#ZAhmed2016: First Daughter Zahra Buhari Weds Ahmed Indimi - All the Photos!

The President of Nigeria, Mohammadu Buhari has tried to keep the wedding of his daughter Zahra Buhari to Ahmed Indimi as low key as possible, but photos emerged online of the celebrations which have now spanned several days starting from Wednesday with traditional rites. They started with the kamu, meaning “to catch” the bride with colourful elegant outfits celebrating their rich culture, and marked the wedding fatiha yesterday at the national mosque in Abuja. See all the photos below...

Photos - Buhari Meets President Obama In The White House Oval Office

President Buhari and his delegation are currently in the United States and they met with President Obama, VP Joe Biden in the White House Oval Office today. yesterday, they were visited by former US Secretary of State, Madeline Albright at the Blair House where the Nigerian president and his entourage are staying. I am kind of disappointed that there seems to be no women in the group traveling with the president, but I'll wait before jumping to negative conclusions.

Anyways, ahead of the meeting, Buhari wrote asking for patience as he takes his time to battle Boko Haram and corruption in the country. See an excerpt from his article and photos from the visit below...

Goodluck Jonathan & Muhammadu Buhari Tour Aso Rock Hand in Hand - #ChangeIsHere

Outgoing President Goodluck Jonathan was photographed hand in hand with his incoming replacement as the two toured Aso Rock earlier today. The president also officially handed over the comprehensive report of his administration to President-elect Buhari at the State House in Abuja today, May 28th after the facility tour of Aso Villa. Outgoing ministers were present at the ceremony. More photos after the cut.

Twitter Goes Gaga Over Buhari's Children - Zahra and Yusuf Buhari

The handover of the Nigerian administration is currently going on at Aso Rock but a few hours earlier, photos of incoming president Muhammadu Buhari arriving at the airport with his son Yusuf and daughter Zahra, set Nigerian Twitter on fire as many clamored over their good looks. See more photos below and some tweets...

Gen. Buhari Explains His Plans For Nigeria - WATCH

The president elect, General Muhammadu Buhari, has opened up on his plans for the country after he is sworn in next month May 29. In the exclusive interview with TVC, the incoming president who ran under the APC party, referred to his party's manifesto as he explains where he thinks the previous administration went wrong. For his first 100 days in office, he hopes to focus on security, corruption and unemployment. See video below...

WATCH! Interview With Aisha Buhari, Wife of the President-elect Of Nigeria

Hajia Aisha Buhari is the wife of the President-elect of Nigeria, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari, a mother and a business woman with qualifications and trainings in beauty and cosmetology. She also has an NCE Teacher's certificate, as well as a BA in Public Admin and a Masters in International Relations and Strategic Studies.

In this interiew, she talks about her background and marriage to the former head of state. She says she has not interest in the office of the first lady and would prefer to be a wife and champion other women with ideas to improve the lives of Nigerians. Watch her below..

Buhari Receives Certificate of Return From INEC + Full Text of Acceptance Speech

Last night, Rtd General Muhammadu Buhari was formally declared winner of the 2015 presidential elections by Prof Jega, the INEC chairman. This afternoon, the president to be received his certificate of return from INEC and gave an acceptance speech thus;

I am immensely grateful to God for this day and for this hour. I feel truly honoured and humbled that the Nigerian people have so clearly chosen me to lead them. The official announcement from INEC was the moment the vast majority of Nigerians had hoped and been waiting for. Today, history has been made, and change has finally come. Your votes have changed our national destiny for the good of all Nigerians.

INEC has announced that I, Muhammadu Buhari, shall be your next president. My team and I shall faithfully serve you. There shall no longer be a ruling party again: APC will be your governing party. We shall faithfully serve you. We shall never rule over the people as if they were subservient to government.

MUST READ - President Jonathan's Touching Message To Nigerians On Election Defeat

President Goodluck Jonathan has released a statement congratulating all Nigerians who took part, as APC’s Muhammadu Buhari was declared the winner of the 2015 presidential elections. In a statement released late Tuesday evening, Jonathan said he promised Nigerians a free and fair elections and he has kept his word. He urged those who may feel aggrieved to follow due process based on the constitution and electoral laws, in seeking redress. Read the full statement below:

Congratulations to Gen Buhari As INEC Releases Final Election Results!

Muhammadu Buhari, the APC presidential candidate, has just become the official winner of the just concluded 2015 presidential elections. With the announcement of the final results from Borno State, Buhari officially emerged as president-elect of Nigeria. It took days and hours for INEC to get all the results as the electoral officials travelled into Abuja by air and road after the collating results at the local government levels.

Incumbent president, Goodluck Jonathan, has already conceded defeat in a phone call to his opponent hours ago, a gesture that has been hailed as historic and which has cemented him as a champion of democracy. There is no doubt that with a smooth transition in May, GEJ's role as a elder statesman would've been solidified. Congratulations to both GMB and GEJ, they have played well.

Buhari Thanks GEJ & All Nigerians, Urges For Peaceful Celebrations

The president elect Rtd General Muhammadu Buhari is said to have accepted the mandate of the people! After he received a congratulatory phone call from the incumbent president, the APC candidate took to his official Facebook page to thank Nigerians as seen above.

Putting his time as military head of state behind him, Buhari has made history in Nigeria as being the first candidate of an opposition party to defeat an incumbent president, and is also winning his first election as a democratic candidate after he has contested unsuccessfully in 2003, 2007, and 2011.

He Who Laughs Last! Dangote, Amaechi, Saraki, Fayemi, Ngige, Tambuwal, Celebrate #SaiBuhari

#SaiBuhari is currently trending online as is #BuhariWins. though INEC is yet to announce the final results and the winner of the elections. In the APC camp in Abuja, the mood is also a celebratory one as the party stalwarts have gathered in very high spirits as they await the conclusion of the matter. Among those at the meet include Aliko Dangote, Rotimi Amaechi, Bukola Saraki, Kayode Fayemi, Chris Ngige, Aminu Tambuwal, and more APC officials. Photos below...

Buhari Meets 9-Year-Old Who Donated Lunch Money Savings To APC [Photos]

9-year-old Nicole Benson, who is a pupil of Greensprings School Lekki campus, made headlines when her letter to Fashola and APC went viral. The young pupil has now officially donated her lunch money to the party and had the opportunity of meeting Muhammadu Buhari, the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC).

Nicole made the donation of about N6,000 during the at a Town Hall meeting with Nigerian women on Thursday in Lagos, while she also read the letter she wrote a month ago to the All Progressive Congress (APC) Presidential campaign team. See more photos below...

My Covenant With Nigerians - Buhari

Dear Compatriots,

In the past few months that I have traveled round this country on campaigns, I have experienced the sheer beauty of our diversity. From Port Harcourt to Kano, from Abeokuta to Gusau, I experienced first-hand the daily sufferings and struggles of our people. I also experienced the overwhelming desire of our people for change.

When I arrived in Port Harcourt on the 5th of January to start my campaigns, I was met by our teeming supporters, who stayed till late in the evening to welcome us. Among them were many young men and women, who in the few minutes that I shared with them at the airport, made me to reflect on what kind of future awaits them in our country.

Viral Photos - Aisha Buhari Frys Akara, Buys Suya With Dolapo Osinbajo

This photo of a smiling and dressed down Aisha Buhari helping a road-side seller to fry akara has gone viral. The photo is part of street campaign this weekend in Abuja by wife of the APC Presidential candidate, with Dolapo Osinbajo, the wife of Vice-Presidential aspirant.

With one being Christian and the wife of a pastor, and the other married to a devout Muslim and also one herself, maybe these two women can show Nigerians how the two religions can cohabit peacefully and equally. Yesterday, a photo of the duo buying suya at a local motor park also swept the imagination of social media as it went viral. See below...

Pictures of Buhari In London Emerge as Fayose Insists He Went For Medical Care

The APC presidential candidate, General Buhari was said by his party to have travelled for a ‘brief working visit’ to London. However, Ekiti State Governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose, insists Gen Buhari traveled out on Thursday to seek medicare in UK and has been attended to at a hospital located in Cavendish Street, today.

I don't think both activities are mutually exclusive, he can be working and also take the opportunity to visit a doctor for a check up, he is after all 72 years old. Two pictures of GMB have now emerged, above he is pictured with Mal Mamman Daura taking a stroll on the streets of London. Another picture below shows him at the airport waiting for his luggage. What do you of Buhari's state of health becoming the focus of the election campaigns?

Aisha Buhari on Buhari's Private Life & Marriage, Her Career & Being a Potential First Lady

THISDAY Style recently interviewed Aisha Buhari, the only wife of APC presidential candidate Muhammadu Buhari. During the interview, she revealed information about herself and her husband that a lot of people may not know.

For instance, the fact that she is a professional esthetician and the humorous side of her husband’s personality that the public rarely gets to see. She also speaks on Buhari’s advocacy for women’s education, and potentially becoming the First Lady of Nigeria. Below are some excerpts from the interview:

Buhari Interviewed By CNN's Christiane Amanpour [Video]

After the #GEJMediaChat or #PresidentialMediaChat on Nigerian national TV stations [you can read social media reactions here], CNN aired its live interview between Christiane Amanpour and APC presidential candidate Muhammadu Buhari.

The network has now posted the interview on Youtube where Buhari talks to Amanpour about Boko Haram, corruption and his own controversial past. Watch below...

Buhari Says He Will Not Islamize Nigeria In Speech To Catholic Bishops

Gen. Muhammadu Buhari and Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, the APC presidential and vice presidential candidates, met with some Catholic Bishops in Abuja yesterday February 10th.

Speaking during the meeting, Buhari said he had no personal religious agenda and as a practicing Muslim, he doesn't share the views of any extremist group. More pics and his speech at the event below...

Obasanjo Endorses Buhari - He's Smart, Educated, Experienced

Olusegun Obasanjo, Nigeria’s former president, has publicly expressed support for Rtd. General Mohammadu Buhari, the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC).

Speaking at the launch of My Watch in Nairobi, Kenya on Tuesday, Obasanjo, who served his two terms as president under the same Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) platform that Jonathan is now running on, condemned the postponement of the election, Cable reports.

The Economist Endorses Buhari - Calls Goodluck Jonathan 'An Utter Failure'

Wole Soyinka slammed incumbent President Goodluck Jonathan earlier today for his failure in leadership, encouraging that no one should vote for him in the forthcoming elections, and now the Economist magazine, one of the foremost publications in the world, has come out to endorse Rtd General Mohammadu Buhari, the president's main opponent in the elections. In the choice facing Nigerians come February 14, the Economist says;

"Nigerians must pick between the incumbent, Goodluck Jonathan, who has proved an utter failure, and the opposition leader, Muhammadu Buhari, a former military dictator with blood on his hands. The candidates stand as symbols of a broken political system that makes all Nigeria’s problems even more intractable."

Though they emphasize the choice is tough, the Economist's oped published online today goes ahead to endorse Buhari over Goodluck Jonathan. Check out some excerpts below...