Tag: Muhammadu Buhari
Weak and tattered, 29 students freed in Nigeria’s Kaduna
Kidnappers have released the remaining 29 students they were holding captive on Wednesday, nearly two months after abducting them from a forestry college in...
“Nation is on fire”: Nigerian lawmakers demand action on security crisis
Nigeria's parliament called on the presidency, armed forces and police to address the country's mounting security crisis on Tuesday, with the lower house urging...
Nigeria’s president urges end to protests but remains silent on demonstration...
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday called for an end to street protests in the country, as authorities in the commercial capital Lagos struggled...
Nigeria’s Buhari sacks head of Niger Delta amnesty programme
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari sacked the head of an amnesty programme for former militants in the country's oil and gas-producing heartland, amid...
Nigeria lawmakers’ plan to clip presidency powers passes second stage
Nigeria's lower house of parliament voted on Thursday in favour of constitutional amendments to reduce the presidency's powers, the latest step in...
Nigeria in talks to release remaining captive Chibok girls
Nigeria's government is in talks to release the remaining captive Chibok girls, the president said on Thursday, a day before the third...
Nigerian president urged to halt press harassment after journalists detained
A group of Nigerian writers, intellectuals and media figures called on President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday to stop the persecution of journalists,...
Nigeria’s Buhari meets Niger Delta leaders, militants in Abuja
Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday met leaders from the Niger Delta and representatives of militant groups who have been attacking oil...
Nigeria puts two presidential jets up for sale in cost-cutting drive
Two of Nigeria's 10 presidential jets have been put up for sale as part of a drive to cut costs, a spokesman...
Nigeria’s Buhari urges Delta leaders to calm region after attacks
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday urged community leaders from the Niger Delta to pacify people in the restive southern region, which...
ISS: Boko Haram may not be Nigeria’s biggest threat
Even as Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari claims to have ‘technically defeated Boko Haram,' he's facing another armed rebellion, from a completely different...
Nigeria’s Buhari orders heightened military presence in restive Niger Delta
Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday said he ordered a heightened military presence in the restive Niger Delta region to deal with...
Nigeria’s Buhari needs to address grievances in Delta after militant attacks
Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari needs to address grievances in the Delta region where militants have been blowing up oil pipelines in a...
A year on from Nigerian election victory, Buhari’s reforms founder
Almost a year after winning an election on promises to fix Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari's grand vision of reform is fading, with power...
Nigeria fraud case puts Buhari’s anti-graft drive in the dock
True to his election promises, Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has gone all out on corruption, alleging mind-boggling sums plundered from state coffers...
Nigeria’s Buhari orders probe of 38 people, firms over arms deals
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission to probe 38 former military chiefs, officers and companies for...
Nigeria launches new investigation of 2014 kidnap of Chibok girls
Nigeria's president Muhammadu Buhari has ordered a new investigation into the kidnapping of 219 schoolgirls by Islamist group Boko Haram in April...
Nigeria’s Buhari orders arrest of former security adviser for graft
Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the arrest of the country's former national security adviser, accusing him of stealing around $2 billion...
Triple bombing in Nigeria’s Borno state
At least 80 people were killed and about 150 injured in multiple bomb attacks in north-eastern Nigeria's Borno state on Sunday according...
ISS: Buhari’s make or break strategy against Boko Haram
On 5 September 2015, Muhammadu Buhari will mark the first 100 days of his presidency. As expectations are high, particularly regarding his...
Nigeria’s Buhari orders investigation into defence purchasing
Nigeria's president has ordered an investigation into military hardware purchases under his two predecessors to try to root out corruption and fulfil...
Nigeria’s Buhari in Cameroon seeks closer partnership against Boko Haram
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari began a two-day visit to Cameroon on Wednesday in a bid to soothe fractious ties between the West...
Obama endorses Nigerian leader’s agenda for defeating Boko Haram
U.S. President Barack Obama on Monday offered strong support for Nigeria's new president, Muhammadu Buhari, saying he had a "clear agenda" for...
Security to top agenda when Nigeria’s Buhari meets Obama
Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari will seek help in fighting militants across West Africa when he meets U.S. President Barack Obama in Washington...
Nigeria’s president purges defence top brass to take on Boko Haram
Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari sacked his army, navy, air force and defence chiefs on Monday in a widely expected move to boost...
Nigeria’s president meets campaigners for girls abducted by Boko Haram
Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday held his first meeting with campaigners calling for the release of more than 200 schoolgirls abducted...
Obama, Nigeria’s Buhari to meet July 20, discuss Boko Haram
U.S. President Barack Obama will host Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari at the White House on July 20 to discuss fighting the Boko...
Nigeria’s Buhari meets peers to hammer out Boko Haram force
New Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari met his regional counterparts in Abuja on Thursday to set up a joint military force against Boko...
Nigeria’s president must prosecute crimes by rebels, army: U.N
The United Nations' top human rights official called on Nigeria's new President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday to investigate reports of horrifying crimes...
Nigeria to step up military role in Boko Haram fight: Buhari
Nigeria's army will take a bigger role in the effort to crush Boko Haram, by taking over from soldiers from Niger in...
New Nigerian president Buhari to visit Niger and Chad in first...
Nigeria's new president, Muhammadu Buhari, will embark on his first official trip overseas this week when he travels to neighbouring Niger and...
New Nigerian president seeks to crush ‘godless’ Boko Haram
New Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari promised on Friday to eradicate the "mindless, godless" militants of Boko Haram and rescue hundreds of women...
Nigeria starts new chapter as Buhari sworn in
Three decades after he first came to power in a military coup, Muhammadu Buhari was sworn in on Friday as elected President...
Fight against Boko Haram requires regional might: UN
Nigerian President-elect Muhammadu Buhari's promised campaign to defeat Boko Haram could drive more militants over the country's borders, raising the need for...
Chad and Nigeria should co-operate in fight against Boko Haram
Chad's President Idriss Deby said on Monday in Nigeria's capital Abuja the fight against Islamist Boko Haram insurgents was being hindered by...
Nigeria’s new president pledges effort to free girls kidnapped a year...
Nigeria's President-elect Muhammadu Buhari vowed on Tuesday to make every effort to free more than 200 schoolgirls abducted by Boko Haram militants...
Nigeria’s Buhari says to ‘spare no effort’ in squashing Boko Haram
A day after becoming the first politician in Nigerian history to succeed a sitting leader by ballot, president-elect Muhammadu Buhari promised on...
Nigeria’s Buhari praises Jonathan for peaceful handover
Nigerian election winner Muhammadu Buhari congratulated outgoing President Goodluck Jonathan for peacefully relinquishing power on Wednesday, a day after becoming the first...
Nigeria’s Buhari wins historic election landslide
Three decades after seizing power in a military coup, Muhammadu Buhari became the first Nigerian to oust a president through the ballot...
Nigeria’s Buhari closes in on historic election victory
Nigerian opposition contender Muhammadu Buhari, an ex-general who first won power three decades ago in a military coup, closed in on a...