Former Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari died Sunday in London at the age of 82, President Bola Tinubu has confirmed. Buhari, who served as Nigerian president from 2015 to 2023, died in a clinic in the British capital where he had been receiving medical treatment.

Nigeria's former president Muhammadu Buhari died in London on Sunday, a presidential spokesperson said. FILE PHOTO: Muhammadu Buhari, President of Nigeria arrives for the opening of the 36th Ordinary session of the Assembly of the Africa Union at the African Union Headquarters in Addis Ababa,

LAGOS - Nigeria's former President Muhammadu Buhari, who led Africa's most populous country from 2015-23 and was the first Nigerian president to oust an incumbent through the ballot box, died in London on Sunday, a presidential spokesperson said.