By Rosheedat Akinkunle, JKNewsMedia Reporter A GROWING wave of opposition has greeted the renaming of the University of Maiduguri (UNIMAID) to Muhammadu Buhari University by President Bola Tinubu, as alumni, students, and residents of Borno State condemn the move as insensitive and politically motivated. Announced during a special session of ...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent NIGERIA’s SOLEMN tribute to a departed national icon reached its peak on Thursday as President Bola Tinubu announced the renaming of the University of Maiduguri in honour of former President Muhammadu Buhari. Now to be known as Muhammadu Buhari University, Maiduguri, the institution becomes a l...
By Joke Kujenya THE REMAINS of former President Muhammadu Buhari were received in Katsina on Tuesday afternoon as national funeral rites began amid solemn tributes and tightened security. President Bola Tinubu led federal officials, state governors, and West African dignitaries at Umaru Musa Yar’Adua International Airport to honour the late N...
By Joke Kujenya NIGERIA’s FIRST Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu has arrived the Umaru Musa Ya’Adua Airport in Katsina to pay her last respects to the late former President Muhammadu Tinubu as the nation paused to honour a statesman whose influence spanned military rule and democratic governance. The late president was buried in Daura...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent GLOBAL TRIBUTES have been pouring in following the death of Nigeria’s former president Muhammadu Buhari, who died in a London hospital at the age of 82 after weeks of medical treatment. News of his passing, announced by his spokesperson Garba Shehu, has sparked a wave of condolence messages fro...
By JKNewsMedia MAKING A solemn request, Nigeria’s former First Lady as Aisha Buhari has conveyed a personal farewell message left behind by her late husband, former President Muhammadu Buhari. Speaking with calm brevity, she revealed his parting words were a plea for national forgiveness. She recalled his repeated instructions in private momen...
By JKNewsMedia DEATH HAS claimed Nigeria’s former president Muhammadu Buhari at the age of 82 while receiving medical care in a London clinic, according to an official statement from his longtime spokesperson, Garba Shehu. Confirmation of the former leader’s passing came on Sunday afternoon through a brief statement shared on social media pla...
