Nigeria's former President Muhammadu Buhari has been buried at his home in northern Nigeria two days after his death at the age of 82 at a clinic in London. His body was flown back to the country earlier on Tuesday and his successor, Bola Tinubu, was at the airport in Katsina state to receive the remains.

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.

A host of high-profile dignitaries converged in Katsina state for the final rites of Nigeria’s former president, Muhammadu BuhariPresident Umaro Sissoco Embalo of Guinea-Bissau was present at the burial alongside dozens of Nigerian politicians and business leadersBuhari,