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
The President of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari has named a road in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) after President Issoufou Mahamadou of the Niger Republic. This was confirmed in a statement on Tuesday by the FCT
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday noted that his government have discovered that criminals have infiltrated the mining industry in Nigeria. Buhari made this claim while opening the 56th annual international conference and exhibition of the
Reports have emerged that President Muhammadu Buhari released the sum of $1billion from the Excess Crude Account to buy military ammunition and it was shared among the air force, the army, and the navy under
President Muhammadu Buhari and the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF), Abubakar Malami, have stated that the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Mohammed Adamu, can remain in office till 2023 or 2024. Buhari and Malami had argued
Controversial Nigerian journalist, Kemi Olunloyo has reportedly named five top ‘useless’ world leaders. Olunloyo who recently took to social media to apologize to the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB and its leader Mazi Nnamdi Kanu
Shehu Sani, The former lawmaker representing Kaduna central senatorial district has mocked President Muhammadu Buhari over his recent threat to bandits over their attacks in the North. Recall that President Buhari after the abduction of
The national Security Adviser, Maj-Gen Babagana Munguno, on Friday disclosed that billions of naira approved by President Muhammadu Buhari for purchase of weapons cannot be accounted for. According to Munguno, the new Service Chiefs assumed
Through the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva, The federal government of Nigeria, has rejected the increase in the pump price of petrol as put forward by the Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency
The Reformed Niger Delta Avengers (RNDA), a group of militants, has ordered Niger Delta Governor to account for the alleged N44.68trillion of 13 percent derivation allocation from 1999 to 2018. RNDA made this known in
The Muhammadu Buhari-led federal government has announced an increase in the pump price of petrol to N212.61 a litre. Recall that the federal government had two weeks ago denied plans to increase the petrol price
The Lawmaker representing Lagos West Senatorial District, Senator Solomon Adeola has revealed that President Muhammadu Buhari is in support of the decision by his committee to probe the remittances into the Treasury Single Account (TSA)
It was deliberated seriously by the federal government of Nigeria, declaring that it won’t engage foreign mercenaries in dealing with Boko Haram terrorists, bandits and other criminals. The National Security Adviser (NSA), Major General Babagana
It was disclosed on Wednesday by Islamic cleric, Ahmad Gumi on how President Muhammadu Buhari-led government can end banditry in the North. In his statement Gumi called on the Federal Government to employ the non-kinetic
On Wednesday President Muhammadu Buhari-led government was charged by the House of Representatives to return the £4.2million Ibori loot to Delta State. The statement made by the law makers on Wednesday noted that the funds
Just In: Minister of Water Contracts COVID-19. Engr. Adamu Suleiman, the Minister for Water Resources has disclosed that he tested positive for the coronavirus disease but is currently receiving treatment. The Minister made the disclosure
