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 Muhammadu Buhari has called Nigeria again. This time he called to congratulate ex-president Olusegun Obasanjo recalling their days in the military.
It has been confirmed on NTA news now that President of the federal republic of Nigeria Muhammadu Buhari has handed over power to his Vice, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo at the early hours of this morning
Emerging report has thrown some Chieftains of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, into confusion, by revealing that the King, Mohammed VI of Morocco, in a telephone chat, has tactically called on President Muhamamdu Buhari,
A witness in the corruption trial of Justice Adeniyi Ademola has alleged that President Muhammadu Buhari gave the embattled judge N500,000 while his certificate forgery controversy was pending before Mr. Ademola.
Senator Ike Ekweremadu, the Deputy President of the Senate, on Monday, February 20, lashed out at the All Progressives Congress (APC) government led by President Muhammadu Buhari, saying the economy has suffered more crisis under
President Muhammadu Buhari has sacked officers and men of the Nigerian Army and restored the officials of the Department of State Services, DSS, as his body guards.
President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday evening called the Senate President, Bukola Saraki and the Speaker, House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara from the United Kingdom where he is on vacation.
The Presidency has released a photos of President President Buhari receiving party leaders, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Chief Bisi Akande, in Abuja House, London this afternoon.Photos below;
