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Nigeria’s former President Buhari is dead. Here’s what he took with him
*Editor's Note: Muhammadu Buhari died 13 July 2025 in a London hospital. He was 82. During his eight-year tenure, he spent 230 days abroad in London receiving medical care. Yet, his government underfunded Nigeria's healthcare sector, allocating only 4.6% of its national budget to healthcare, well under 15% recommended by the African Union.
Nigeria Bids Farewell to Former Leader Buhari With Burial in Home State
KATSINA, Nigeria (Reuters) -Nigeria's former President Muhammad Buhari was buried on Tuesday in the backyard of his home in northern Katsina state, as residents climbed trees to bid farewell to the 82-year-old. Buhari ruled Africa's most populous nation between 2015 and 2023 and died in a London hospital on Sunday after an undisclosed illness.
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Nigerian Man Who Criticised Buhari After Death Loses His Father Hours Later, Sparks Mixed ReactionsA Nigerian man, Gauis Chibueze, who criticised former president Muhammadu Buhari after the latter died, lost his father a few ...
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Tinubu Renames University of Maiduguri After BuhariPresident Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Thursday announced the renaming of the University of Maiduguri as Muhammadu Buhari University in honour of the late former Nigerian president who died on July 13 in a UK ...
FINALLY, President Muhammadu Buhari died on July 13, 2025. He wasn’t quite the coward alluded to by William Shakespeare in Julius Caeser. But Buhari had died many times before his real death last ...
General Muhammadu Buhari and other top Nigerian personalities died in July 2025. In this report, Legit.ng highlights all the ...
The Nigeria Medical Association, NMA, has strongly criticized former presidential spokesperson, Femi Adesina, describing his ...
Former Nigerian president Muhammadu Buhari, who led Africa's most populous country from 2015-23 and was the first Nigerian ...
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See 8 indicators showing how Muhammadu Buhari affected Nigeria's economy in 8 yearsEulogies are pouring in for Nigeria's former president Muhammadu Buhari, but how true are they? This is what the economic ...
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Buhari’s final journey: Burial set for Monday in DauraPresident Bola Tinubu has expressed sadness over Buhari’s death and has sent Vice President Kashim Shettima to London. Shettima will accompany Buhari’s body back to Nigeria for theburial.
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