governor, on Monday in Jos. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Buhari,…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has cautioned its candidates for the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Area Council elections against pursuing personal ambitions that could undermine the party’s chances of victory in Feb. 2026. Chairman of the PDP FCT chapter, Ismail Dogara, issued the warning on Monday in Abuja while handing over INEC nomination forms to…
The All Progressives Congress (APC), Northwest Zone, has directed the closure of its Zonal Secretariat for three working days to mourn late President Muhammadu Buhari. Mr Musa Mailafiya-Mada, APC Zonal Publicity Secretary, Northwest, issued the directive on Monday in a statement made available to newsmen in Kaduna. Mailafiya-Mada said the move was in line with…
The Nigerian Ministry of Defence has joined the nation in mourning the late former President Muhammadu Buhari, who died on Sunday in London at the age of 82. In a condolence message shared on Monday in Abuja, the Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, described Buhari as a distinguished leader whose life was defined…
President Bola Tinubu has authorised the formation of an Inter-Ministerial Committee to plan and coordinate the state burial of former President Muhammadu Buhari, who passed away on Sunday in London. The announcement came via a statement released on Monday in Abuja by Mr Segun Imohiosen, Director of Information and Public Relations at the Office of…
The South Korean Embassy in Nigeria has expressed sadness over the passing of former President Muhammadu Buhari, crediting him with significantly strengthening diplomatic and economic ties between Nigeria and South Korea during his time in office. Buhari, who served as Nigeria’s president from 2015 until 2023, died on Sunday in a London hospital following an…
