Muhammadu Buhari

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Buhari Misses 2nd Cabinet Meeting In A Row

Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari has missed his second cabinet meeting in a row, the Premium Times newspaper...

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Nigeria’s Buhari Misses Second Cabinet Meeting In A Row

Nigeria's president has missed the last two meetings of his cabinet, a senior minister said on Wednesday, in comments...

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Why Buhari Sacked His Spy Chief

It has emerged that President Muhammadu Buhari sacked the head of the National Intelligence Agency (NIA) Chief this...

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Nigerian Army Begins Campaign To Halt Ethnic Violence

The Nigerian army on Wednesday launched a monthlong operation to reduce violence in the center of the country, as...

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Buhari Suspends Spy Chief After $43m Found In Lagos

Nigeria’s foreign spy chief Ayo Oke has been suspended after anti-corruption officers found more than $43m (£34m) in...

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Nigeria’s Buhari Suspends Key Aides Over Alleged Graft

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday suspended two key aides over an alleged contract scam and for keeping...

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Nigeria Marks Third Anniversary of Schoolgirl Kidnap

Nigerians rallied Friday to mark the third anniversary of the mass abduction of 276 schoolgirls by Boko Haram, as their...

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Nigeria Seizes $43 Million Cash Stash In Lagos House

Nigeria's anti-graft agency seized over $43 million in cash during a raid on a Lagos apartment in what it hailed as a...

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Nigeria Federal Govt Awards TV Set Top Boxes Contract To RLG

The Nigerian government has taken key steps to consolidate gains in the country’s ongoing efforts to complete...

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Rise In Boko Haram Child Suicide Bombers ‘alarming’

An "alarming" number of children, most of them girls, have been used by Boko Haram as suicide bombers in the first...

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Trump Administration ‘to Sell Nigeria Planes’ For Boko Haram Fight

The Trump administration plans to sell fighter planes to Nigeria despite concerns over rights abuses and a botched air...

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US To ‘sell Military Aircraft’ To Nigeria

US President Donald's Trump administration will press ahead with the sale of high-tech aircraft to Nigeria to help it...

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Watchdogs Allege Shell Knew About Nigeria Oil Kickbacks

Corruption watchdogs alleged Monday that Shell executives knew that money earmarked for a controversial oil deal was...

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There Is Life After Power

By Dele Momodu Fellow Africans, I have often wondered about what is the matter with most African leaders and rulers...

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Nigeria Court Unfreezes Millions In Ex-First Lady’s Fraud Probe

A judge in Lagos on Thursday ordered Nigeria's anti-graft agency to release one of several bank accounts frozen as part...

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China To Loan Nigeria $4.5 Billion To Boost Agriculture

The Peoples Republic of China has said it will lend Nigeria $4.5 billion to boost local agriculture. The loan is to...

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Social Media Lynching At Its Worst

The fake report of the death of prominent personalities is on the ascendancy, courtesy social media. For those who seek...

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IMF Urges Nigeria To Lift FX Restrictions, Dump Multiple Exchange Rates

The International Monetary Fund called on Nigeria on Thursday to lift its remaining foreign exchange restrictions and...

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Nigeria’s Central Bank Moves On Forex To Boost Economy

Nigeria's central bank has made moves to strengthen the naira currency to boost domestic manufacturing and lift the...