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Nigerian President Mohammadu Buhari on his return back to the country in Abuja, on August 19, 2017 (AFP Photo/SUNDAY AGHAEZE)

Nigeria’s President Says Unity not Negotiable

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Aug 21, 2017 | World

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari took to state TV on Monday in his first speech since returning from a long medical absence in Britain, saying separatists calling for the breakup of Nigeria have crossed a red line and the country’s unity is not negotiable....

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British Prime Minister David Cameron addresses the media after a European Union leaders summit in Brussels, Belgium, February 19, 2016. REUTERS/Dylan Martinez/File Photo

Cameron Embarrasses World Leaders Visiting London

by Asharq Al-Awsat | May 12, 2016 | World

London- David Cameron has admitted that Nigeria and Afghanistan are “two of the most corrupt countries in the world” in a private conversation with the Queen. The Prime Minister was caught on camera telling the Queen about an anti-corruption summit he is hosting in...

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Nigeria President, Goodluck Jonathan, left, hands over a document to former General and Nigerian President elect, Muhammadu Buhari, during a ceremony ahead of the presidential inauguration at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, Nigeria, Thursday, May 28, 2015. (AP Photo)

Nigerians celebrate as Muhammadu Buhari takes over

by Asharq Al-Awsat | May 29, 2015 | World

Abuja, Nigeria,AP—Nigerians celebrated their newly reinforced democracy Friday, dancing and singing songs and praises at the inauguration of Muhammadu Buhari, the first candidate to beat a sitting president at the polls. As Buhari finished taking the oath of office in...

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Nigerian women from the Hausa tribe stand in line to validate their voting cards at a polling station located in Daura, the home town of opposition candidate Gen. Muhammadu Buhari, on March 28, 2015. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

Nigerians turn out en masse to vote in presidential election

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Mar 28, 2015 | World

Abuja, Nigeria, AP—Nigerians turned out en masse to vote in a presidential election Saturday that analysts say is too close to call between President Goodluck Jonathan and former military dictator Muhammadu Buhari. A car bomb exploded at a polling station in...