The burial of former President Muhammadu Buhari has been moved to Tuesday, July 15, 2025.
The late Nigerian leader was earlier planned to be buried today, Monday, July 14, 2025, after his demise on Sunday evening.
Mr Buhari, who governed Nigeria as a civilian president from 2015 to 2023, died at about 4:30 pm in a London clinic on Sunday after an undisclosed illness.
He remains were earlier scheduled to be moved back to the country from the United Kingdom today, but the latest information suggests his corpse will arrive in Nigeria tomorrow.
In a notice this afternoon, it was disclosed that his body would be laid to rest in his hometown in Duara, Katsina State on Tuesday.
“The body of the late President Muhammadu Buhari is expected to arrive in Katsina at 12:00 noon tomorrow, with funeral according to Islamic rites scheduled to take place in his hometown of Daura by 2:00 pm on the same day,” the new announcement said.
Yesterday, President Bola Tinubu directed the Vice President, Mr Kashim Shettima, and his Chief of Staff, Mr Femi Gbajabiamila, to travel to the UK to bring the remains of his predecessor back home for a state burial.