President of the Senate Godswill Akpabio has paid glowing tribute to former President Muhammadu Buhari, describing him as a spartan leader who never embezzled public funds. Akpabio stated this at an expanded Federal Executive Council (FEC) session held in honour of Buhari at the State House, Abuja, on Thursday. He …
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Aisha and Buhari were divorced before his death – Prof Kperogi reveals
A fresh disclosure has been made concerning the personal life of the late former Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari and his wife, Aisha. According to a U.S.-based Nigerian professor, Farooq Kperogi on his Facebook page on Wednesday, Buhari and Aisha were already divorced before his death. He disclosed that Aisha had …
Read More »President Tinubu approves expanded special FEC meeting to honour Buhari
President Bola Tinubu has approved an Expanded Special Session of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) Meeting holding on Thursday, to honour former President Muhammadu Buhari, who died on Sunday. This is contained in a statement issued by Malam Rabiu Ibrahim, the Special Assistant on Media to the Minister of Information …
Read More »BUHARI: Tribute to a Statesman, By Femi Gbajabiamila
From the moment I received the news of the death of former President Muhammadu Buhari, I was left with a profound sense of bereavement and a consciousness of a loss that is too deep for words. I considered President Muhammadu Buhari a friend and a father figure. He was a …
Read More »Remains of Buhari buried in Daura amidst tears, prayers
The remains of former President Muhammadu Buhari has been buried at his residence in Daura, amidst tears and prayers by his immediate family members, President Bola Tinubu, Governors, Ministers and the masses, among other thousands of mourners. The burial was attended by the Vice-President Kashim Shettima, former Vice-President, Yemi Osinbajo, …
Read More »Buhari’s remains depart London for burial in Daura
Vice-President Kashim Shettima has departed London with the remains of former President Muhammadu Buhari, who died on Sunday at a London Clinic for his burial. Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Communications, Office of The Vice-President, Stanley Nkwocha, made this known in a statement. In the statement …
Read More »President Tinubu is scheduled to receive Buhari’s body at 12 noon in Katsina
President Bola Tinubu will be on the ground in Katsina on Tuesday to receive the remains of former President Muhammadu Buhari in Katsina, ahead of his final interment in Daura, Katsina State. The burial of the former president is scheduled to be held in the afternoon before 4 O’clock. Minister …
Read More »UN Deputy Secretary-General pays tribute to Buhari
UNITED Nations Deputy Secretary-General, Ms. Amina Mohammed, on Monday, visited the Nigeria House in New York to pay tributes to Nigeria’s late former President Muhammadu Buhari. Mohammed, who served under Buhari both as Minister of Environment and earlier at the Petroleum Trust Fund, signed the condolence register and prayed for …
Read More »Katsina govt extends work-free day for Buhari’s burial
Following the postponement for the burial of the former President Muhammadu Buhari in Daura, the Katsina State Government has also extended its earlier work-free day to Tuesday, July 15. The Secretary to the State Government, (SSG), Alhaji Abdullahi Garba-Faskari announced this in Katsina on Monday, in a statement signed by …
Read More »FG declares Tuesday public holiday in honour of ex-President Buhari
The Federal Government has declared Tuesday, a public holiday in honour of late former President, Muhammadu Buhari. This is according to a statement signed by the Ministry of Interior’s Permanent Secretary, Mrs Magdalene Ajani on Monday in Abuja. Ajani said that the Minister of Interior, Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, made the …
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