The body of former President Muhammadu Buhari began its final journey home on Tuesday as a solemn motorcade departed Katsina for Daura, where he will be buried. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the hearse, carrying the late leader’s remains, left Umaru Musa Yar’adua Airport at around 3:15 p.m. President Bola Tinubu joined…
Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud has extended heartfelt condolences to President Bola Tinubu and the people of Nigeria over the death of former President Muhammadu Buhari. In an official statement, the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques described Buhari’s passing as a significant loss, offering prayers and sympathy to Buhari’s family and…
The remains of former Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari, who passed away in a London clinic at the age of 82, have been brought back to Nigeria for burial in his hometown of Daura, Katsina State. According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), the aircraft carrying Buhari’s body touched down at Umaru Musa Yar’adua Airport…
The European Union (EU) Delegation to Nigeria and ECOWAS has joined global voices mourning the passing of Nigeria’s former President Muhammadu Buhari, who died at the age of 82. In a message posted on Instagram (@euinnigeria) on Tuesday, the EU expressed its deepest condolences to both the Nigerian government and its citizens. The Delegation highlighted…
The Etsu Nupe, Alhaji Yahaya Abubakar, has paid a heartfelt tribute to former Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari, calling his death a monumental loss not only for Katsina State but for the entire nation. In his condolence message delivered on Tuesday from Abuja, the traditional ruler and Chairman of the Niger State Council of Traditional Rulers…
Nigeria’s political and business elite gathered in Katsina on Tuesday as President Bola Tinubu received the body of former President Muhammadu Buhari, who passed away in London at the age of 82. Vice-President Kashim Shettima escorted Buhari’s remains back to Nigeria, departing the British capital in the early hours of the morning, the News Agency…
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…
