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Tag Archives: Politics of Nigeria

29May/15

Celebrations across Nigeria as Buhari is sworn in as president

May 29, 2015PoliticsAbimbola Laniyan, Abuja, Atiku Abubakar, First Inauguration of Muhammadu Buhari, Goodluck Jonathan, JOHN KERRY, Kennedy Nnadi, Lagos, Muhammadu Buhari, Musa Sulaimon, Nigeria, Nigerian Muslims, Nigerian people, Politics of Nigeria, Tom Ekurebo, United Statessmbale

Residents of Abuja and Lagos celebrate the first-ever democratic transfer of power in Nigeria, as former military ruler Muhammadu Buhari is inaugurated as president.

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31Mar/15

Nigeria’s Jonathan concedes defeat, celebrations in Katsina

March 31, 2015PoliticsAbdulsalami Abubakar, Abuja, Africa, All Progressives Congress, Elections in Nigeria, Goodluck Jonathan, Government, Hammed, Muhammadu Buhari, Nigeria, Nigerian general election, Nigerian Muslims, Nigerian people, Nigerian presidential election, Politics, Politics of Nigeria, president, United States, Washington, Yusuf Lawalsmbale

Goodluck Jonathan concedes defeat in Nigeria’s presidential elections, as celebrations erupt in Buhari’s home state.
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22Mar/15

Buhari vows to rid Nigeria of corruption and insecurity

March 22, 2015PoliticsBoko Haram, Buhari's anti-corruption war, Chad, First Inauguration of Muhammadu Buhari, Goodluck Jonathan, Islamic extremism in Northern Nigeria, Kayode Akindele, Lagos, Muhammadu Buhari, Nigeria, Nigerian Muslims, Nigerian people, Pade Ochidedeh Buhari, Politics of Nigeria, Shehu Shagari, Yemi Osinbajosmbale

Presidential challenger and former Nigerian military ruler Muhammadu Buhari has promised to get rid of corruption and deal with insecurity. Buhari’s reputation as a strongman touches on the two issues Nigerians feel most strongly about: graft and a raging Islamist insurgency. But regionalism will likely decide whether he can beat President Goodluck Jonathan at the polls on March 28.
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