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Lai Mohammed to honour Buhari with new book on Late President’s legacy

December 8, 2025December 8, 2025 Aminu Imam

Preparations are underway for a major national event to mark the first posthumous birthday of former President Muhammadu Buhari, who died on July 13, 2025. The commemoration will centre on the public presentation of a new book by former Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed. The book, titled: “Headlines & Soundbites: Media Moments that Defined an Administration”, will be unveiled on December 17, 2025, the day Buhari would have turned 83. The launch is scheduled to take place at the Shehu Musa Yar’Adua Centre, Abuja, beginning at 10…

NASS suspends plenary to honour Buhari

July 15, 2025July 15, 2025 Aminu Imam

The 10th National Assembly has announced the suspension of all legislative activities until Tuesday, July 22, 2025, in honour of the Late former President of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari, GCFR, who died on Sunday in London, United Kingdom. The suspension was conveyed yesterday, in an official statement signed by the Clerk to the National Assembly, Kamoru Ogunlana. According to the statement, the decision was jointly made by the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives as a mark of respect for the former leader. “In honour…

Nigeria mourns, as former President Muhammadu Buhari passes away in UK

July 14, 2025July 14, 2025 Aminu Imam

…Tinubu orders VP to bring body home Nigeria is in mourning, following the death of former President Muhammadu Buhari, GCFR, who died at the age of 82, and whose passing has drawn an outpouring of heartfelt tributes from across the nation and beyond. A statement released by his family and signed by his former media aide, Garba Shehu, confirmed that the elder statesman passed away yesterday afternoon at a clinic in London, the United Kingdom (UK) following a prolonged illness. The statement read: “Inna Lillahi Wa Inna Ilaihi Raji’un. The…

“Without Tinubu, Buhari wouldn’t have won APC primary” – Presidency

July 11, 2025July 11, 2025 Aminu Imam

The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Tomitope Ajayi, has stated that former President Muhammadu Buhari would not have secured the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential ticket without the pivotal support of President Bola Tinubu. Ajayi’s remarks follow comments made by the immediate past Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Boss Mustapha, during a book launch authored by Garba Shehu, former Senior Special Assistant to President Buhari on Media and Publicity. At the event, Mustapha asserted that no single individual was responsible for Buhari’s…

“Buhari was more interested in being President than governing”, says Baba-Ahmed

May 4, 2025May 4, 2025 Aminu Imam

A former Special Adviser on political matters to Vice-President Kashim Shettima, Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, has accused former President Muhammadu Buhari of being more interested in the office during his administration than working for the country. Baba-Ahmed, who stated this during a television programme on Friday, classified the former President as Nigeria’s worst president. According to him: “Buhari didn’t represent the North. We saw in Buhari a better option, not because he was a northerner but because, at the time, he was a better option than Goodluck Jonathan. We thought he’d be…

“My tenure significantly improved security, economy” – ex-President Buhari

February 7, 2025February 7, 2025 Aminu Imam

Former President Muhammadu Buhari has said that Nigeria’s security and economy saw significant improvements during his eight-year administration. Buhari made this statement on Wednesday, while hosting members of the Katsina State Correspondents’ Chapel of the Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ) at his residence in Daura. The former president emphasised that he inherited a troubled economy and severe security challenges from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), which held power for 16 years. “Compared to what we met in 2015, Nigeria’s security and economy improved significantly under my administration. Things will continue…

Life after presidency: Ex-President Buhari says he now feeds from rental income

January 28, 2025January 28, 2025 Aminu Imam

Former President, Muhammadu Buhari has revealed that, after serving two terms as Nigeria’s leader, he sustains himself through rental income from one of his houses in Kaduna State. Addressing the All Progressives Congress (APC) caucus at the Katsina Government House, ahead of the February 15 local council elections, Buhari said that during his eight-year presidency, he avoided using his position for personal gain. “I have only three houses—one in Daura and two in Kaduna. I’ve rented out one of them to sustain myself and cover my feeding expenses”, Buhari said,…

$2.3bn Mambilla Arbitration: Ex-President Buhari set to testify today in Paris

January 20, 2025January 20, 2025 Aminu Imam

…As ex-AGF ‘withdraws’ support for Sunrise Former President Muhammadu Buhari is set to testify today, Monday, in the $2.3 billion arbitration case between Nigeria and Sunrise Power over the Mambilla hydro-power project. The hearings, taking place at the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) in Paris, follow allegations of contract breaches by the Nigerian government. Social media posts — since denied by the Presidency — had claimed that Buhari already testified on the disputed Mambilla hydropower project, however it was gathered that arbitration hearings will only commence today, Monday. Ex-President Olusegun…

Alleged $6bn Mambilla power contract fraud: Ex-President Buhari forced to take witness stand in Paris court

January 19, 2025January 19, 2025 Aminu Imam

Former Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has been dragged before a court in Paris, France, where he took the witness stand in an arbitration proceeding over a federal power contract dispute. It wad learnt that Buhari was hauled before the court yesterday for breaching the terms of a power generation and distribution contract awarded to Sunrise Power and Transmission Company of Nigeria, (TCN) by former President Olusegun Obasanjo in 2006. The $6 billion project has dragged on for over 20 years, and its main anchor, Leno Adesanya, has been a target…

‘NNPCL illegally deducted ₦426bn under Buhari’s watch as Petroleum minister’ – Report

January 7, 2025January 7, 2025 Aminu Imam

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited, (NNPCL), allegedly made unauthorised deductions amounting to ₦426 billion from the federation’s revenue in a single year under former President Muhammadu Buhari, who at that time also served as Minister of Petroleum Resources. This revelation comes from a report by the Foundation for Investigative Journalism (FIJ), which cited a 2021 audit conducted by the Office of the Auditor-General of the Federation (AuGF), published in November 2024, that reviewed NNPCL’s operations between 2020 and 2021. The audit identified significant financial irregularities, with the NNPCL reportedly…