Tag: Muhammadu Buhari
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US/UK terror alarm: Be alert, don’t panic, Buhari tells Nigerians
President Muhammadu advises the nation’s security establishment and entire citizens to continue being vigilant and careful with security, saying it is important to avoid...
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Nigeria election: The perils of being religious in a religious country
Religious intolerance is one of the problems dominating discourse ahead of next year's elections in one of the most religious countries in Africa, if...
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Buhari presents final budget as president with plans to end petrol subsidy
Nigeria’s president Muhammadu Buhari has confirmed plans to remove a costly petrol subsidy as he presented Friday his final budget as leader of the...
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Nigeria’s First Lady apologizes to the public for Buhari’s poor handling of the economy
As the Muhammadu Buhari administration draws to a close, Aisha Buhari, the first lady of Nigeria, has pleaded with people to pardon her husband...
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Nigeria MPs ‘invite’ Buhari to give massacre briefing
Image caption: MPs have summoned the Nigerian presidentNigerian MPs have summoned President Muhammadu Buhari over the recent killing of at least 43 farmers in...
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End SARS: Buhari gives breakdown of people killed during protests
President Muhammadu Buhari has said at least 69 people have been killed during the #EndSARS protests across the country.According to the BBC, Buhari gave...
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Buhari pledges ‘extensive’ police reforms
Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari has promised "extensive" police reforms as protests against police brutality continue despite his announcement that the notorious Special Anti-Robbery Squad...
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Nigeria’s Buhari denies aide contracted virus
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari's office has dismissed a media report that indicated one of his aides had tested positive for Covid-19.The presidency said all...
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Feminist backlash over Nigerian train stations
Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari has faced criticism after listing only one woman in the renaming of railway stations.On Monday, Mr Buhari named 23 train...
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Lockdown continues as long as necessary – Buhari
In the clearest indication yet that the two-week lockdown imposed on Lagos, Ogun and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) on March 29 to curb...