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 Presidency says the stage is set for a new trade regime between the UK and its old partners as well as an alignment with new trading partners following the exit of the United Kingdom
The Former vice president of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar has called on President of the United States of America to reconsider the travel ban imposed on Nigeria. The call is coming on the heels of the
President Muhammadu Buhari has assured that his administration will provide a safe and secure nation and implement policies and programs that will bring prosperity. He spoke on Thursday during a courtesy visit to him by
Less than 24 hours after lawmakers in the National Assembly called for their resignation President Muhammadu Buhari is holding a meeting with the service Chiefs in the council chambers in Abuja. The meeting kicked off
A motion by the Chief Whip of the House, Mohammed Monguno (APC, Borno) and 14 others, asked President Buhari to sack the service chiefs if they failed to resign their positions. Senators also called on
The Presidency has attacked Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe for calling for the resignation of President Muhammadu Buhari over the rising spate of insecurity in the country. Earlier on Wednesday, Abaribe had said, “Nigerians will go to
Presidency on Wednesday condemned the call by Sen. Enyinnaya Abaribe, at the floor of the Senate, on President Muhammadu Buhari to resign due to alleged inability of the Federal Government to address security challenges in
The Nigeria Senate Minority leader, Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe has asked President Muhammadu Buhari to immediately resign his position, stating that the All Progressives Congress has failed Nigerians. Contributing to the motion sponsored by the Senate
People may think that the Nigerian president reacted to the resent ranking of the country in the world corruption list by his words, but the President believes the nation will surely put the issues associated
The Presidency is working on a new policy and it is an important one that will hopefully see the end of corruption in Nigeria. Therefore, the Presidency has asked that we should not be worried
Some items exempted from the increased Value Added Tax (VAT) by the Finance Act 2019, have been listed by the presidency. According to Vice President Yemi Osinbajo’s media aide Laolu Akande, some of the items
Some members of the kitchen cabinet of President Muhammadu Buhari and security chiefs are also opposed to Operation Amotekun, because of what a source termed regional tone given to it by the SouthWest governors. Attorney
President Buhari has visited the Prince of Wales, Prince Charles. The President visited the monarch in Scotland. This visit comes on the sidelines of the Uk-Africa Summit. Below are some photos from the meeting between
President Muhammadu Buhari, has on Saturday, in London, said that the partial closure of Nigeria’s borders is not meant to punish her neighbours, but to strengthen the country’s security and economy. At a meeting with
President Muhammadu Buhari has declared that as a beneficiary of a free and fair election in the country he would bequeath the same to his successor and the nation in 2023. The President spoke at
