Each one who came before him, he gave a certificate of no objection. “You want to run? Ok”. And, don’t forget that even that crowd who went for the primary, there was one that he saw very close to him. Recall the joke in Buhari’s 2015 statement, “I belong to everyone, I belong to no one”. That was politics he played…”

“The president said, if it is for my country? I will accept. But the Emir said, “No, it’s for you personally, so that you can also use after you leave office.”

Garba Shehu, former media aide to the late President Muhammadu Buhari, has said the former leader’s regular medical trips abroad were not a rejection of Nigeria’s healthcare system but a matter of personal preference.

Former Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, has revealed that his wife cautioned him against publicly criticising the late former President Muhammadu Buhari following his death earlier in July 2025. Fayose made the disclosure on Friday during an appearance on Politics Today, a Channels Television programme. He said, “The people in Nigeria only praise the […]

By Ogalah Ibrahim The president of The Gambia, Adama Barrow, has travelled to Daura in Katsina State to pay his respects following the death of Nigeria’s former leader Muhammadu Buhari, describing him as “a symbol of integrity and African unity”. Barrow, accompanied by his wife, Fatoumata Bah-Barrow, arrived on Friday afternoon at Umaru Musa Yar’adua […]