Tag: Head of state

Gowon: “I ask God to help me to do the right thing the way He thinks it should be done, ...

Mrs Tinubu said the funds would be disbursed to 70 families at N1 million per family while the remaining would ...

Abdulsalami Abubakar, Nigeria’s military ruler between 1998 and 1999, said in spite of military interventions, democracy had come to stay ...

Mrs Tinubu emphasised the importance of women as the foundation of the home and society, stressing the need to continue ...

The general, who hailed from Niger State, died at 82

President Tinubu prayed that her family is comforted by her legacy and the beautiful memories she left behind.

ECOWAS had, until Sunday, considered the situation in Niger Republic as an attempted coup.

Mr Jonathan says Nigerians need to choose someone who would serve them well.

Mr Mustapha scored 506 votes to beat his only opponent, Samson Odupitan, who polled 216 votes at the party’s primary ...

Despite the proven benefits of investing in water for development, water security – the availability of sufficient water – is ...

Mr Abubakar says removing the fuel subsidy will push millions of Nigerians into poverty.

Years of ethnic and religious crises in Plateau State have taught residents to live among their own people.

The lawmakers said they discovered that some of the properties the committee claimed to have sold were either not sold ...

Mr Abubakar, a retired general, was head of state between June 8, 1998 and May 29, 1999.

"We thank the Senate President for not doing anything funny," Mr Osinbajo said.

Mr Gowon, a retired general, said that Mr Ejoor believed in the unity of Nigeria.

Mr Obasanjo also says maybe people can sit down and write an official history of the war.

The committee earlier met with the aggrieved PDP presidential candidate.

This revelation indicates that former President Jonathan accepted defeat in the 2015 presidential election as his key allies strategised to ...

Hakeem Dickson was confirmed as Director General of the Lagos State Safety Commission.

Mr. Obasanjo says many Nigerians feared the coup would bring an end to Nigeria.

The younger Gowon had been imprisoned in the U.S. for 22 years.

Five APC presidential aspirants sign pact to work for whoever emerges as candidate in the party primary

Former head of state says Nigeria is now more divided than it ever was.

For the APC presidential ticket, the former head of state may face stiff opposition from other contenders in the December ...