Inaugural speech by His Excellency, President Muhammadu Buhari, following his swearing-in as President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria on 29th May, 2015. I am immensely grateful to God Who Has preserved us to witness this day and this occasion. Today marks a triumph for Nigeria and an occasion to celebrate her freedom and cherish […]
President Buhari stated during his speech that, “The command centre will be relocated to Maiduguri and remain until Boko Haram is completely subdued. But we can not claim to have defeated Boko Haram without rescuing the Chibok girls and all other innocent persons held hostage by insurgents.” Bihari during his acceptance speech this morning President […]
Muhammadu Buhari has been sworn in as Nigeria’s president, promising to bring “increased prosperity” to Africa’s most populous country. He is the first opposition figure to win a presidential election in Nigeria since independence in 1960. “I belong to everybody and I belong to nobody”, he told cheering crowds at the inauguration in the capital, […]
Muhammadu Buhari Muhammadu Buhari on Friday became the fifth elected President of Nigeria with a promise that he would serve as the President of all, irrespective of their political affiliations, ethnicity or religion, in accordance with the oath he swore to. “Having just a few minutes ago sworn on the Holy Book, I intend […]
Buhari, 72, takes over as head of Africa’s most populous nation, top economy and leading oil producer [AP] Muhammadu Buhari has vowed to launch an intensified military campaign against the Boko Haram armed group after being formally sworn-in as Nigeria’s president. The former military ruler, who was sworn-in in the captial city of Abuja on […]
Tunde Thompson One of the two journalists jailed under the Decree 4 of 1984, Mr. Tunde Thompson, tells FRIDAY OLOKOR the circumstances surrounding his imprisonment and his relationship with the President-elect, Maj.-Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd) What were the circumstances that led to your imprisonment under the Decree 4 of 1984 during the military […]
President-elect, Muhammadu Buhari President-elect Muhammadu Buhari has accused the outgoing Goodluck Jonathan government of not giving him “tips” on how to kick-start his administration on May 29. He spoke on Thursday when a committee from the Centre for Human Security of the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library, presented a five-point policy document to him at the […]
Entrance to Buhari’s house SHOLA JAMES was at Daura, Katsina State where Maj.-Gen. Muhammadu Buhari’s modest apartment sits with others Daura is a very important town not only to Katsina State but to the entire Hausa race. The town carved another niche for itself recently: it is the hometown of the President-elect, Maj.-Gen. Muhammadu Buhari […]
By Leonard Karshima Shilgba | Yola, Nigeria | April 21, 2015 – First, let me congratulate all Nigerians for making the right choice and voting for General Buhari for the office of President of Nigeria. The choice is right because it is the most appropriate response by the electors to impunity, incompetence and corruption that […]
By Dr. Jideofor Adibe | London, UK | April 18, 2015 – Retired Muhammadu Buhari’s recent victory at the polls has given aggressive vent to the aphorism that success has many fathers while failure is an orphan. Many APC partisans are regaling in ‘I told you so’, while several merchants of fortune scamper for media […]
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