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FLASHBACK: BUHARI BANNED MEDICAL TOURISM IN 2016 Femi Adesina, the Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the late former president Muhammadu Buhari, claimed on Tuesday that his principal’s death would have come sooner if he had entrusted his health to Nigerian hospitals. While Adesina claimed that Buhari needed time to fix the country’s healthcare, the former president did say …

NNAMDI KANU’S ‘JUBRIL FROM SUDAN’ TRENDS AS BUHARI MAKES FINAL EXIT The recent announcement of former President Muhammadu Buhari’s death has reignited one of Nigeria’s most controversial political conspiracy theories—first pushed by the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu. The theory, which once seemed far-fetched to many, is now trending again as Nigerians revisit …

I PITY TINUBU FOR WHAT HE IS DOING – KATSINA GOVERNOR, RECOUNTS WHAT BUHARI TOLD HIM Katsina State Governor, Dikko Radda, has asserted that the late President, Muhammadu Buhari, expressed pity for President Bola Tinubu during a conversation he had with him. Buhari passed away on Sunday at a London clinic at the age of 82 and was buried on …

RIVERS SOLE ADMINISTRATOR IBAS INAUGURATES RISIEC, CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION Vice-Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas, the Sole Administrator of Rivers State, has officially inaugurated the Rivers Independent Electoral Commission (RISIEC), reinforcing his administration’s commitment to reviving democratic institutions in the state, . In addition to RISIEC, Ibas also administered the oath of office to members of the Rivers State Civil Service Commission, the …

UNCERTAINTY AS TINUBU, APC BEGIN NEW CHAPTER WITHOUT BUHARI The remains of former President Muhammadu Buhari were on Tuesday laid to rest in his hometown, Daura, Katsina State. The solemn ceremony drew dignitaries from across the nation and beyond. Buhari served Nigeria both as a military Head of State and a democratically elected president under the platform of the All …

MARKETERS PROTEST AS DANGOTE MOVES TO CRASH COOKING GAS PRICE President of the Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, has announced plans to reduce the price of Liquefied Petroleum Gas, also known as cooking gas. He also promised to start direct sales of the product to consumers should the existing distributors fail to allow the price crash in cooking gas. However, …

AKPABIO APPEALS JUDGEMENT RECALLING NATASHA Senate President Godswill Akpabio, has filed a notice of appeal to challenge the ruling of the Federal High Court, which ‘ordered’ the recall of suspended Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan to the Senate, Daily Watch Nigeria reports. In a notice of appeal dated July 14, 2025, filed by Akpabio—through his lead counsel, Kehinde Ogunwumiju, SAN, Akpabio is …

ONE DOWN, MANY TO GO – CHARLY BOY REACTS TO BUHARI’S DEATH Veteran entertainer and activist Charles Oputa, popularly known as Charly Boy or AreaFada, has reacted to the death of former President Muhammadu Buhari. He described the late leader’s passing as the beginning of karma catching up with those he called the “ruiners” of Nigeria. Charly Boy, in a …

LEARN FROM HARSH REACTIONS TO BUHARI’S DEATH – SHEHU SANI TELLS NIGERIAN LEADERS A former senator representing Kaduna Central, Shehu Sani, has called on Nigerian leaders to reflect on the reactions that followed the death of former President Muhammadu Buhari, saying it should serve as a wake-up call for those in authority. Sani said the outpouring of raw and bitter …

THOSE WHO BENEFITTED FROM BUHARI’S MISRULE CAN WEEP ENDLESSLY – LAWYER A human rights lawyer, Inibehe Effiong, says the leadership of former President Muhammadu Buhari in Nigeria was a “colossal disaster”. Mr Buhari, who served as Nigeria’s president from 2015 to 2023, died in a London hospital on Sunday at the age of 82. In a Facebook post, Mr Effiong …