FG Declares Tuesday Public Holiday as Buhari’s Burial Holds

ADC Declares 3-Day Mourning APC Shuts Secretariat The Federal Government has declared Tuesday, 15th July 2025, as a public holiday in honour of Nigeria’s former President, Muhammadu Buhari, who died on Sunday at the age of 82. This is in continuation of the seven-day national mourning earlier declared by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to pay tribute to the late leader who served Nigeria both as a military head of state and a democratically elected president....

Court Stops Rivers Administrator from Swearing In New Service Commission Members

A Rivers State High Court in Port Harcourt has stopped the planned inauguration of newly appointed members of the Rivers State Civil Service Commission by the Sole Administrator, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (retd.), pending the outcome of a legal dispute over the removal of the previous occupants of the office. The restraining order was issued on Monday, July 14, by Justice Frank Onyiri following an application brought before the court by the ousted commission members....

Osinbajo, Abiodun, Sanwo-Olu, Dangote, Others Pay Last Respect  To Awujale

The late Awujale of Ijebuland, Oba Sikiru Kayode Adetona has been laid to rest  on Monday with the Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, Lagos State Governor,  Babajide Sanwo-Olu, business mogul, Aliko Dangote, former Ogun State Governor, Segun Osoba and a host of other dignitaries have paid their last respect to the monarch. Governor Abiodun described the royal father as a pride of Ijebuland, Ogun State and Nigeria as a whole. Speaking after the monarch was committed...

Sir Paul Chukwuma, Esq: When a Man’s Vision Matches his Drive

“Sir Chukwuma is carrying with him the rigorous demands of Nigerian politics” —Ebuka Onyekwelu Last week, Sir Paul Chukwuma, Esq, was called to the Nigerian Bar, alongside many others including Dino Melaye and Chief Osita Chidoka. During this event, one key lesson finds expression in the timeless saying that one cannot give what he doesn’t have. Like on other such occasions, there were critical lessons to be learned. Chukwuma, a first-class graduate of Philosophy, has...

The Kogi State Government has described the death of former President Muhammadu Buhari as a monumental loss not only to Nigeria but to the African continent and the world. Governor Usman Ododo had in a condolence message signed by Kingsley Femi Fanwo, Honourable Commissioner for Information and Communications, noted that the former President Buhari was a leader of quiet strength, deep convictions, and a patriotic heart wholly committed to the unity, progress, and stability of...

Buhari’s Demise: You Were A Courageous Leader, Jonathan Mourns

…Bode George Describes His Death As A Lesson To Power Mongers Former President Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has described former President Muhammadu Buhari as a courageous leader who served the nation with character and sense of patriotism. Jonathan, who stated this in a condolence message released on Sunday, noted that the late Buhari was deeply admired across the strata of society because of his honesty and discipline. The message reads, “It’s with a heavy heart...

PDP Gets Only One Councillor Seat as APC Wins All LGAs and LCDAs in Lagos 

…Group Fault Polls, Call It a ‘Coronation’ The All Progressives Congress (APC) has secured a clean sweep in the Lagos State local government elections held on Saturday, winning all 20 local government chairmanship seats and all 37 Local Council Development Area (LCDA) positions. The Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission (LASIEC), which conducted the election, also declared the APC as winner of 375 councillor seats across the state, leaving the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) with only...

Former President, Muhammadu Buhari Dies at 82

…Tinubu Sends Shettima, Gbajabiamila to Bring Body Home Former President Muhammadu Buhari is dead. He passed away on Sunday afternoon, 13 July 2025, in a clinic in London, United Kingdom. He was 82. The news of his death was first confirmed by his former spokesperson, Garba Shehu, in a post on X. “The family of the former president has announced the passing on of the former president, Muhammadu Buhari, GCFR, this afternoon in a clinic...

LG Poll: Ejigbo LCDA APC Candidate, Taiwo Hails LASIEC For Peaceful Election

Aare Taoheed Adebayo Taiwo, the Ejigbo Local Council Development Area (LCDA) chairmanship candidate in the Saturday, July 12, local government election in Lagos State, has hailed the Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission (LASIEC) for the peaceful conduct of the election. Taiwo disclosed on Saturday at the close of voting that the election was peaceful, credible, and seamless. The APC candidate stated that in spite of the smooth exercise, there could still be room for improvement...

Traditional Rulers Demand Return Of Formal Roles In Governance

Traditional rulers across Nigeria have urged the National Assembly to reinstate their constitutional roles that were stripped away in the 1999 Constitution. According to the royal fathers, the exclusion has created a governance gap, particularly in areas of grassroots mobilization and security. They made the appeal during the North Central Zonal Public Hearing on the review of the 1999 Constitution (Zone A), covering Niger, Kogi, and Kwara States, held in Minna, Niger State, on Saturday....

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