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Muhammadu Buhari

Nigerians brace for lockdown as Africa tries to halt virus

Mar 30, 2020 8,101

More than 20 million Nigerians on Monday scrambled to prepare for lockdown in sub-Saharan Africa's biggest city Lagos and the…

Mar 10, 2020 7,128

Nigeria has reported only two confirmed coronavirus cases, but there are fears the fallout from the global outbreak could…

Jan 21, 2020 14,749

British boxer Anthony Joshua has been pictured prostrating before Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari in London.

Oct 21, 2019 16,063

Nigeria's first family, the Buharis, are embroiled in a still-developing story resembling one of Nollywood's many Sunday-evening…

Oct 4, 2019 35,713

The presidents of Nigeria and South Africa on Thursday agreed to share intelligence and set up "early warning mechanisms" to…

May 6, 2019 22,561

Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari, 76, has returned home after a 10-day private visit to the UK, confounding critics who…

May 5, 2019 16,954

The Catholic Archbishop of Abuja has warned Nigeria's leaders are making the country "uninhabitable", causing young people to…

May 2, 2019 9,485

Police say gunmen have kidnapped a traditional ruler in Daura who is distantly related to Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari.

Apr 30, 2019 15,812

Nigeria’s government has secured the release of Zainab Aliyu, an undergraduate who was arrested in Saudi Arabia for alleged drug…

Apr 25, 2019 19,156

No reason for the trip was given but Mr Buhari, who won re-election in February, has been beset by ill health since taking office…