Nigeria, April 18 -- President Bola Tinubu will return to Nigeria after the Easter holidays, his spokesperson, Bayo Onanuga, has said.

"His return to Abuja and the resumption of duties at Aso Villa will follow the conclusion of the Easter holiday," the spokesperson wrote in a Thursday statement.

The federal government had declared Friday and Monday public holidays to mark this year's Easter celebration.

Mr Onanuga was responding to criticisms that have trailed Mr Tinubu's trip to France since 2 April and the unfortunate incidents that have occurred in the country during the period.

One such incident is the killing of dozens of people by suspected armed herders in Plateau State.

On Wednesday, opposition politician Peter Obi urged the ...