Muhammadu Buhari

• Land borders shut ahead of Nigeria election as soldiers patrol, residents stock-up

  "Internal movements have been restricted to the polling units. There will also be no movement of persons across national borders," the ministry of interior said in a statement.

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  Feb 24, 2023
  
• 30 Nigerian soldiers killed in attack by ISIS-linked militants: sources

  The attack by suspected members of Islamic State in West Africa (ISWA) was on a base in Zari village in the north of Nigeria's Borno State.

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  Sep 1, 2018
  
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• Over 200 killed in communal clashes in Nigeria over the weekend

  There has been a spike in communal violence since the start of the year, which has led to hundreds of people being killed.

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  Jun 27, 2018
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• Nigeria imposes curfew after 70 killed in communal clashes

  Nigeria imposed a dusk to dawn curfew on Sunday in central Plateau state after least 70 people died in communal clashes between farmers and semi-nomadic herders over the weekend.

  World

  Jun 24, 2018
• 45 dead in attack on northern Nigerian village

  It was not immediately clear why the Gwaska village in the northern state of Kaduna was attacked on Saturday.

  World

  May 6, 2018
• Nigerian president wants United Nations to help free abducted Chibok Girls

  Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari is inviting the United Nations to help negotiations to swap the kidnapped schoolgirls from Chibok for detained leaders of the Boko Haram Islamic extremist group.

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  Sep 22, 2016
• Nigerian leader Buhari, Obama meet to shore up relations

  Nigeria's new president is meeting with President Barack Obama to shore up relations between the U.S. and Africa's largest economy and to seek more help in the fight against the Islamic extremist group Boko Haram, whose deadly rampages have killed thousands.

  World

  Jul 20, 2015
• Nigeria’s new president inherits firestorm of troubles

  One month after taking office, Nigeria's new president has not yet named a Cabinet to help him cope with this country's firestorm of troubles.

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  Jul 5, 2015
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• Nigeria’s new president declares his assets in graft fight

  Nigeria's new President Muhammadu Buhari has publicly declared his assets, a spokesman said Saturday, in a move that is a far cry from his predecessor's adamant refusal to do so.

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  May 30, 2015
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• Muhammadu Buhari sworn in as Nigeria president

  Nigerians celebrated their newly reinforced democracy Friday, dancing and singing songs and praises as Muhammadu Buhari was sworn in, the first candidate to beat a sitting president at the polls.

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  May 29, 2015