Author: Amina Mohammed

Lawyer and politician, Kenneth Okonkwo has criticised Edo Governor Monday Okpebholo over his comments on Peter Obi, saying they are unconstitutional and illiterate. Okpebholo sparked controversy recently when he said that Obi should seek security clearance before entering Edo State. While appearing on Arise TV’s ‘The Morning Show’ on Monday, Okonkwo referenced a part of the Nigerian Constitution which gives citizens the right to move to any part of the country. “Let me state what Section 41 says clearly. That every citizen of Nigeria shall be entitled to move freely (FREELY underlined) throughout Nigeria, and to reside in any part…

Former Senate Leader, Ali Ndume has urged President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to ensure that the South-East is included in future appointments. Ndume was reacting to the latest round of appointments into governing boards of key federal agencies by President Tinubu. Describing the appointment of more northerners into boards of federal agencies as a welcome step towards addressing perceived regional grievances, Ndume, in a personally signed statement released in Abuja, said the appointments were consistent with the President’s earlier gestures in May, when 12 top positions were given to northerners in demonstration of his willingness to respond to constructive criticism. The…

US President Donald Trump has been diagnosed with a common vein condition known as chronic venous insufficiency (CVI) after noticing mild swelling in his legs in recent weeks, the White House announced Thursday. The diagnosis follows a comprehensive medical evaluation conducted by the White House medical unit “out of an abundance of caution,” according to a memo from the president’s physician, Dr. Sean Barbabella. The condition, which is benign and common, especially among older adults, was confirmed through bilateral lower extremity venous Doppler ultrasounds. “The president underwent a comprehensive examination, including diagnostic vascular studies. Bilateral lower extremity venous Doppler ultrasounds were…

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has renamed the University of Maiduguri after former President Muhammadu Buhari. Tinubu pronounced the renaming of the third generation federal university, popular called UNIMAID, at the close of the special Federal Executive Council (FEC) session held to honour Buhari’s memory. The special FEC session, on Thursday at the Executive Chambers of the State House, was part of a series of activities set aside to mourn the ex-President, who died last Sunday in a hospital in London, at 82.

Former President Muhammadu Buhari was laid to rest on Tuesday evening in his Daura residence in Katsina State. He was buried in Islamic funeral rites after a prayer by the Chief Imam. The burial was attended by President Bola Tinubu, Vice- President Kashim Shettima, President Umaro Sissoco Embaló of Guinea-Bissau, Niger Republic Prime Minister,  Ali Lamine Zeine, former Vice- President Yemi Osinbajo, family members, top government officials, and dignitaries. His body was committed to Mother Earth at about 5:50 p.m after full military honours and 21 gun salute.

The body of former President Muhammadu Buhari is on its way to his hometown, Daura, after arriving in Katsina on Tuesday afternoon. The body, draped in Nigerian colours and accompanied by Vice President Kashim Shettima, Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila, and some family members of the late former president, landed at the airport runway at about 1:59 pm. Personnel of the Nigerian Armed Forces brought down the body from the Nigerian Air Force aircraft at the Umaru Musa Yar’adua International Airport in Katsina, Katsina. The state governor, Dikko Radda and other state government officials, as well as…

A high-level presidential delegation has arrived in London to begin the solemn process of repatriating the remains of former President Muhammadu Buhari, who passed away on Sunday following a protracted illness. The delegation, led by Vice President Kashim Shettima and the Chief of Staff to the President, Rt. Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila, landed in the United Kingdom on Monday morning to oversee arrangements for the dignified return of the late statesman. They were received at the airport by Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Tuggar, and the governor of Borno State, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum. Confirming the arrival, the Senior…

Former Delta State Governor, Chief James Ibori has expressed sadness over the death of Nigeria’s former immediate past president, Muhammadu Buhari which sad event took place on Sunday 13th of July in London at the age of 82. In a statement on Sunday, Ibori who described Buhari as a patriot added that his unwavering commitment to the unity of Nigeria was evident during his service to the nation first as a soldier, Head of State and then as a democratically elected president. According to him, Buhari was a selfless, disciplined and patriotic Nigerian who lived a worthy and…

Senate President  Godswill Akpabio has congratulated Gov. Monday Okpebholo  on his confirmation as the duly elected candidate in the September 2024 gubernatorial election in Edo. Akpabio, in a congratulatory message personally signed by him on Friday in Abuja, described the Supreme Court verdict as the triumph of democracy and the will of the people. “What the apex court in the land has done is to affirm the will and wishes of the overwhelming majority of the people of Edo State. It shows that the election was transparent, free and fair,” Akpabio said. “The declaration by the Supreme Court in favour…

The Interim National Chairman of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Senator David Mark, has disclosed that the party has no preferred presidential aspirant ahead of the 2027 election. Mark, who made this known on Tuesday, spoke amid speculations that former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, the 2023 Labour Party candidate, Peter Obi, and former Minister of Transport, Rotimi Amaechi, were frontrunners for the ADC ticket. In a statement issued by Mark’s media team in Abuja, he assured members of the public that the party would maintain transparency under his leadership. “The ADC has no preferred or favourite presidential aspirant but has…