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Atiku, Obi, El-Rufai, Others Pay Condolence Visit To Buhari’s Family In Daura

July 16, 2025

Leading opposition figures, including Atiku Abubakar, Peter Obi, and Nasir El-Rufai, paid a condolence visit to the family of late President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday. Buhari, who died on Sunday in London

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Buhari Buried At His Exact Relaxation Spot In Daura Residence

July 16, 2025

The remains of former Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has finally been laid to rest at his residence in Daura, Katsina State on Tuesday. He was interred at 5 pm, after funeral prayers at his house in

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National Assembly Suspends Legislative Activities For Seven Days To Mourn Buhari

July 15, 2025

The National Assembly has suspended all legislative activities for seven days in honour of Nigeria’s former President, Muhammadu Buhari. Both chambers of the National Assembly – the Senate and the House of

Opinion

Buhari, Power, And The Burden Of Legacy

July 15, 2025

In commemoration of his death, I join Nigerians in mourning Muhammadu Buhari, who spent much of his adult life serving, or striving to serve, the nation. His years in power were marked

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Akume Chairs Committee For Buhari’s Burial

July 14, 2025

President Bola Tinubu has constituted an Inter-Ministerial Committee to coordinate the state funeral of former President Muhammadu Buhari. The Committee, which is chaired by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SFG), George Akume,

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Buhari To Be Buried Tuesday

July 14, 2025

Former President Muhammadu Buhari will be buried on Tuesday, July 15, in his hometown of Daura, Katsina State, according to Islamic rites, officials have confirmed. Katsina State deputy governor Lawal Jobe gave the confirmation

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World Leaders, Nigerian Statesmen Mourn Buhari’s Passing At 82

July 14, 2025

The death of former Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has triggered an outpouring of tributes from leaders across the globe, honoring a man remembered as a disciplined soldier, principled statesman, and patriot who

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Tinubu, Obi, Sanwo-Olu Mourn Ex-President Buhari

July 13, 2025

Nigeria’s president, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, opposition figure, Peter Obi, and Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, have expressed sorrow over the death of ex-president, Muhammadu Buhari. Buhari reportedly died on Sunday afternoon at

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‘Speak Not ill Of The Dead’: Shehu Sani Admonishes Nigerians Trolling Late Buhari

July 13, 2025

Former lawmaker and activist, Senator Sani, has advised Nigerians trolling late former president, Muhammadu Buhari, to desist from doing so, warning that the living cannot judge the dead. Sani stated this on

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Breaking: Ex-Nigerian President Buhari Dead

July 13, 2025

The immediate past Nigerian president, Muhammadu Buhari, has passed away at the age of 82. This was confirmed in a statement released on Sunday, 13 July, by Buhari’s media aide, Garba Shehu.

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Tinubu’s Reforms Won’t Achieve Success Overnight – Buhari

May 28, 2025

Immediate past president of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari, has called on Nigerians to exercise patience with the current administration, stating that the necessary reforms embarked on would achieve success gradually, not overnight. The

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Buhari Mourns Edwin Clark, Calls Him Iconic Statesman

February 19, 2025

Former President Muhammadu Buhari has mourned the passing of elder statesman and leader of the Ijaw nation, Pa Edwin Clark, saying he was an iconic statesman. The former president said the death

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Buhari Mourns Lagbaja, Calls Him A Patriot

November 6, 2024

Former Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari, has expressed sadness over the death of the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General Taoreed Lagbaja, describing him as a patriot and an outstanding officer who served

Sallah: Buhari Calls For Increased Food Production, Awareness On Population Explosion

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Buhari Condoles With Ex-Minister Paulin Tallen Over Son’s Death

October 10, 2024

Former President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday mobiliSed 10 members of his former cabinet to take a message of condolence to the former Minister of Women Affairs and Social Development, Mrs. Paulin Tallen,

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Buhari Expresses Grief Over Niger State Boat Tragedy

October 4, 2024

Former Nigeria President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed grief over the death of dozens of persons in a boat accident in Niger State. In a statement by his media aide, Garba Shehu, Buhari

Ohanaeze: Igbo Stakeholders Reject Iwuanyanwu, Insist On Fresh Election

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Iwuanyanwu Committed To Nigeria’s Unity, Development – Buhari

July 25, 2024

Former Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari, says the death of Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, President-General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, is a sad event for Nigeria, noting that he had a passionate commitment to the

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Eid-el-Fitr: Buhari Urges Nigerians To Support Leaders

April 10, 2024

Former Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has called on Nigerians to support their leaders at various levels for the survival and sustenance of the country's democracy.

Buhari Approved Naira Redesign, Investigator Appointed By Tinubu Pursuing Satanic Agenda - Emefiele Responds

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Buhari Approved Naira Redesign, Investigator Appointed By Tinubu Seeking Satanic Agenda – Emefiele Responds

December 24, 2023

Embattled former Central Bank Governor, Godwin Emefiele has reacted to claims contained in the widely-circulating report of the Special Investigator that probed his tenure at the CBN. He dismissed allegations contained therein

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Buhari Confessed To Having More Thieves In Govt – Sen Ndume

December 2, 2023

The Chief Whip of the Senate, Ali Ndume on Friday stated that President Muhammadu Buhari was not in charge during his reign and did not bother to supervise officials he gave assignments.

Opinion

What Is In Buhari’s Handover Note?

May 27, 2023

The speech has been written, and the outgoing president and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Federal Republic of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari, is set to tell Nigerians about his eight-year stewardship. He has

FG Reopens Six Land Borders, To Probe Reasons Buhari Closed Borders

Business News·Oil & Gas

Plan By Buhari, Tinubu To Remove Fuel Subsidy Faces NUPENG Setback

April 13, 2023

The plan of the Federal Government to remove subsidy on fuel might suffer a setback as the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) revealed they won’t be supporting the

Pantami Receives Death Threat Over NIN-SIM Linkage

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Isa Pantami Discloses Reason For ICT’s 7.71% Contribution To Nigeria’s GDP

August 29, 2022

The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami, said President Muhammadu Buhari’s National Digital Economy Policy and Strategy (NDEPS) is the reason for the growth in Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Sports·News·Top Stories

World Athletics Championship: President Buhari, Peter Obi Hail Victorious Amusan, Brume On Gold, Silver Medals

July 25, 2022

President Muhammadu Buhari has heaped plaudits on Nigeria's Tobilola Amusan who made history in the early hours of Monday morning (late Sunday in the USA) at the World Athletics Championships in Oregon

Politics·News

Breaking: APC NEC Meeting Shifts To Thursday March 17

March 9, 2022

Authoritative information reaching Prime Business Africa on Wednesday evening indicates that the All Progressives Congress (APC) will now hold its National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting on Thursday March 17, 2022. This runs

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Abdulsalami, Buhari, Jonathan Made My AfDB Job Possible In 2015, Says Adesina

February 2, 2022

President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr Akinwunmi Adesina has publicly disclosed how former Head of State Abdulsalami Abubakar played critical role in his emergence as head of the continental bank

Buhari’s Sunday Meeting With APC Governors On Party Convention Affirms Prime Business Africa’s Two-month Exclusive Reports

January 7, 2022

Prime Business Africa can authoritatively report today that the All Progressives Congress (APC) will go ahead with its planned national convention scheduled to hold on 5 February 2022, as official ratification to

Opinion

Death Of A Gallant British Officer On The Banks Of The Gongola River

December 26, 2021

Much has been made about the building of a rail and roads network to Maradi in Niger Republic by the government of President Muhammadu Buhari, Chief Rotimi Amaechi, his transportation minister, and

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Buhari To Attend Turkey-Africa Partnership Summit In Instabul

December 16, 2021

President Muhammadu Buhari will today (Thursday) depart Abuja for Istanbul, Turkey to attend the third Turkey-Africa Partnership Summit, hosted by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of the Republic of Turkey.

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Joining APC Is To Make Nigeria Strong Again, Says FFK

September 17, 2021

FEMI Fani Kayode has said he wants Nigeria to remain one indivisible country, reason for his defection.

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Press Freedom: Growing Attempts To Gag Press In Nigeria

July 10, 2021

The media industry in Nigeria has passed through series of travails occasioned by different governments in the past who made attempts to control the media.

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Nigerians react to Lauretta Onochie’s screening as INEC commissioner

The screening of the Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on Social Media, Lauretta Onochie, as a commissioner of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has been met with criticism by Nigerians on social media. President Buhari had appointed Onochie, alongside Prof.

July 9, 2021

Almajiri children in Northern Nigeria begging for food

Opinion·Agro-Economy

Got food? Be happy you’re not among 9 million hungry Nigerians

I can remember the first time I was really hungry. It was over a weekend in 1994 while I was a student at the Federal Polytechnic Ilaro, Ogun State. I survived the weekend by foraging. A neighbour could only offer garri that

July 9, 2021

Nigerias Minister of Finance Zainab Ahmed

Finance & Economy·News

Recurrent expenditure heads to 80% of FG’s budget

The recurrent component of the country’s total spending outlay is heading towards 80 per cent, the 2022-2024 Medium Term Expenditure Framework and Fiscal Strategy Paper (MTEF/FSP) has suggested. Whereas the ratio of the recurrent expenditure to the total budget of the current

July 8, 2021

News·Finance & Economy

‘Nigerians deserve to know how $25bn overdraft was spent’

The federal government owe Nigerians an explanation of how the $25 billion overdraft and loans it obtained from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) since 2015 were spent. Reacting to the suit brought against President Muhammadu Buhari by the Socio-Economic Rights and

July 5, 2021

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Reflections as Buhari writes China’s Xi Jinping on 100 years of CPC

President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday June 30, 2021, sent a congratulatory message to his Chinese counterpart, President Xi Jinping on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of founding of the Communist Party of China. The Nigeria President reflected on what he dedcribed

June 30, 2021

President of the African Development Bank AfDB Akinwunmi Adesina

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Africa loses $1bn yearly to medical tourism – Adesina

Failing to develop Africa’s healthcare system but embarking on medical tourism to advanced countries, Africa’s leaders are costing the continent $1billion yearly. This assertion was made by the President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr. Akinwunmi Adesina, at the virtual Annual

June 25, 2021

UN Secretary General and Deputy Secretary General Antonio Guterres and Amina Mohammed

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Buhari congratulates António Guterres, Amina Mohammed on their reappointment

President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated the United Nations (UN) Secretary-General António Guterres and Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed on their re-appointment for a second term. The President’s message was contained in a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Malam

June 20, 2021

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PDP governors lament Buhari’s excessive borrowing

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governors Forum has expressed concern over the current debt profile of the country incurred by the Muhammadu Buhari-led All Progressives Congress (APC) federal government. Put at N36 trillion, the governors lamented that the APC was gradually plunging

June 15, 2021

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Twitter ban: ECOWAS court serves Buhari hearing notice

President Muhammadu Buhari has been served a hearing notice by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Court of Justice over a suit filed by the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) challenging the suspension of Twitter in Nigeria. This was

June 15, 2021

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