Former Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari, who led the country twice as a military head of state and a democratic president, has died aged 82, his press secretary said Sunday. Buhari died Sunday in London,

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.

Muhammadu Buhari, a former Nigerian military ruler who went on to become the nation’s first opposition candidate to win a presidential election, has died. He was 82.