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 Governor of Zamfara State, Bello Matawalle, has presented some gold bars and other precious stones to President Muhammadu Buhari. Announcing this in a tweet, the Special Assistant to the President on New Media, Bashir
The leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has berated Olusegun Obasanjo and Bola Tinubu for aiding the emergence of Muhammadu Buhari as Nigeria’s President. Obasanjo is a former President of
Mamman Daura, 79, a nephew of President Muhammadu Buhari, was flown abroad on Wednesday August 19, for an urgent medical treatment after exhibiting symptoms similar to Coronavirus, according to SaharaReporters. The publication added that Daura
Popular Nollywood actress and philanthropist Tonto Dikeh has received a new appointment from the Government of the President Muhammadu Buhari. Tonto Dikeh has been appointed as the new Director, social, and empowerment of the Committee
one of the daughters of President Muhammadu Buhari, Hanan Buhari, is set to tie the knot with her lover, Mohammed Turad. According to reports, Hanan’s soon-to-be-husband, Mohammed Turad is a special adviser to former Lagos
Masari spoke in an interview with State House correspondents after a meeting he held with President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. President Muhammadu Buhari, on Monday, said if not for the respect All
The media aide to President Buhari, Bashir Ahmad has come under a torrent of attacks on Twitter after he supported the death penalty of Kano singer, Yahaya Sharif-Aminu found guilty of committing blasphemy for a
Femi Adesina, the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, has said that Nigerians will only see the achievements of the President Muhammadu Buhari, if they “calm down”. Adesina stated this in an
The President of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari, and the Nigerian Army Headquarters have not taken any measure to curb the impending danger when it was reported that ISIS and al-Qaeda groups are planning to take over
Wife of President Buhari, Aisha Buhari has also reacted to the demise of Ismaila Isa Funtua. The first lady of the republic of Nigeria sent her condolences to the family of late Isa Funtua via
The House of Representatives has asked the minister of finance, Zainab Ahmed not to release any funds to the Public Works Programme of the Federal Government if it will breach due process. The House is
The Minister of Police Affairs, Muhammad Maigari Dingyadi, has condemned recent attacks in Plateau and Kogi communities which claimed lives of innocent Nigerians within one week, assuring that those responsible would not go unpunished. The
Former vice president of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar has mourned the death of his political opponent Isa Fantua, who is a known close associate of President Buhari. Atiku took to social media to convey his condolences
President of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari is not happy after the death of one says the death one of his closest ally, Ismaila Isa Funtua. Funtua died at an Abuja hospital on Monday night, July 20
The presidency has cleared the air about some publicity making rounds that indicates that Buhari has lost control of the presidency. Garba Shehu, Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity to the President said the
