The body of former President Muhamadu Buhari has been lowered into the grave at 5:50pm African time in his family house in Daura Kastina State, Nigeria. Muhammadu Buhari, Nigeria’s former military ruler, is a Muslim from the country’s north and seen as the main challenger to Goodluck Jonathan, a Christian from the south. The former leader, who ruled from December 1983 to August 1985, also has a reputation as a […]
Saudi Arabia’s top leadership has extended heartfelt condolences to the government and people of Nigeria following the death of former President Muhammadu Buhari. Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud both sent formal cables of condolence to Nigerian President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, expressing sorrow over the passing of the former leader. King […]
The body of former President Muhammadu Buhari has arrived at his residence in Daura, his home town in Katsina State. The body will be interred according to Islamic rites after a prayer session to be led by the Chief Imam of Katsina State. Large crowd of mourners also gathered at the residence of the former Nigerian leader to pay their respects and bid their farewell. The body, which left the […]
At least 27 farmers, including men and women, have been reportedly killed in a fresh attack by gunmen in Bindi-Jebbu of the Tahoss community in Riyom Local Government Area of Plateau State. The villagers claimed the attack, which occurred on Monday, also left many people injured, with several rushed to hospitals, including Jos University Teaching Hospital and Plateau Hospital. The chairman of Riyom Local Government Area, Bature Shuwa, acknowledged the […]
The United States Embassy in Abuja and the Consulate General in Lagos will be closed on Tuesday, July 15, in observance of the national public holiday declared by the Nigerian government in honour of the late former President Muhammadu Buhari. The US Mission in Nigeria announced the closure in a statement posted on its official X account. “The U.S. Embassy in Abuja and Consulate General in Lagos will be closed […]
The Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Akeem Owoade, has commiserated with the Ogun State Government and the family of the late Awujale of Ijebuland, Oba Sikiru Adetona, over the demise of the monarch. Owoade, in a condolence message released by his Director of Media and Publicity, Bode Durojaiye, in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, said the late Awujale was known as “a great paramount ruler who had a futuristic vision and […]
The remains of former President Muhammadu Buhari, on Tuesday morning, departed London, the United Kingdom, for Daura, Katsina State, ahead of a state burial. Vice President Kashim Shettima is, leading a high-level Federal Government delegation to finalise documentation and logistical arrangements for the repatriation of the ex-president’s remains. The federal government had earlier said that President Bola Tinubu will receive the former President’s remains in Katsina ahead of his final […]
The Olubadan-designate, Oba Rashidi Ladoja, has postponed his return to Ibadan, Oyo State, till July 28, after the 21 days of mourning of the 43rd Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Owolabi Olakulehin. Oba Olakulehin died in the early hours of Monday, July 7, after a brief illness at an undisclosed private hospital at Jericho in Ibadan, the state capital. The 21-day mourning commenced on Tuesday, July 8. The declaration of the […]
Vice President Kashim Shettima has paid a condolence visit to Aisha Buhari, the widow of the late President Muhammadu Buhari, along with her family, in London, United Kingdom. The Vice President also visited the late President’s nephew, Mamman Daura, who is recuperating in a London hospital. Shettima is leading a federal government high-powered delegation to bring Buhari’s remains to Nigeria for burial. As a mark of respect to the former […]
