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 Peoples Democratic Party, PDP have reacted following Ibrahim Magu’s declaration that he would be reinstated as the Chairman of the Economic And Financial Crimes Commission. Through its spokesman, Kola Ologbondiyan, the PDP described Magu’s
President Muhammadu Buhari has named the railway complex in Agbor, Delta state, after former President Goodluck Jonathan. According to Tolu Ogunlesi, a presidential aide, Rotimi Amaechi, minister of transportation, announced this on Saturday. “BREAKING |
Nigeria’s main opposition party, The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to immediately suspend the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Godswill Akpabio. Naija News reports that the opposition party made this
President Muhammadu Buhari has read the riot act to ministers, ministries, departments and agencies, warning that any disrespect to the National Assembly will not be tolerated. According to a statement by Senior Special Assistant on
Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo on Thursday July 16, disclosed that private schools, hotels, road transport workers and many others, would benefit from the stimulus package the Federal Government has put in place for Micro Small and
President Muhammadu Buhari has dismissed no less than 11 senior authorities of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, as the test of the dirty tricks under the stewardship of disfavored Ibrahim Magu developed. According to
The Senate has asked the President Muhammadu Buhari, led government to coordinate the quick sending of a semi-Permanent detachment of fighters to handle banditry in Jigawa State. Sponsor of the motion, Sena tor Hassan Hadejia
Rivers State Government has warned that it would not tolerate any harm coming the way of Rivers’ daughter and former acting Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, Dr. Joy Nunieh, following the
Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki disclosed on his official Twitter handle that he was on a zoom meeting with President Buhari over talks of developmental issues of Edo and the country as a whole. He
The House of Representatives has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to order a partial reopening of schools to allow pupils sit for the 2020 West African Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination. The House made the
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has stated that the mistakes of his administration were not made out of selfishness. Speaking in an interview with The Point Newspaper, Obasanjo averred that his administration’s mistakes were genuine and
The Senior Special Assistant to the President on National Assembly Matters (House of Representatives), Umar El-Yakub, has said the decision of the Presidency to increase the 2020 Budget despite drop in revenue was meant to
The Federal government of Nigeria has on Sunday, July 12, 2020, formally handed over the National Theatre Iganmu to the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and Bankers Committee. Speaking at the event in Lagos, the
President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated Kamarudeen Usman on the successful defence of his Ultimate Fighting Championship welterweight title, saying his victory has lifted the spirits of Nigerians despite the gloom COVID-19 pandemic has brought. President
The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has condemn the continued appointment of chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) from the northern part of the country. In a statement on the investigation of
