Buhari sworn in as president after historic win
1.00 p.m.
President Buhari leaves in a motorcade
12:34
Vice President Osinbajo leaves in a motorcade
12:15 p.m.
Ceremony ends with the singing of National Anthem
President Muhammadu Buhari leaves in a motorcade
Closing prayers by Army Imams and Chaplains
Buhari inspecting the Guard {in the wagon below]
11:25 Parade Commander O. O. Brimah seeks permission from President Buhari and ushers in the Army parade
Spectacular Army parade!
Breathtaking!!
Zamechatelno[Russian]!!!
11:21 a.m.
Having inspected the parade, Mr President alights and assumes his seat
11:14 a.m.
President Buhari inspects the Guard of honour accompanied by Chief of guard of Honour
Driven around in a special Army vehicle, takes salutes, greets the cheering observers
11:05 a.m.
Chief of Defence Staff, Badeh receives another set of flags from President Muhammadu Buhari, passes it on and it is hoisted, thereby announcing the beginning of a new era under President Buhari
Flag hoisted
Ex-President Goodluck Jonathan leaves in his motorcade
Buhari releases the white pigeons
21 gun salutes announcing the arrival of President Muhammadu Buhari
10:57 a.m.
Nigeria's flag lowered, retrieved and folded by Army corps signifying an end of President Goodluck Jonathan's era
Handed over to the Chief of Defence Staff, Badeh, and finally handed over to former president Jonathan
President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan bows out
10:55 a.m.
President Jonathan congratulates Buhari
10:50 a.m.
President-elect of nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari takes oath of allegiance and afterwards oath of office administered by Chief Justice Mohamed Mahmoud as President Goodluck Jonathan observes
Muhammadu Buhari declared President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria!
Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Mohamed Mahmoud and Ahmed Gambo Sale, Chief Registrar of the Supreme Court of Nigeria mounts the podium to administer oath of allegiance and oath of office on vice president-elect, Professor, Yemi Osinbajo
Prof. Osinbajo takes oath of allegiance and afterwards oath of office
claps...claps...claps
Shakes hands with his boss, president-elect, Muhammadu Buhari
10:24
President of Christian Association of Nigeria [CAN] Pastor Ayo oritsejafor representing the Christian community opens with opening prayer followed by his Muslim counterpart, the deputy Chief Imam of Abuja Central Mosque, Ibrahim Ahmad Bakari
10:15 a.m.
Outgoing President of Nigeria, President Goodluck Jonathan arrives in his traditional wear with his wife, Patience Jonathan in Presidential motorcade
Takes salute...
National Anthem...
Greets dignitaries...
Army parade...
09:58 a.m.
President-elect, Muhammadu Buhari arrives in his traditional white Agbada with his wife, Aisha Buhari
Shakes hands with John Kerry and other dignitaries and takes his seat
09:44 a.m.
Vice-President-elect, Yemi Osinbajo and his wife arrives in Eagle Square White flowing Agbada in a motorcade
09:00 a.m.
Arrival of American Secretary of State, John Kerry, shakes hands with dignitaries, including President jacob
Zuma of South Africa
08:30
Dignitaries start arriving -
Atiku Abubakar
Asiwaju Bola Tinubu
Governors
Ministers
Others...
Jonathan dissolves cabinet at midnight
After Inauguration Dinner, May 28, President Jonathan met informally with Ministers. Toasts proposed. #Council stands dissolved.
Outgoing President Goodluck Jonathan formally dissolved his cabinet midnight Thursday.
President Jonathan at inauguration dinner, May 28, decorated Vice President-elect Prof. Osinbajo with the national honour -GCON.
Shortly after the presidential inauguration dinner held inside the Presidential Villa, Abuja, last night, he and his ministers proceeded to the Council Chambers tea room.
A toast was proposed in his honour by one of the cabinet members a few minutes before 12am.
Jonathan thereafter said the cabinet stood dissolved by midnight.
President Jonathan, at inauguration dinner, May 28, thanks African leaders for electing Agric Minister Akin Adesina as President of AfDB.