Muhammadu Buhari GCFR (born 17 December 1942) is the President of Nigeria, in office since 2015. He is a retired major general in the Nigerian Army and previously served as the nation’s head of state from 31 December 1983 to 27 August 1985, after taking power in a military coup d’état.
The term Buharism is ascribed to the Buhari military government
He unsuccessfully ran for the office of president in the 2003, 2007 and 2011 general elections. In December 2014, he emerged as the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress for the March 2015 general elections. Buhari won the election, defeating the incumbent President Goodluck Jonathan. This marked the first time in the history of Nigeria that an incumbent president lost to an opposition candidate in a general election. He was sworn in on 29 May 2015.
Muhammadu Buhari has stated that he takes responsibility for anything over which he presided during his military rule, and that he cannot change the past. He has described himself as a “converted democrat
Vice President of Nigeria, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo will represent President Muhammadu Buhari at Sierra Leone’s 60th Independence Day celebration taking place today in Freetown, the country’s capital. Osinbajo would be joining other heads of State
On Friday, Imo State Governor blamed politicians for the rising wave of banditry, kidnapping, and other crimes in many parts of Nigeria. The Governor added that the criminals are funded by politicians who want to
President Muhammadu Buhari has met with some state governors from the Northern part of the country. The meeting, held on Thursday afternoon at the State House, Abuja was also attended by the Chief of Staff
Peter Obi, The Former Governor of Anambra State has said that the country is collapsing under the watch of President Muhammadu Buhari. Gistlover reports that the spate of attacks on security agents and formations in
President Muhammadu Buhari-led government has been accused by the Indigenous People of Biafra of severally attempting to buy over its leader, Nnamdi Kanu. Emma Powerful, The spokesman of the group noted that the Federal Government
The Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, has warned that history will not be kind to President Muhammadu Buhari if Nigeria breaks up during his administration. Rev. John Hayab, CAN Vice Chairman (North), made this known
President Muhammad Buhari has appointed Justice Salisu Garba as the Acting Chief Judge of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT. In an executive communication to the Nigerian Senate, the president asked the lawmakers in the upper
Nigeria’s acting Inspector-General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba has submitted that recent attacks on police operatives and formations across the country is an issue that needs urgent attention. Baba also noted that he understands that
On Monday, Vice President Osinbajo Briefs President Buhari After London Medical Tripbriefed President Muhammadu Buhari on happenings within the past few days when he was in London for a medical check-up. The meeting between the
The Founder, Christ Apostolic Miracle Ministry, Apostle Paul Okikijesu, has called religious leaders to pray against the death of Nigerian and Ivorian Presidents, Muhammadu Buhari and Alassane Ouattara. In a statement on Saturday containing some
On Friday, President Muhammadu Buhari expressed deep sorrow over the loss of lives in the fire incident that razed a primary school in Niamey, capital of Niger Republic, killing more than 20 children. In a
The All Progressives Congress has said that President Muhammadu Buhari is now re-energized and recommitted to executing the party’s lofty developmental objectives after his medical trip abroad. National Secretary of the party’s Caretaker and Extra-ordinary
Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele has admitted that the country’s economy is in dire straits under President Muhammadu Buhari’s regime. Against the backdrop of the worsening unemployment, inflation rate and rising
President Muhammadu Buhari-led government has been called on by parents of the yet to be released girls abducted from Government Girls Secondary School Chibok in Borno State, to help rescue their missing daughters before they
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the reappointment of Prof. Bissallah Ahmed Ekele, as the Chief Medical Director (CMD) of the University of Abuja Teaching Hospital (UATH), Gwagwalada, Abuja. A statement issued to the News Agency
