Nigeria government; the leader is elected by popular vote to a maximum of two 4-year terms. In the 28 March 2015 presidential election, General Muhammadu Buhari emerged victorious to become the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, defeating then-incumbent Dr Goodluck Jonathan. The president's power is checked by a Senate and a House of Representatives, which are combined in a bicameral body called the National Assembly. The Senate is a 109-seat body with three members from each state and one from the capital region of Abuja; members are elected by popular vote to four-year terms. The House contains 360 seats,
January 2014 Northern Nigeria attacks Madagali Local Government Area, Adamawa State respectively. In Kawuri, a village in Konduga Local Government, Borno State (located some 37 kilometers southeast of Maiduguri), some 85 people were slain overnight. The attacks have been blamed on Boko Haram. In Chakawa (also known as Waga Chakawa) the throats of several church worshippers were slit, while others were shot. An estimated 31 people were killed, but this was reivsed to the figure of 41. The final death toll has been put at least 138 people. January 2014 Northern Nigeria attacks The January 2014 Northern Nigeria attacks were a set of terrorist massacres