Nigeria’s former president, Muhammadu Buhari, who died in London on 13 July aged 82, was one of two former military heads of state who were later elected as civilian presidents. Buhari was the ...

LAGOS, Nigeria — Nigeria's former president Muhammadu Buhari, who led Nigeria twice as a military head of state and a democratic president, has died at 82, his press secretary said Sunday. Buhari died ...

LAGOS, Nigeria -- Former Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari, who led the country twice as a military head of state and a democratic president, has died at age 82, his press secretary said Sunday.

Nigeria is one country that has had its fair share of leaders from military rulers to democratically elected presidents. Over the years, some of these men who once held the reins of power have passed ...

Since gaining independence from Britain on October 1, 1960, Nigeria has been led by a mix of military rulers and democratically elected presidents. Across six decades, 16 men have been at the helm of ...

FILE - Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari speaks to the media after casting his vote in his hometown of Daura, in northern Nigeria, Saturday, Feb. 23, 2019. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis, File) LAGOS, ...

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Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari speaks during the UN Climate Change Conference COP26 in Glasgow, Scotland, Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2021. (Adrian Dennis/Pool Photo via AP, File) LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — ...