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Jonathan Pays Condolence Visit to Buhari’s Family in London, Meets FG Delegation London, July 15, 2025 — Former President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan paid a condolence visit to the family of the late former President Muhammadu Buhari in London on Monday evening, joining a growing list of sympathisers mourning the passing of the elder statesman. During his visit, Jonathan expressed his heartfelt condolences to the bereaved family, offering prayers for the repose of the former President’s soul. “May Allah forgive the shortcomings of late President Buhari and grant him Aljannah Firdaus,” the former President prayed. Following the visit to the Buhari…

By Peter Omopo | July 14, 2025 Former Head of State, General Abdulsalami Abubakar (retd.), has revealed that he and the late President Muhammadu Buhari were both admitted to the same hospital in London before the former president’s passing on Sunday, July 13, at the age of 82. In an emotional interview with Channels Television on Monday, Abdulsalami recounted the poignant final moments and offered a personal tribute to his longtime friend and colleague. “Unfortunately, we were in the same hospital together. But I had just been discharged when I heard the news of his passing,” Abdulsalami stated. He said…

By Peter Omopo | July 14, 2025 The Awujale and Paramount Ruler of Ijebuland, Oba Sikiru Kayode Adetona, was laid to rest on Monday at his private residence in Ijebu Ode, Ogun State, following his passing on Sunday at the age of 91. The revered monarch, who held the throne for over six decades, was buried in a solemn ceremony conducted according to Ijebu traditional rites. His burial marked the end of an era for one of Nigeria’s most influential and longest-reigning traditional rulers. The private interment was attended by an array of dignitaries, including top government officials, traditional rulers,…

By Peter Omopo | July 14, 2025 The Federal Government has commenced an official understudy of Lagos State’s acclaimed Blue Economy initiatives as part of a broader strategy to shape Nigeria’s national development agenda. The study, led by participants of the Senior Executive Course (SEC 57) of the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS), Kuru, Plateau State, was formally launched on Monday in Ikeja, Lagos. The theme of the study tour is “Blue Economy and Sustainable Development in Nigeria: Issues, Challenges and Prospects.” Speaking at the opening ceremony, Mrs. Bimbola Salu-Hundeyin, Secretary to the Lagos State Government (SSG),…

By Peter Omopo | July 15, 2025 The All Progressives Congress (APC) has announced the temporary closure of its National Secretariat in Abuja to honour the memory of former President Muhammadu Buhari, who died on Sunday in a London hospital at the age of 82. In an official statement released on Monday, the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Felix Morka, said the secretariat will remain closed from Monday, July 15, through Thursday, July 17, 2025, as a mark of respect for the late statesman. “In honour of our departed leader, former President Muhammadu Buhari, the National Secretariat of the APC will…

By Steve Olugbolahan KUKU 13th day of July 2025, news broke that the Awujale of Ijebuland, His Royal Majesty, Oba Dr. Sikiru Olukayode Adetona; Ogbagba Agb’otewole II made a journey of no return to join his ancestors! It was a great departure indeed. The longest reigning Awujale in the history of the Ijebu nation and arguably the greatest of them has finally taken a bow… In Yoruba culture, kings never die; they only ascend to join the “Hall of Fame”. While alive, they are eulogized as deputy deities “Igbakeji orisa” and when they transit, they advance in their journeys to…

By Sola Ojewusi London, Monday, July 14, 2025 — In a solemn show of respect and national duty, a high-level delegation from Nigeria arrived in London this morning following the death of former President Muhammadu Buhari, who passed away in the United Kingdom after a brief illness. Acting on the directive of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the delegation was led by the Chief of Staff to the President, Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila, and a senior government official who confirmed their arrival in the British capital in the early hours of the day. Upon arrival, they were received at the airport by…

By Sola Ojewusi When the story of modern Yoruba royalty is told, one name shall tower like the Obanta hills of Ijebu — Oba Sikiru Kayode Adetona, the Awujale of Ijebuland, who reigned for an extraordinary sixty-four years, defying the erosion of time, resisting the shadows of irrelevance, and embracing the fire of Renaissance. His passing marks not just the end of a reign, but the closing of a chapter in Nigerian royalty that was as rich in wisdom as it was in cultural grandeur. He ascended the throne in 1960, the year Nigeria claimed her independence — an omen,…

Auchi, Edo State – July 14, 2025 By Sola Ojewusi A dark cloud once again hovers over Nigerian sports as one of the nation’s most revered football legends, Kadiri Ikhana (MON), lies critically ill in Auchi, Edo State. His deteriorating health condition has sparked urgent appeals for intervention from the Nigerian public, governments at all levels, the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), and philanthropic individuals. In a heartfelt plea made public by Dr. Olusegun Odegbami (MON, OLY)—himself a legend of Nigerian football—the grim reality of life after sports for retired athletes has been laid bare once again. “We are suffering, living…

By Peter Omopo | July 13, 2025 Nigeria has lost one of its most revered and longest-reigning traditional monarchs, Oba Sikiru Kayode Adetona, the Awujale and Paramount Ruler of Ijebuland, who passed away on Sunday, July 13, 2025, at the age of 91. The monarch’s death was confirmed by Ogun State Governor Dapo Abiodun, who expressed deep sorrow over the passing of the iconic traditional ruler. Oba Adetona’s demise came just hours after the announcement of the death of former President Muhammadu Buhari, a close friend and contemporary of the Awujale, adding a layer of national grief to an already…