Nigeria: what Muhammadu Buhari’s re-election means for Africa’s biggest economy

Posted on Fri 22 March 2019 in Africa • Tagged with Nigeria, Boko Haram, economy, Naira, APC, Muhammadu Buhari, Buhari, Godwin Emefiele

President Muhammadu Buhari
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Iwa Salami, University of East London

Muhammadu Buhari was re-elected as president of Nigeria in late February, winning 56% of the vote …


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Buhari wins as Nigeria turns its back on Jonathan

Posted on Sat 04 April 2015 in Nigeria • Tagged with politics, opinion, news, APC, Boko Haram, Buhari, Goodluck Jonathan, Lamido Sanusi, Muhammadu Buhari, PDP, President Goodluck Jonathan, Wole Soyinka

Stephen Chan, SOAS, University of London

In the end, the margin was too decisive. Goodluck Jonathan, the incumbent president of Nigeria, had no choice but to telephone his challenger Muhammadu Buhari and concede defeat.

It was a rare moment of grace in an election characterised by Wole Soyinka, Nigeria’s …


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