Shehu Shagari

As a country, Nigeria shall be 66 years old come October this year. On January 15, 1966, six years after political independence, the military led by Major Chukwuma Kaduna Nzeogu seized power from the democratically elected government of…

Some residents of Sokoto metropolis on Tuesday took to the streets, dancing and voicing out different slogans in celebration of the victory of the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidates at the Presidential and National Assembly…

The Senate has called on the Federal Government to immortalise former President Shehu Shagari by naming a national monument after him. This followed a motion by Senator Ibrahim Danbaba (PDP-Sokoto) and co-sponsored by eight others.…

Aminu Shagari, the son of former Nigerian President, Shehu Shagari, has revealed how President Muhammadu Buhari disappointed him and his family before and after the death of his father. He made the revelation in an interview with Punch…

The main opposition, Peoples Democratic Party, has condemned in strong terms the absence of President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice President Yemi Osinbajo at the burial of ex-President Shehu Shagari. Shagari died last Friday, aged 93, and…

The main labour union in Nigeria, NLC, has mourned the death of former President Shehu Shagari. The NLC in a statement by its president, Ayuba Wabba, said “Mr Shagari initiated some of the landmark projects including iron and steel and…

Shehu Shagari President Muhammadu Buhari again paid tribute to the late President Shehu Shagari on Saturday, directing that Nigerian flags at government buildings fly at half-mast for three days, starting from Sunday.…

Former President Shehu Shagari, on Friday, died at the age of 93 at the National Hospital, Abuja. According to his grandchild, Bello Shagari, the elder statesman died after a brief illness. The former president, who was in power…

A former Nigerian President, Shehu Shagari, is dead. Mr Shagari, 93, died Friday evening at the National Hospital Abuja after a brief illness. The death of the elder statesman was announced by his grandson, Bello Shagari, via his…

Sen. Ahmed Makarfi, a presidential aspirant on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has revealed what he heard about other hopefuls vying for the PDP ticket. According to him, he got reliable information that other…