Following speculations that the President may extend his visit for medical reasons as cited by the main opposition party, People Democratic Party (PDP), President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday 6th May 2019 arrived at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja after a visit to the United Kingdom. 

Muslims around the world today commenced fasting (Ramadan). Ramadan is the ninth month as per the Islamic dating system, i.e. the Hijri calendar. The period allows Muslim faithful to undertake dawn to dusk fasting which primarily entails abstinence from food, drink, marital intimacy and any such prohibitions as instructed by Allah (God).

Reactions have trailed the coronation of one Mr Mike Zhang a Chinese trader in Kano state, North West Nigeria. The Emir of Kano, Emir Muhammadu Sanusi II had recently approved the appointment and instalment of Zhang, as a chief and leader of the growing Chinese community in the northern Nigerian state.

President Muhammadu Buhari will today, 23rd April 2019 receive the Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Presidential aide, Garba Shehu confirmed the visit of the oil-rich country’s emir. The emir is coming three years after President Buhari visited Doha, the Qatari capital in February 2016, where he attended a meeting of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC).

President Muhammadu Buhari has decried the worsening cases of killings, kidnappings, and violence being witnessed in some states of the country. He described them as “tragic incidents.” The disclosure was made in his 2019 Easter message to the Nation and made available to the press.

Owo, an ancient city in Ondo State, wore a mournful look on Thursday following the demise of its traditional ruler, Oba Folagbade Olateru-Olagbegi, who passed on at 77. From findings, it was noted that people were seen discussing the development in groups in some strategic locations of the town.