Muhammadu Buhari, the former president of Nigeria who led the country as both a military ruler after a coup and later as the elected president, has died at the age of 82, his family said.

Former Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari, who led the country twice as a military head of state and a democratic president, has died aged 82.

Nigeria's former president Muhammadu Buhari, who led Africa's most populous country between 2015 and 2023, died in London on Sunday, a presidential spokesperson said. "President Buhari died today in London at about 4:30 p.