The funeral prayer for former President, Muhammadu Buhari, has been moved to 2pm on Tuesday in Daura, his hometown. The ceremony was earlier scheduled for Monday. Briefing newsmen in Katsina, Governor Dikko Radda revealed that following consultations with the late President’s family and close associates in London – where he died – it has been…
Peter Obi, the Labour Party’s (LP) presidential candidate in the 2023 general election, has called on the African Democratic Congress (ADC) to zone its 2027 presidential ticket to the South. Obi made this appeal on Sunday in Ilorin, on the sidelines of the 2nd Annual Colloquium of Associate Professor Abdulmumin Yinka Ajia. His call emphasises…
Katsina State has declared Monday a work-free day to allow residents to mourn the death of former Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari, who passed away in London on Sunday evening. The Secretary to the Government of Katsina State, Abdullahi Garba Faskari, announced that the holiday would allow workers and residents to join the rest of the…
Yoruba nation agitator, Sunday Adeniyi Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho has reacted to the death of former President, Muhammadu Buhari. Igboho in a viral video, recounted how the former president allegedly ordered officers of the Department of State Services, DSS, to invade his residence at midnight. Igboho, who claimed that the invasion was aimed…
Former Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has described the late former President Muhammadu Buhari as a true patriot whose life was marked by discipline, honesty, and a deep commitment to national service. Reacting to the news of Buhari’s death on Sunday, Osinbajo, in a statement signed by him, said he and his wife, Dolapo, were deeply…
Former President of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari, has passed away at the age of 82 years at a clinic in London, United Kingdom. This was disclosed in a statement shared by his spokesperson, Garba Shehu, on his personal X account on Sunday, July 13, 2025. “INNA LILLAHI WA INNA ILAIHIRRAJIUUN. The family of the former president…
President Bola Tinubu has announced the death of immediate past President of Nigeria, Muhammad Buhari. GISTSMATE MEDIA reported that President Buhari died today in London at about 4.30 pm, following a prolonged illness. Following the death of Buhari, President Bola Tinubu has ordered Vice President Kashim Shettima to travel to United Kingdom to accompany the…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that Former Nigeria’s President, Muhammdu Buhari is dead. His former aide, Bashir Ahmad, announced the passing of the former president on X. He wrote: “The family of the former president has announced the passing on of the former president, Muhammadu Buhari, GCFR, this afternoon in a clinic in London. May Allah accept…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has emerged dominant in the July 12 local government elections in Lagos State, winning all 57 chairmanship seats and 375 out of 376 councillorship positions. The results were officially announced on Sunday by the Chairman of the Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission (LASIEC), Justice Mobolanle Abidemi Okikiolu-Ighile (Rtd.), during a…
Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Nyesom Wike, on Sunday played host to Julius Abure, factional chairman of the Labour Party. The purpose of the visit was unknown as of the time of filing this report, but it has set tongues wagging. Wike, a Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is serving in the government of the All…