Two former Presidents of Nigeria, the late Muhammadu Buhari and Umaru Musa Yar’Adua have been listed among the 100+ prominent citizens from Katsina State. Their names were published in a 600-page book titled, ‘100+Eminent Nigerians from the Katsina State: Profiles in Nation Building and History, Volume One’. Unveiled by the Katsina State government on Wednesday,…
President Bola Tinubu has reaffirmed his commitment to preserving the legacy of former President Muhammadu Buhari during a condolence visit to the late leader’s residence in Kaduna State. In a statement issued on Friday by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, Tinubu was warmly received by Buhari’s widow, Aisha Buhari, their eldest…
Some loyalists of former President Muhammadu Buhari have declared their support for former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, signalling cracks within the All Progressives Congress (APC). The declaration was made on Wednesday at a private meeting in Abuja. State chairmen of the defunct Congress for Progressive Change (CPC), Buhari’s original political platform, gathered at Atiku’s residence…
Former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, has attributed the decline in the value of the naira to the economic policies of the previous administration, which printed and injected N22.7 trillion into the economy. Dogara also described the foreign loan and crude oil-tied measures that sustained it as nothing short of voodoo economics….
Garba Shehu, a former aide to the late ex-president Muhammadu Buhari has given insight into why his principal was “hated” by Olusegun Obasanjo. Reacting to a recent remark by ex-president Obasanjo over Buhari’s administration, Shehu said the former never liked his boss. Also referring to his book, ‘According to the President: Lessons from a Presidential…
Pioneer National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress and former governor of Osun State, Chief Bisi Akande, on Wednesday described the late former President Muhammadu Buhari as an angel in human flesh, saying his legacy of nation-building would continue to endure. Akande, who led a delegation of political associates to Kaduna to commiserate with the…
Ibrahim Musa, former senator representing Niger north under the defunct Congress for Progressive Change (CPC), has died. Musa, a lawyer who practiced for 17 years, served in the senate from 2011 to 2015. He was widely regarded as one of the staunchest loyalists of the late former President Muhammadu Buhari. In a statement on Thursday,…
Former Minister of Police Affairs, Adamu Maina Waziri, has described President Bola Tinubu’s administration as worse than that of former President Muhammadu Buhari. Waziri said if Buhari’s administration was a failure, Tinubu’s government was a disastrous catastrophe. The African Democratic Congress, ADC, chieftain spoke during an interview on Trust TV. Waziri said Tinubu’s administration has…
Former Senior Special Assistant to the late President Muhammadu Buhari on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, has revealed that his principal turned down offers of luxury gifts, including a personal aircraft from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and a diamond-studded wristwatch from a Nigerian designer. Speaking on Inside Sources with Laolu Akande on Channels Television…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that the Nigerian Senate has announced its plan to hold a special session for the late former president Muhammadu Buhari. The leadership of the Senate said the special session for Buhari who died in London at the age of 82 will take place on Wednesday. According to the Senate, it would use…