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…
The Federal Government of Nigeria has announced Tuesday as a public holiday to honour the memory of former President Muhammadu Buhari, who died on Sunday at the age of 82. In a statement signed by Mrs Magdalene Ajani, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Interior, the declaration was made by the Minister of Interior, Dr…
The Petroleum Technology Development Fund (PTDF), has begun the 2025 overseas scholarship selection exercise of 400 candidates in the North-East. Its Executive Secretary, Ahmed Galadima, said this while supervising the candidates selection/screening exercise, on Monday in Bauchi. He said the fund had set up eight centres across the country, to select best talents to study…
The First Lady, Sen. Oluremi Tinubu has mourned the death of Awujale of Ijebu Land, Oba Sikiru Adetona and said “the late Oba stood as a symbol of tradition, stability, and progress”. In a message issued in Abuja on Monday, Mrs Tinubu commiserated with the Governor of Ogun State, Prince Dapo Abiodun, the King’s family…
A disability rights organisation, Network of Women with Disabilities (NWD), has called for inclusion of women with disabilities in the proposed Reserved Seats for Women Bill currently under review by the National Assembly. President of the network, Ms Lois Auta, made the call in a memorandum submitted to the National Assembly for the ongoing Zonal…
Suspended Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State has joined Nigerians in mourning the passing of former President Muhammadu Buhari, who died on Sunday in London at the age of 82. In a condolence statement issued on Monday by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Nelson Chukwudi, Fubara described Buhari’s death as a great loss for the…
