1. Nigeria’s Only Dual-Era Leader Muhammadu Buhari uniquely ruled Nigeria both as a military head of state (1983–1985) and later as a democratically elected president from 2015 to 2023. 2. Career Soldier and Civil War Veteran Buhari joined the army in 1962, trained in the UK, and took part in key battles during the Nigerian…
President Bola Tinubu has congratulated Prof. Wole Soyinka on his 91st birthday, calling him an uncommon patriot and global inspiration. The congratulatory message is contained in a statement issued by the Presidential Spokesperson, Mr Bayo Onanuga, on Sunday in Abuja. Tinubu hailed the Nobel Laureate for his outstanding contributions to education, democracy, human rights, cultural…
Major General Muhammadu Buhari (Rtd), GCFR, former military ruler and two-term civilian president of Nigeria, passed away on 13 July 2025 at the age of 82 in a London clinic. A polarising yet enduring figure in Nigeria’s political history, Buhari’s life bridged the barracks and the ballot box, military discipline and democratic contest, national reform…
The Federal Government has ordered immediate reforms in emergency care services of the Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Abuja. Dr Iziaq Salako, Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare gave the order when he made an unannounced visit to the facility on Sunday. Salako also disclosed government’ plan to launch a cross-country emergency care training…
The family of Nigeria’s former President, Muhammadu Buhari, has confirmed his death. Buhari passed away on Sunday afternoon at a clinic in London. The announcement was made by his longtime spokesperson, Garba Shehu. “May Allah accept him in Aljannatul Firdaus, Amin,” the statement said. Buhari served as Nigeria’s president from 2015 to 2023, after a…
President Bola Tinubu returned to Abuja late Saturday after official visits to Saint Lucia and Brazil. His aircraft landed at the Presidential Wing of Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport around 1:30 a.m. (Sunday). He was received by top government officials, including Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, Abubakar Bagudu and Minister of State Defence, Bello Matawalle….
The Minister of State for Defence, Bello Mohammed Matawalle, has reiterated the Federal Government’s strong commitment to the mental health and overall welfare of military personnel across the country. Speaking during a courtesy visit by a delegation of mental health experts from the United States Africa Command (US AFRICOM), Matawalle stressed that the psychological wellbeing…
The Zamfara Central Integrity Forum (ZCIF) has praised former Governor Dr Bello Muhammad Matawalle for what it called his extensive and impactful road infrastructure projects across the state. In a statement signed by its Chairman, Kamal Ibrahim Gusau, on Wednesday, the forum accused Governor Dauda Lawal of misleading the public by exaggerating the scale and…
The tax evasion trial of global cryptocurrency platform Binance Holdings Limited has been postponed in Nigeria, after the presiding judge, Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court in Abuja, was absent on Wednesday for official duties. The case, brought by Nigeria’s Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), had been set to continue with the cross-examination…
The Federal Government says it has issued over 3.5 million passports in under two years and saved more than ₦1 billion annually through system reforms. Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, made this known on Tuesday in Abuja at the inauguration of the ministry’s new passport front office. Tunji-Ojo explained that the reforms align with…
