Tag: Muhammadu Buhari
more than 130 people massacred in five days in the east of the country
President Muhammadu Buhari condemned this Saturday “ extreme violence at work in the Benue region, where tensions between farmers and herders are particularly strong. With our correspondent in Lagos, Liza…
the reasons for Bola Tinubu’s victory despite the crisis
In Nigeria, President-elect Bola Ahmed Tinubu reached out to his rivals and the youth in his first official statement. In the aftermath of this highly contested election, the opposition has…
Bola Tinubu gets the most votes
Bola Tinubu, the candidate of the APC, the ruling party in Nigeria, is expected to succeed Muhammadu Buhari as president. After four days of counting, he obtained, this Wednesday, March…
a crucial vote and populations exhausted by shortages
This Saturday, we vote in Nigeria for the presidential and legislative elections, a crucial ballot for the most populous country on the continent. After two consecutive terms, President Muhammadu Buhari…
the president wants to tackle the poor state of the roads, an economic brake for the country
To address the economic problems caused by impassable roads, President Muhammadu Buhari this week inaugurated a vast project for access to rural markets. According to World Bank figures, 87% of…
Nigeria inaugurates its first oil drilling outside the Niger Delta
After decades of oil exploitation in the Niger Delta, in the southeast, Nigeria is launching production sites in the northeast of the country. President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday (November 22nd)…
malaise within the PDP, the main opposition party
In Nigeria, internal dissension is disrupting the campaign of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), the official opposition. For several weeks, the governor of Rivers State – who came second in…
gunmen open fire at an army checkpoint near Abuja
They arrived on motorbikes at Zuma Rock, on the border between Abuja and Niger State, on Thursday July 28. These suspected terrorists took the soldiers by surprise, before being repelled…
the opposition wins a test election 7 months before the presidential election
Seven months before the Nigerian presidential election, the opposition wins a test election. Candidate Ademola Adeleke of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), the main opposition party, won the governorship election…
Bola Tinubu named candidate of the APC, the ruling party
In Nigeria, the ruling party, the APC, has chosen its candidate for the 2023 presidential election: Bola Tinubu. The former governor of Lagos won the primary organized in the capital…