Governor Dikko Umaru Radda of Katsina State has officially disclosed the burial arrangements for Nigeria’s former President, Muhammadu Buhari, who passed away yesterday in a London hospital.
Addressing journalists at a press briefing in Katsina, Governor Radda stated that after consultations with the late President’s family and associates in London, it was agreed that his remains would arrive in Katsina by 12 noon on Tuesday, July 15, 2025.
The Governor further announced that the burial will hold in Buhari’s hometown, Daura, at 2:00 p.m. the same day.
On behalf of the Katsina State Government and its people, Governor Radda extended heartfelt condolences to the late President’s family and all Nigerians grieving the loss of the revered statesman.
“We pray Almighty Allah to grant his soul eternal rest and admit him into Aljannatul Firdaus,” the Governor said. “We also extend our sympathies to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, over the demise of his predecessor. May Allah grant us the fortitude to bear this irreplaceable loss.”
The Katsina State Government is collaborating with federal authorities and the bereaved family to ensure a dignified and honorable farewell for the former leader.
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.
