Month: July 2025

Speaker of the Bauchi State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Abubakar Suleiman, has described former President Muhammadu Buhari’s passing as a monumental loss to the nation and to emerging leaders across Nigeria. In a condolence message issued by his spokesperson, Mukhtar Garba Kobi yesterday, the speaker noted that Buhari’s death came at a time when […]

Speaker of Borno State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon.Abdulkarim Lawan, has commiserated with the family of former President Muhammadu Buhari over his sad demise. Lawan described the death of the immediate past president as a great loss to the country, stressing that he was a great man who served the nation as a military head […]

Yobe State governor, Mai Mala Buni, has approved today as a work-free day to mourn former President Muhammadu Buhari GCFR, who died on Sunday in a London hospital. A statement issued by the director-general of Press and Media Affairs to the Governor, Mamman Mohammed, Buni urged workers and the people of the state to dedicate […]

The Federal Government has formally announced a comprehensive state burial programme for the late former President Muhammadu Buhari, who passed away in London on Sunday, July 13, 2025, at the age of 82. Speaking at a press briefing in Abuja on Monday afternoon, the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, disclosed that an […]

The apex northern sociocultural group Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) and the Sir Ahmadu Bello Memorial Foundation (SABMF) have expressed sadness over the news of the death of former President Muhammadu Buhari in London. ACF said until his death, he was one of four surviving former Nigerian heads of state, adding that Buhari had lived a […]

The Concerned Citizens Network of Nigeria (CCNN) has slammed Engineer Farouk Ahmed, chief executive of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), for his full-page newspaper advertisements published on July 11, 2025, as a “disgraceful charade” and “diversionary” designed to dodge accountability. The group said the ads, appearing on page 12 of Thisday, […]

The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Christopher Musa, has mourned the passing of Nigeria’s former president, Muhammadu Buhari. Musa, in a condolence message signed by the director of Defence Information, Brigadier-General Tukur Gusau, described Buhari as a symbol of dedication to national service. He described his death as “loss of a revered elder statesman, […]

The Coalition of United Political Parties (CUPP) and the Social Democratic Party have expressed deep sadness over former President Muhammadu Buhari’s death. The national secretary of CUPP, Chief Peter Ameh, released a statement to newsmen yesterday in Abuja acknowledging Buhari’s service to Nigeria and the challenges he faced during his time in leadership. “The news […]

Traders in the popular Wuse Market in Abuja have urged the Federal Capital Territory, (FCT) minister, Nyesom Wike, to halt the building of additional shops in the facility’s car park. The traders who made the call in an interview with newsmen on the sidelines of a peaceful protest yesterday, called for the dissolution of the […]

A gender-lens impact investment firm, EHA Impact Ventures (EIV), has announced a $50,000 follow-on investment in Blueroomcare, a digital mental health platform focused on expanding access to care, notably for women in Nigeria. The announcement was made at the Africa Social Impact Summit, alongside EIV’s new investment in Moppet Foods. Following its initial investment in […]