He argued that the successful coalition template in Nigerian politics belonged to President Bola Tinubu and former President Muhammadu Buhari and cannot be casually replicated.
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The intervention, Mikel lamented, came after months of delays by the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF).
To those of us who believe, no explanation is necessary. And to those who don’t believe, no explanation is possible.
Jonathan made the disclosure at the public presentation of SCARS: Nigeria’s Journey and The Boko Haram Conundrum, a book authored by former Chief of Defence Staff General Lucky Irabor, at the Transcorp Hilton in Abuja.
Of course, you know, Mr Adesina, that Buhari had his medical records in a few military hospitals where he received treatment as a middle cadre and senior officer.
There were scanty reports about his ill health in the media until a story of the visit of Vice President Kashim Shettima on the orders of President Tinubu was published. Buhari’s former media aide, Malam Garba Shehu also gave a hint of his former boss’ sickness when at the public launch of his book called on Nigerians to pray for his recovery. But on Sunday, July 13th, 2025, Buhari’s passing was officially announced by his successor, President Bola Tinubu who immediately dispatched Vice President Kashim Shettima and his Chief of Staff Femi Gbajabiamilla to London to bring his body back home for burial.
The reaction of Aisha came through the former Senior Special Assistant to the First Lady on Public Affairs, Alhaji Sani Zorro, who is also an eminent journalist.
Gambari, who spoke on a Channels Television programme: “Inside Sources With Laolu Akande,” said this was despite a stern warning by Buhari to that effect.
Head of the Press and Public Relations Unit of the ministry, Mr. Christopher Ugwuegbulam, made this known in a statement issued late on Thursday.
Akpabio stated this at an expanded Federal Executive Council (FEC) session held in honour of Buhari at the State House in Abuja on Thursday.
In summary, Muhammadu Buhari would be read as “a president who was more interested in the welfare of cows than that of human beings who put him in office”.
It was the same Mr Integrity who opened the presidential hangar to his daughter, Hanan, to fly presidential jets to photoshoots and do personal chores.
Akpabio said this in his tribute at the Special Session of the Expanded Special Federal Executive Council Meeting in honour of Buhari, on Thursday.
Steady in posture and spirit, dignified in bearing, and commanding by his very presence, his example guided all who encountered him. Still, it endures.
Less than two weeks later, he travelled to London for what was said to be a routine medical trip. It lasted almost four months, and he never returned, at least not alive.
Obi, who paid a condolence visit to Buhari’s family on Wednesday, described the former Nigerian military Head of State and President as a man whose sincere appeal to fight for the poor stood out.
This was contained in a statement issued by Malam Rabiu Ibrahim, the Special Assistant on Media to the Minister of Information and National Orientation.
Obiano said that the news was unexpected to him and said that the death, which occurred on Sunday, July 13, in a London hospital, was a “black day” for him and his family.
Gambo, who served under Buhari from 2021 to 2023, in a statement on Tuesday, stated that the former president embodied discipline, integrity, and a deep commitment to national service.
The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, in a statement, mourned the loss of the elder statesman, expressing sympathy to President Tinubu, the Nigerian people, and Buhari’s family.

