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
President Buhari Says Nigeria Is the Most Prosperous Black Nation in the World. The President of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari has labelled his country as the most prosperous black nation in Africa and the world at
There Will Be No Nigeria Left by 2023 If Buhari Continues Like This – Femi Fani Kayode. Former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode, says unless President Buhari “retraces his steps in presiding over the affairs of
President Buhari Explains the Strategic Reasons Why His Administration Has Resorted To Borrowing. President Buhari on Tuesday September 15, explained why his administration resorted to borrowing money. Speaking in a virtual meeting with members of
A Yoruba group known as Pan Yoruba Group, Yoruba Ronu, has slammed President Muhammadu Buhari for giving his administration pass mark amidst the rising cases of insecurity and other vices in the country. the forum
President Muhammadu Buhari has disclosed that he supported President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr Akinwumi Adesina, in 2015 because he perceived him to be a good man. This revelation was made by President
The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr. Abubakar Malami, SAN, yesterday expressed his readiness to appear as a witness in the ongoing probe of the suspended Acting Chairman of the Economic and
The Federal Government has said registration for the 774,000 Special Public Works Programme will end on September 21, 2020. The government, which announced the end of registration through the National Directorate of Employment (NDE), urged
The Public Relations Officer of the Nigeria Police Force, Mr Frank Mba and Habu Sani, Kano State Commissioner of Police reportedly saved the life of a young man who had vowed to kill himself for
President of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari and his wife, Aisha, on Friday, September 4, gave their daughter, Hanan’s hand in marriage to her fiance, Turad Sha’aban. The wedding took place in the Presidential Villa in Abuja
The truce-seeking trip of President Muhammadu Buhari to the Malian capital of Bamako on Thursday ended without a deal to soothe the country’s escalating political crisis. The Senior Pastor of Awaiting The Second Coming Of
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has written to President Muhammadu Buhari urging him to suspend the Companies and Allied Matters Act (CAMA) 2020, stating that it is dangerous to the “well-being of the Nigerian-state”.
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has said contrary to misgivings in some quarters about its commitment to fulfilling its campaign promise of restructuring the country, steps so far taken by President Muhammadu Buhari towards the
Nnamdi Kanu, a Nigerian Biafra political activist, and leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), a group canvassing for the secession and sovereignty of Eastern Nigeria has alleged that former US President, Barack
Following the resumption of flight operations at the Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu, the Aviation Minister, Hadi Sirika, said that domestic flights will commence immediately, while international flights would follow suit on September 5. Giving
Some Nigerians have taken to social media to celebrate the death of a social media user who mocked President Buhari‘s former Chief of Staff, late Abba Kyari and his close ally Isa Funtua after their
