Muhammadu Buhari

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari Accused of Exaggerating Military's Success Against Boko Haram

Nigerian president Muhammadu Buhari has reportedly overstated the losses of Boko Haram. He is being ...

Mar 14, 2016 01:08 AM EDT

Legal practitioners push implementation of Nigerian law protecting whistleblowers to eliminate corruption

Legal practitioners in Nigeria are lobbying the passage of a law that will protect whistleblowers to...

Jan 25, 2016 12:25 AM EST

Nigerian President Orders New Investigations on Chibok Schoolgirls Kidnapping

Despite lack of progress in the search for the missing schoolgirls, President Muhammadu Buhari has o...

Jan 21, 2016 10:05 AM EST

Nigerian minister says $6.8B of public funds stolen in seven years

Nigerian Minister claims that fifty-five government officials and businessmen stole public funds cos...

Jan 19, 2016 08:57 AM EST

Hollande says French air strikes will be needed in Syria

President Francois Hollande said on Monday that French air strikes against Islamic State militants i...

Sep 15, 2015 01:37 AM EDT

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 ...

Jun 05, 2015 09:36 AM EDT

New Nigerian president seeks to crush 'godless' Boko Haram

New Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari promised on Friday to eradicate the "mindless, godless" mili...

May 29, 2015 07:21 PM EDT

Nigeria election results due to start trickling in

Results from Nigeria's elections, potentially the closest since the end of military rule in 1999, we...

Mar 30, 2015 08:41 AM EDT

Nigeria postpones Feb. 14 presidential election to March 28: INEC

Nigeria's electoral commission says it is postponing the Feb. 14 presidential election until March 2...

Feb 07, 2015 11:24 PM EST

Anatomy of Nigeria’s $20 billion 'leak'

In late 2013, Nigeria's then central bank governor Lamido Sanusi wrote to President Goodluck Jonatha...

Feb 06, 2015 07:45 AM EST

Perpetrators of violence in Nigeria will be denied visas for U.S.: Kerry

The United States will deny entry to anyone responsible for stoking violence during Nigeria's electi...

Jan 26, 2015 04:25 AM EST

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