Muhammadu Buhari

Also known as: the late ex-President Muhammadu Buhari · President Muhammadu Buhari

2026-05-032026-08-23

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May 2026
3 MayJoy Online
… In 1983, under Shehu Shagari, and again in 1985 under Muhammadu Buhari and Tunde Idiagbon, the Nigerian government returned the favour to Ghanaians. …
Xenophobia and the African Condition: A Call for Sobriety

World & Region

Tinubu seeks re-election amid Nigerian economic hardship concerns

The News

As campaigns for January's Nigerian elections begin, President Bola Tinubu's re-election bid faces scrutiny over whether the APC's nearly 12 years in power have improved conditions; his challengers Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi argue the party has left the country poorer and less secure, while voter surveys show nearly 80% of Nigerians say the country is heading in the wrong direction.

20 August 2026 · Joy Online →

Thursday 20 August

Tinubu seeks re-election amid Nigerian economic hardship concerns
As campaigns for January's Nigerian elections begin, President Bola Tinubu's re-election bid faces scrutiny over whether the APC's nearly 12 years in power have improved conditions; his challengers Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi argue the party has left the country poorer and less secure, while voter surveys show nearly 80% of Nigerians say the country is heading in the wrong direction.
20 August 2026 · Joy Online →

Tuesday 21 July

ECOWAS endorses Nigeria–Morocco $25bn Atlantic gas pipeline
West African leaders have endorsed the legal and institutional framework for the Nigeria–Morocco African Atlantic Gas Pipeline at an ECOWAS summit in Freetown, Sierra Leone. The 6,800-kilometre pipeline is intended to transport Nigerian natural gas to Morocco and potentially supply European markets through existing connections.
21 July 2026 · Joy Online →
ECOWAS endorses Nigeria–Morocco gas pipeline framework
West African leaders have backed the legal and institutional framework for the 6,800-kilometre Nigeria–Morocco African Atlantic Gas Pipeline at an ECOWAS summit in Freetown, Sierra Leone. The project, developed by Nigeria's NNPC and Morocco's ONHYM, aims to transport Nigerian natural gas to Morocco and potentially supply European markets.
21 July 2026 · Joy Online →

Saturday 11 July

Fake Nigerian presidential council received budget without legal basis
Nigeria's government revealed that the Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council, which operated from a federal office, employed civil servants, and received an allocation of 1.3 billion naira ($950,000) in the 2026 national budget, had never been created by law or official order and was based on a forged appointment letter.
11 July 2026 · Joy Online →

Thursday 25 June

Xenophobia against African migrants spans multiple nations
Xenophobia in South Africa is part of a broader pattern across African countries including Ghana, Nigeria, Gabon, and Mauritania turning against fellow Africans during times of tension. Recent anti-immigration campaigns in South Africa, including confrontations with migrant workers and calls for undocumented migrants to leave, prompted President Cyril Ramaphosa to announce stricter immigration enforcement measures.
25 June 2026 · Joy Online →

Monday 8 June

Bashir Ahmad: Boko Haram security isn't government responsibility alone
Former media aide Bashir Ahmad said former President Goodluck Jonathan should not be blamed entirely for Boko Haram's activities, arguing that security is a shared responsibility requiring participation from government, communities, traditional institutions, and religious leaders.
8 June 2026 · The Chronicle →

Wednesday 20 May

Nigeria arrests former Power Minister after 75-year corruption sentence
Nigeria's anti-corruption agency arrested former Power Minister Saleh Mamman in Kaduna state a week after he was sentenced to 75 years in jail for diverting at least 22 billion naira from two hydroelectric power projects. The conviction, one of the rare high-level corruption cases to result in jail time in Nigeria, marks authorities' determination to enforce the sentence.
20 May 2026 · Joy Online →

Tuesday 12 May

Senator Oshiomhole calls for MTN nationalisation over xenophobic attacks
Senator Adams Oshiomhole defended his call to nationalise MTN and other South African companies operating in Nigeria, arguing that Nigerian lives must take precedence over foreign investment amid xenophobic attacks on Nigerians in South Africa. He suggested Nigeria restructure ownership of affected firms to ensure local control and retain profits domestically rather than allowing South African shareholders to profit.
12 May 2026 · Joy Online →

Wednesday 6 May

Nigeria opposition figures quit coalition ahead of 2027 election
Peter Obi and Rabiu Kwankwaso have left a newly formed opposition alliance citing legal disputes and internal divisions, dealing a blow to efforts to unite against President Bola Tinubu. The two, who placed third and fourth in the 2023 presidential election, have joined another opposition grouping instead, forcing a review of the coalition's plan to back a single presidential candidate.
6 May 2026 · Joy Online →

Tuesday 5 May

Xenophobia in South Africa demands analysis, not sentiment
An opinion piece condemns violent attacks on Africans in South Africa as an affront to humanity, but argues that understanding the pressures of irregular migration and government responsibility is necessary alongside unqualified moral revulsion. The author criticizes extra-judicial violence, weak African Union response, and the South African government's insufficient action.
5 May 2026 · Daily Guide →

Sunday 3 May

Xenophobia in South Africa demands analysis beyond sentiment
An opinion piece condemns violent attacks on Africans in South Africa as an affront to humanity while arguing that governments have a responsibility to secure their countries, but must never resort to extra-judicial violence regardless of migrants' legal status. The author calls for measured analysis rather than caricaturing populations as inherently xenophobic.
3 May 2026 · Joy Online →