Buhari sworn in as Nigeria's President

8:39am: Good morning Nigerians. It is the D-Day, and the whole country is eagerly waiting for the President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan to officially handover to the Muhammadu Buhari, who of course is a former military ruler of Nigeria.

The Guardian is on ground to bring to you live proceedings from the Eagle Square, Abuja, where the presidential inauguration is taking place.

Please, stay with us. Good morning once again.

8:46am: Lets not forget that yesterday, President Jonathan submitted the handover notes to the incoming president, Muhammadu Buhari. Here is a picture from the event.

8:52am: We can confirm to you that some leaders of the soon-to-be the ruling party in Nigeria, the All Progressives Congress, APC, are already at the Eagle Square. These include the national leader of the party and former governor of Lagos State, Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu, former vice president of Nigeria and a presidential aspirant on the platform of the party, Atiku Abubakar and former governor of Anambra State, Chris Ngige.

Also at the Eagle Square is the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Mahmoud Mohammed, who is a key figure in today’s ceremony

8:57am: Over 50 leaders from all over the world are expected to witness the inauguration of Muhammadu Buhari as the 14th President of Nigeria. The US government’s delegation is led by the US Secretary of State John Kerry.

That delegation also includes Nigerian-American basketball legend and Olympic gold medalist, Hakeem ‘The Dream’ Olajuwon

9:00am: Former President of Nigeria, Alhaji Shehu Shagari has arrived Eagle Square. So also is the former head of state, Abdulsalami Abubakar, who is incidentally, handed over to President Olusegun Obasanjo in 1999.

9:04am: Also at the Eagle Square are Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida, a former president and Chief Ernest Shonekan who was the head of Interim National Government, who handed over to the military government of General Sani Abacha

9:09am: Former President Olusegun Obasanjo just walked into Eagle Square. Dressed in white agbada and a red cap, the man popularly referred to as Ebora Owu was a staunch critic of President Goodluck Jonathan.