In a solemn act of national tribute, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has instructed Vice President Kashim Shettima to travel to London to bring back the remains of former President Muhammadu Buhari, following his passing.
The directive comes as the nation grieves the loss of the former leader, whose death has plunged the country into mourning.
To honor Buhari’s legacy, President Tinubu also mandated that all national flags be flown at half-mast nationwide and at Nigerian diplomatic missions abroad, reflecting the country’s deep respect for the departed statesman.
“This gesture signifies our profound reverence for a leader who devoted his life to serving Nigeria,” President Tinubu remarked.
The Presidency is set to release further details on funeral arrangements and planned national tributes in the coming hours.
Late President Buhari led Nigeria as a civilian leader from 2015 to 2023 and earlier as military ruler from 1984 to 1985.
Dele Fashomi, seasoned journalist and communication teacher, is a holder of Master of Arts degree in Communication and Language Arts from the University of Ibadan in 1992/93.
Earlier, he had bagged a Bachelor degree from the same university in 1984, after which he proceeded to the Nigerian Institute of Journalism, Lagos, in 1990, for a postgraduate diploma in Journalism.
He had done many courses in communication, including the EU-BBC Editing Course in 2002.
Mr. Fashomi combines effectively the practice, research and teaching of communication. And to date, he has published two academic works in communication: Issues in Communication Technology and Policy (2010) and Economic and Social Issues in Advertising and PR (2013).
He had his first break in the Nigerian media in Concord Newspapers in 1990 and today, he has over two and half decades experience earned in several newspapers.
He has been part of many start-ups, such as The Republic (1987), The Comet (1999), The Anchor 2001 – 2002; Sun Newspapers (2003); Westerner newsmagazine (2005 – 2010) as Editor; National Life (2011) as Sunday Editor, and Newswatch Newspapers (2012- 2016) as Daily Editor.
Dele Fashomi is now the Publisher/Editor-in-Chief of Newstide247.com newspaper online, which he started in July 2015. He is also into biography writing, with many books in his trail, some of which he wrote alone and one he co- authored with his mentor, Mr Dare Babarinsa, entitled: Olabiyi Durojaiye – DARE TO BE DiFFERENT. He also guided and collaborated with Pa Olatunji Odusanya in writing his autobiography – AGAINST ALL ODDS. There are many other books in the works under his pen.
