Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and PDP presidential candidate in 2023 , says he is more interested in a better Nigeria than being president. Abubakar said this while speaking at an affirmation ceremony for new defectors in African Democratic Congress(ADC), on Saturday, in Lagos. The News Agency of Nigeria(NAN)reports that some PDP, LP party bigwigs…
An Igbo socio-political group, Njiko Igbo Forum (NIF) has appealed that southeast be given opportunity to produce Nigeria president in 2027. Rev. Okechukwu Obioha, the President NIF, made the appeal in a statement on Wednesday in Enugu. He said the decision was reached after an extra ordinary meeting of NIF National Advisory Board and members…
The Nigerian government has announced a special session of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) to honour the memory of former President Muhammadu Buhari, who died on 13 July in the United Kingdom. The session, set for Thursday, 17 July at 1:00 p.m., will be held in the Council Chambers of the Presidential Villa, Abuja, with…
In an atmosphere heavy with emotion, Nigeria’s former President Muhammadu Buhari was buried on Tuesday at his private residence in Daura, his hometown in Katsina State. Family, political leaders and thousands of ordinary citizens gathered to bid farewell to a man they viewed as a symbol of discipline and integrity. President Bola Tinubu led the…
Thousands gathered in the northern Nigerian town of Daura on Tuesday to pay their final respects to former President Muhammadu Buhari, remembered for his integrity and deep connection to his people. Buhari, who died aged 82 after an illness, was brought home aboard a Nigerian Air Force flight escorted by Vice-President Kashim Shettima and Chief…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Religious and political leaders across Nigeria have paid tribute to former President Muhammadu Buhari, who died on Sunday at the age of 82 after a lengthy illness in a London hospital. Archbishop Daniel Okoh, President of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), extended condolences to Buhari’s family, friends and associates in a statement released on…
