President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has announced the death of former President Muhammadu Buhari, who passed away in London on June 13, 2025, at approximately 4:30 p.m. after a prolonged illness.
In a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, President Tinubu expressed deep condolences to the late leader’s widow, Mrs. Aisha Buhari, and the entire Buhari family.
As part of official arrangements, Vice President Kashim Shettima has been directed to travel to the United Kingdom to accompany Buhari’s remains back to Nigeria.
President Buhari served as Nigeria’s democratically elected leader from 2015 to 2023, following an earlier tenure as military Head of State from January 1984 to August 1985.
To honour the former president’s memory, President Tinubu has ordered all national flags to be flown at half-staff.
