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 treasurer of the Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Sumbo Ajose, is dead. She died in the United States of America on Tuesday, 13th July, 2021. According to information, she had
President Muhammadu Buhari swears in five new permanent secretaries on Wednesday, July 14. The swearing-in took place on Wednesday, just before the commencement of the Federal Executive Council meeting, although the ministries where they would
President Muhammadu Buhari has reiterated his administration’s resolve to tackling all forms of insecurity in the country, vowing to deploy all resources to making the West African nation safe from threats. The Nigerian leader spoke
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday while receiving the report of the National Security Summit held on May 26, 2021, by the House of Representatives led by the Speaker, Femi Gbajabiamila in Abuja, stated that Nigeria
Governor of Borno state Babagana Zulum has debunked all rumors of ISWAP governor in the state, insisting that he is fully in charge of the state. Speaking to journalists after the closed-door meeting with President
President of Nigeria Muhammadu Buhari has signed into law of the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) which will result in fuel price increase. This is according to the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre
President of Nigerian Muhammadu Buhari has extended heartfelt condolences to the Fasasi family on the death of renowned singer and songwriter, Olanrewaju Fasasi, popularly known as Sound Sultan, noting that he lived an exemplary life.
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Friday 9th July during at the inaugural meeting of the National Poverty Reduction with Growth Strategy Steering Committee held at the Presidential Villain Abuja ,has disclosed that the federal government
ECOWAS court in Abuja has awarded N30 million against the President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration for its treatment of journalist, Agba Jalingo. The judgment was delivered on Friday following a suit filed by the Socio-Economic Rights
The National President of the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria, Bishop Francis Wale Oke, has called on President Muhammadu Buhari-led government not to silence the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu and Yoruba
President of Nigerian Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday through his media aide, Garba Shehu, condemned the killing of 24 persons in Adamawa on Wednesday, and directed security officials to “redouble their efforts and respond to these
Former Nigerian diplomat, Ambassador Empire Kanu has condemned the Federal Government over the re-arrest and extradition of the leader of the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu. IPOB leader was extradited last month to
As Nigeria’s debt profile continues to rise, President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration has made plans to borrow N5.62 million in 2022. This followed the Federal Executive Council’s approval of the 2022 – 2024 Medium Term Expenditure
The President Muhammadu Buhari administration had on June 4 banned Twitter in Nigeria two days after the microblogging site deleted a controversial tweet by him. The ECOWAS Court of Justice has fixed Friday, July 9,
President of Nigeria Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday decorated the Chief of Army Staff, Major General Farouk Yahaya which he had appointed on May 27 to replace Ibrahim Attahiru who died in a plane crash in Kaduna.
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