Nigeria: Adieu Buhari - The Patriotic Leader Who Left a Tragic Legacy

Highs and lows of Nigerian sports under Buhari

Nigeria’s former president, the late Muhammadu Buhari, first rose to power as a military head of state on December 31, 1983 to August 1985. Decades later, he returned in democratic garb as the country’s president from May 29, 2015 to May 29, 2023. Spanning nearly four decades apart, his two stints in power saw Nigerian sports pass through periods of notable triumphs and regrettable stagnation.   Sports under Buhari as head of state Buhari’s brie…

Nigeria: Adieu Buhari - The Patriotic Leader Who Left a Tragic Legacy

Speak no ill of the dead, says an ancient aphorism.

Musings on Muhammadu Buhari, By Azu Ishiekwene

Divested of military authority, Buhari’s passion for rooting out corruption became an albatross. His Aviation Minister, Hadi Sirika, promised the nation a national airline that has become a reference for public ridicule and sheer callousness. His Minister for Justice, Abubakar Malami, brazenly waged turf wars and executed a vendetta on anticorruption officials. If you thought […] The post Musings on Muhammadu Buhari, By Azu Ishiekwene appeared f…

Corruption did not thrive under Buhari – Malami

Nigeria’s immediate past Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, has pushed back against public criticism of Buhari’s anti-corruption legacy.   Appearing on Arise news on Tuesday night, Malami revealed that the late president did not let corruption to thrive during his tenure.   According to Malami: “During the period of President Muhammadu Buhari, corruption was not thriving at all,” Malami said firmly.   “If you talk of conv…

Abi/Yakurr people wont forget Buhari in a hurry- CRiver Rep

The member representing the people of Abi/Yakurr Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Dr Alex Egbona has described the death of the former president, Muhammadu Buhari, as a personalThe post Abi/Yakurr people wont forget Buhari in a hurry- CRiver Rep appeared first on The Nation Newspaper.

Buhari: The making of a tragic hero, by Abraham Ogbodo

the epitaph. This is it: “Here lies General Mohammadu Buhari who used every great opportunity to add nothing.”