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 declared that no government or administration since 1999, has done what he has done for the country in six years. Buhari disclosed this in his nationwide broadcast to Nigerians to mark
President Muhammadu Buhari, during his Independence Day speech today gave conditions for Twitter ban to be lifted. Buhari said a Presidential Committee which was constituted to engage Twitter to explore the possibility of resolving the
Apex leader of the roman Catholic Church, Pope Francis has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to seek a lasting solution to the incessant killings and insecurity in Nigeria. Nigeria has been thrown in a state of
The bags President Muhammadu Buhari’s security detail were carrying in Imo state has been found to be ballistic bulletproof briefcases. The ballistic briefcase is a discreet close protection, rapid deployment solution which can be unfolded with one hand
President Muhammadu Buhari administration has granted oil-producing state status to Kogi State. This was contained in a letter by the Secretary of the Revenue Mobilisation And Fiscal Commission, M. B. Shehu, addressed to the Executive
Former presidential aide, Reno Omokri, has slammed the presidency for attacking Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State over his criticism bothering on cattle ranching. The presidency had on Wednesday, accused Governor Ortom of inciting ethnic
Nigeria’s President, Buhari, has beautiful daughters, and they are all married to equally good-looking men. Lovely photos of President Buhari’s daughters, Halima, Zahra and Hanan with their spouses at their brother, Yusuf Buhari’s wedding luncheon
President Muhammadu Buhari is saddened by the news of the death of a former military administrator, Gen Adetunji Idowu Olurin. Olurin, a former administrator and ex-military governor died on Saturday morning at the Lagos University
President Muhammadu Buhari’s regime says it will release ‘repentant’ Boko Haram terrorists without charging with any crimes. Nigeria’s information minister Lai Mohammed argued that the call to prosecute and kill the ‘repentant’ terrorists rather than
President Muhammadu Buhari may put his aides and other workers in the State House, Abuja, at risk of contracting the COVID-19 virus. Although his spokesperson said the president was going to observe self-isolation on return
President Muhammadu Buhari has gone into self-isolation after he and some Nigerian officials came in contact with officials of Nigeria’s High Commissioner in the United Kingdom, some of who have tested positive for COVID-19. This
Nigerian author, Reno Omokri has lashed out at President Muhammadu Buhari for visiting the national leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Bola Tinubu in London. According to Reno, Buhari “is an irresponsible” president who
The Ohanaeze Youth Council (OYC) has called on the Muhammadu Buhari-led Federal Government to ban reality show Big Brother Naija. Speaking on Tuesday, the National President of the OYC, Comrade Igboayaka O. Igboayaka described the
US-based Nigerian musician Speed Darlington has on Tuesday blasted President Muhammadu Buhari for jailing youths. This is coming after a Adamawa court jailed two youths, two years for insulting and criticizing Buhari. Reacting to the
The overseer of the Citadel Global Community Church, Pastor Tunde Bakare has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to reshuffle his cabinet to see positive changes. According to the clergyman, if Buhari listens and shuffles his cabinet,
