INAUGURATION UPDATES from Eagle Square

Muhammadu Buhari being sworn in as President of Nigeria

New President on parade inspection,  cheered at the Eagles Square.

*11.12am
Ex-President Jonathan leaves inauguration venue
*  10.47am
President-elect to take oath of office
The President-elect, Muhammadu Buhari, has been invited to the podium to take his oath of office

• 10.37am
• CJN administers oath of office on vice-president elect
• The Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Mahmoud Muhammed, has just administered oath of office on the Vice President-elect, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo

           *10.25am

      Presidential inauguration begins with a prayer

President of Christian Association of Nigeria, Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor, prayed for success of the incoming administration and asked God to protect and help the outgoing President    and his deputy.

The Deputy Chief Imam of the National Mosque also offered prayer for the country.

• 10.18am
• President Jonathan arrives
• The outgoing President Goodluck Jonathan has arrived the inauguration venue

• 9.59am

President-elect arrives

The President-elect, Muhammadu Buhari, has just entered the Eagles Square venue of the presidential inauguration.

•  9.49am

Osinbajo in inauguration venue

The in-coming Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, has just strolled into the Eagles Square.

• 9.44am

Sambo arrives Eagles Square

The outgoing Vice President Namadi Sambo has just entered the inauguration venue

• 9.38am

U.S Secretary of State Kerry arrives 

The United States Secretary of State, Mr. John Kerry, has just arrived the Eagle Square venue of Friday’s presidential inauguration.

• 9:03 a.m

Obasanjo arrives venue
Former President, Olusegun Obasanjo arrives venue of the Presidential inauguration, greeting fellow former Head of States.

• 8:15 a.m

By David Lawal

Tinubu arrives inauguration venue

Asiwaju Bola Hammed Tinubu, former governor of Lagos state has just been spotted arriving the Eagle Square, venue of the inauguration ceremony for Nigeria’s next president, Muhammadu Buhari.
Buhari is taking over the mantle of leadership from President Goodluck Jonathan

• 8:01am

Danjuma arrives Eagle Square
Augustine Ehikioya

Former Minister of Defence, Theophilus  Danjuma has just arrived Eagle Square, venue of the Presidential Inauguration in Abuja.

As at the moment of filing this report, nothing less than 20 former Nigerian leader are currently at the venue to grace the occasion.

• 7:15 am

Jacob Zuma of South Africa arrives first
President of South Africa, Jacob Zuma, was the first supreme leader to arrive Eagle Square, venue of the Presidential inauguration in Abuja.
Zuma arrived the venue to a beautiful welcome of the well decorated Eagle Square.