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Zimbabwe Emmerson Mnangagwa has congratulated Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari for romping to victory in that country’s presidential elections. President Buhari was declared the winner of the elections in the early hours of Wednesday meaning the 76-year-old will be helm of Africa’s largest economy and most populous country for the next four years. Writing on his […]

Nigeria : Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari is increasing his lead as the results of Saturday’s presidential elections are being announced. He is now 1.8 million votes ahead of his main rival Atiku Abubakar after the declaration of results from 20 states plus the Federal Capital Territory. The results from Lagos state – which had the […]

Nigerians are anticipating an announcement by president Buhari with regards the upcoming elections. A swell of rumours suggesting that Buhari will call the election off or postpone the plebiscite spreading on social media. Violence, stampedes, deaths and the use of social media as a tool to spread misleading information have been a hallmark of the […]

Four people lost their lives in a stampede at the presidential rally of the All Progressives Congress (APC) held at the Adokiye Amiesimaka Stadium in Rivers State, on Tuesday. The Spokesman for the Rivers Police, DSP Nnamdi Omoni, confirmed this to Report Focus on Tuesday. According to him, Many others were said to have sustained […]

A group, Coalition of Igbo Youth Organizations for Buhari has justified their support for the re-election bid of President Muhammadu Buhari. The coalition defended the stand during a press briefing in Enugu, ahead of their mega rally on Thursday for President Buhari, the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the Saturday election. The […]

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has condemned an attack on a Catholic church which local officials say left 17 members of the congregation and two priests dead. President Buhari described the attack as vile and satanic and said it aimed to stoke religious conflict. The gunmen targeted Saint Ignatius Church in Mbalom village, which is not […]

Former President Goodluck Jonathan on Monday  boasted that his record of fighting corruption was greater than that of President Muhammadu Buhari. Jonathan said this in a post on his official Facebook page which was signed on his behalf by one of his aides, Reno Omokri. Okechwuku had said rather than plug loopholes that allowed for corruption, Jonathan […]

President Muhammadu Buhari is “recuperating fast” and will return home “very soon”, says Nigeria’s acting head of state Yemi Osinbajo. He made the announcement at a press conference on Wednesday morning, after visiting Mr Buhari at the London hospital where he is being treated for an unspecified illness. Mr Osinbajo, now back in Nigeria, said […]

The Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Folorunso Adewole, has assured Nigerians and the international community that there is no cause for concern over President Muhammadu Buhari’s health. He also said that the president could not be treated in Nigeria because of the long existing bond between him and his foreign doctors, saying health was a […]

Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari is expected to return to the country on Friday after extended medical leave in the UK, according to a presidency statement. The 74-year-old, who took power in May 2015, left Abuja on January 19 for treatment in Britain. He had originally planned to stay 10 days but stayed longer to rest […]