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2/26/2023 10:29:15 AM
Nigeria was counting ballots on Sunday, a day after a historically tight election among three frontrunners competing for the presidency of Africa's most populous nation.
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2/25/2023 1:49:17 PM
Nigerians go to the polls on Saturday to elect a successor to President Muhammadu Buhari, who is stepping down after eight years at the helm of Africa's largest economy.
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2/25/2023 10:38:31 AM
Nigerians voted on Saturday for a successor to President Muhammadu Buhari in a tightly fought race, with three frontrunners for the first time in the country's modern history.
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Economy
1/24/2023 7:38:56 PM
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has marked the opening of a $1.5 billion, Chinese-funded deep seaport in the commercial hub of Lagos that authorities hope will help grow the West African nation's ailing economy.
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8/11/2022 2:50:59 PM
Mounting attacks from jihadists and criminal gangs, including a brazen assault close to the capital, are creating a headache for Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari as he sees out his last six months in office.
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Energy
7/19/2022 6:46:02 PM
President Muhammadu Buhari said on Tuesday Nigeria's state-run oil firm would now operate as a fully commercial business without government intervention or funding.
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Africa
7/17/2022 12:59:56 PM
Nigeria's main opposition party has won the governorship election in southwest Osun state, the electoral commission said on Sunday, in a major upset against President Muhammadu Buhari's ruling All Progressives Congress.
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Africa
6/8/2022 3:55:34 PM
Nigeria's ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) party tallied votes on Wednesday after a key primary to choose their candidate for next year's election to replace President Muhammadu Buhari.
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5/28/2022 10:17:03 PM
Nigeria's main opposition People's Democratic Party on Saturday voted in primaries to chose its candidate for the 2023 election to replace President Muhammadu Buhari.
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Africa
4/28/2022 12:34:49 PM
When dozens of gunmen raided Abubakar Aliyu's village in central Nigeria two weeks ago, they stormed in on motorbikes, each carrying one or two attackers who opened fire and chased down residents.
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4/13/2022 12:01:24 AM
President Muhammadu Buhari vowed on Tuesday there would be no mercy for those behind the killings of more than a hundred people in a series of attacks in central Nigeria.
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1/13/2022 10:20:07 AM
Twitter was accessible in Nigeria on Thursday after the government lifted a seven-month ban on the social media giant for deleting a tweet by President Muhammadu Buhari.
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Africa
4/28/2021 3:12:48 PM
A statement from the presidency said Buhari made the suggestion in a virtual meeting with the US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken on Tuesday
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Africa
2/7/2021 7:52:26 PM
"Nigeria demands a truly reformed, efficient and effective AU Commission, one that is fully committed to the discharge of its duties and responsibilities."
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Africa
12/14/2020 7:30:32 PM
When the school was attacked, police engaged in a gunfight with the gunmen, allowing many students to scale the school's fence and run for safety
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Africa
10/25/2020 2:09:41 PM
Chaos spiralled after security forces on Tuesday opened fire on peaceful demonstrators in the centre of Lagos
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Africa
10/24/2020 10:32:16 PM
The police order could further heighten tensions in Africa's most populous country after its worst turmoil in years
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Africa
10/23/2020 7:39:57 PM
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari reiterated that Friday, saying the government 'will not fold its arms and allow miscreants and criminals continue to perpetrate acts of hooliganism'
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Africa
10/17/2020 10:29:21 PM
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8/26/2020 8:24:12 PM
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