Since Nigeria’s last military ruler, Abdulsalami Abubakar, handed over the reins of pow­er to a democratically elected government on May 29, 1999, his vis­age has undergone very remarkable ...

Abdulsalami Abubakar and the Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammadu Sa’ad Abubakar, issues have been resolved. He expanded more on the Hausa Service of DW after a meeting with the Nigerien Minister of ...

Hundreds of women from Rivers State on Friday took to the streets of Port Harcourt, asking President Bola Tinubu to reverse the ongoing emergency rule in the state. The aggrieved women marched ...

Founded in 1947, its illustrious alumni include the late Admiral Mike Akhigbe (aka Fearless), deputy to Head of State, General Abdulsalami Abubakar, between 1998 and 1999; iconic lawyer ...

Abiante also urged the president to engage the National Peace Committee headed by former Head of State, Abdulsalami Abubakar, to mediate with the warring parties in the oil-rich state and find a ...

This comes as presidential candidate at the 2025 election, Atiku Abubakar, criticised Tinubu for being absent despite the killings in Plateau and Benue States. Similarly, Peter Obi, 2023 ...

1998 when the ban on politics was lifted by the General Abdulsalami Abubakar regime. Six months before then, February 1998 to be precise, Rimi and Alhaji Sule Lamido, a former Governor of Jigawa ...

Before Jonathan, former head of state General Abdulsalami Abubakar enjoyed plausible international recognition after he handed over to a civilian administration and completed a transition ...

Former Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, ex-Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, and ex-Sokoto State governor, Aminu Tambuwal on Friday met with former ...

In 2025, Baisakhi is being celebrated on Sunday, 13 April, and it's the perfect occasion to reach out to loved ones with warm wishes, beautiful quotes, and festive greetings. Whether you're ...

Abubakar Talha and Nadir Mirza won their res­p­e­ctive boys’ singles semi-finals. Abubakar beat Takaya Ishi of Japan 6-3, 3-6, 6-4 in the semi-final while Nadir defeated Singapore’s Luke ...

In a statement, the spokesperson for the command, DSP Yazid Abubakar, said the victims were rescued on Friday when a joint police and Community Protection Guard team on highway patrol along the ...