Tag: TRIBUTES

Tinubu, Northern leaders, Governors mourn Audu Ogbeh

Aminu Imam
Audu Ogbeh passes

…Extol ex-minister’s integrity, service President Bola Tinubu, the Arewa Consultative Forum, (ACF), and the Northern States Governors’ Forum (NSGF) have expressed deep grief over the death of former Minister of Agriculture, ex-PDP National Chairman, and elder statesman, Chief Audu Innocent Ogbeh, who passed away yesterday at the age of 78. Ogbeh’s family announced his passing in a statement, prompting an outpouring of tributes from across the country. In a condolence message by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, President Tinubu described the late politician as “a man…

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

Aminu Imam
Buhari passes away

…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…

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Nigerians, others pay tribute to Late PMB, icon of integrity and service

Aminu Imam
IBB pays tribute

Tributes have poured in from across the nation and beyond, celebrating the life and legacy of a leader whose name became synonymous with discipline, integrity, and unyielding patriotism. Recall that the former President and elder statesman passed away yesterday afternoon at a clinic in London following a prolonged illness. Former military President and longtime friend, General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida (rtd.), popularly known as IBB, in an emotional tribute, described Buhari as more than just a political leader, calling him a brother, friend, and patriot whose life spanned Nigeria’s critical transitions. …

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