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After completing his national service, he was retained by AIT as an investigative reporter and later served as a news editor, producer and presenter from 2011 to 2016. At AIT, he produced two critically acclaimed public affairs documentary series State of the Nation (2012) and Diary from the Delta (2016). [ 11 ]
The Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attack on the day of, calling it "Breaking the Walls campaign". [6] Abba Kyari was recaptured on July 20. [13] A political leader in Plateau State, Elkanah Garang, called for the immediate release of some suspects, as they had been pardoned by Nigerian president Muhammadu Buhari earlier in the ...
In 2017, president Muhammadu Buhari appointed Nentawe Goshwe Yilwatda as Benue state resident electoral commissioner. To address the prevalence of disenfranchisement of Internally displaced person , Nentawe was involved in the successful management of voting in IDP camp and for people living with disabilities.
In January 2016, Carol Ajie, a constitutional lawyer petitioned President Barack Obama and National Judicial Council over the disobedience of court order by President Muhammadu Buhari in his fight against corruption. She called for Buhari's resignation or face impeachment proceedings. The petition was signed by over 200 lawyers in the country. [24]
Similarly to his first cabinet formation, Buhari delayed appointing a cabinet until later in the year, much to the chagrin of pundits and economists who said that the delay was hurting policy development and economic growth. [1] [2]
Muhammadu Buhari GCFR (Hausa pronunciation ⓘ; born 17 December 1942) is a Nigerian politician and retired Nigerian army major general who served as the president of Nigeria from 2015 to 2023. He was the military head of state from 31 December 1983 to 27 August 1985, succeeding Shehu Shagari following the 1983 Nigerian coup d'état.
Incumbent president Muhammadu Buhari won his re-election bid, defeating his closest rival Atiku Abubakar by over 3 million votes. He was issued a Certificate of Return, [ 11 ] [ 12 ] and was sworn in on 29 May 2019, the former date of Democracy Day .
On 9 March, the President Muhammadu Buhari established a Presidential Task Force for the control of the virus in the country. [7] [8] On 10 March, Turkish Airlines cancelled all their flights to Nigeria due to the virus outbreak. [9] On 15 March, a woman in Enugu State displayed the symptoms of coronavirus, she tested negative the following day ...