Senate President, Bukola Saraki, Bauchi state governor, Muhammad Abubakar and his Kaduna state counterpart, Malam Nasir El-Rufa’i have joined other Nigerians to condole the family of the late Alhaji Shehu Shagari, former President of Nigeria. Saraki accompanied by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Chairman, Uche Secondus, Sen Sani Yarima (APC- Zamfara) and Tanimu Turaki former […]
Read More The organised labour, yesterday, mourned the demise of Nigeria’s first executive president, Alhaji Shehu Shagari, saying the country would have been industrialised if not the 1983 coup that sacked the Shagari’s government. President Muhammadu Buhari took over government after the coup that dethroned the civilian administration led by Shagari. In a statement in Abuja, the […]
Read More The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has commiserated with the Shagari family and Nigerians over the loss of former President Shehu Shagari. In a statement signed by Mr Adeyemi Amoo, its National Public Relations Officer and made available to newsmen in Abuja on Saturday, NANS described the death of Shagari as a “great loss […]
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Mr. Boss Mustapha, secretary of the Government of the Federation led the Federal Government delegation to the burial of former President, Alhaji Shehu Shagari in Sokoto today. Shagari, 93, was laid to rest in his hometown, Shagari Local Government Area of Sokoto state at about 3.30 pm. The funeral prayer was led by Professor Shehu […]
Read More Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Saturday extolled the late former president, Shehu Shagari’s role in Nigeria’s pre- and post-independence politics. Obasanjo gave the eulogy in a condolence letter addressed to Gov. Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto state, a copy of which was made available to newsmen in Abeokuta. He described late Shagari as a humble, patriotic, […]
Read More The national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, on Friday described late Alhaji Shehu Shagari as a statesman, patriot and political stabiliser who served the country well in different capacities. Shagari, Nigeria’s second Republic president, died on Friday at the National Hospital, Abuja after a brief illness. He was 93 years […]
Read More Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Saturday expressed sadness over the demise of the first executive President of Nigeria and elder statesman, Alhaji Shehu Shagari. Shagari, who was the first and only President of Nigeria’s Second Republic from 1979 to 1983, died on Friday in Abuja at the age of 93. Governor Ambode, in […]
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The Federal Government has admitted that amid the economy challenges it is still owing former Presidents of the country nothing less than 10 months allowances, these which including Goodluck Jonathan, Olusegun Obasanjo and Shehu Shagari. This was made know on Thursday when the members of the Senate Committee of Federal Character and Intergovernmental Affairs, led by Senator Tijjani […]
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