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| Nigeria leader Buhari returns home after UK medical leave | Nigeria leader Buhari returns home after UK medical leave |
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| Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has returned home after seven weeks of medical leave in the UK, amid intense speculation over his health. | |
| The 74-year-old, who flew into an air force base in the northern city of Kaduna, is now in the capital, Abuja. | |
| The former military ruler left Nigeria on 19 January and had been having medical checks in London. | |
| Details of his condition have not been disclosed, prompting calls from the opposition for greater transparency. | |
| But, according to a tweet from his assistant Bashir Ahmad, the president has said: "I am pleased I am back, I am feeling much better now." | But, according to a tweet from his assistant Bashir Ahmad, the president has said: "I am pleased I am back, I am feeling much better now." |
| Mr Buhari had to go to Kaduna as the capital's airport is temporarily closed for repairs. He then flew to Abuja in a military helicopter. | Mr Buhari had to go to Kaduna as the capital's airport is temporarily closed for repairs. He then flew to Abuja in a military helicopter. |
| What next for Buhari? Martin Patience, BBC News, Lagos | |
| President Buhari is back in town but is he back in business? | |
| It will be critical in the next few days that the Nigerian leader demonstrates to the public that he is in robust health and in full command. | |
| Otherwise the rampant speculation over his unspecified medical condition will not go away. | |
| His political opponents are questioning whether the president is fit enough to hold office. A sluggish presidential performance will give them more ammunition. | |
| Comparisons will also be drawn to his Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo who displayed an energy as acting leader in the past few weeks strikingly different to President Buhari's own style. | |
| The president may be back but for now it is not business as usual. | |
| An official statement on Thursday said President Buhari had left Nigeria for a "vacation, during which he had medical check-ups". | An official statement on Thursday said President Buhari had left Nigeria for a "vacation, during which he had medical check-ups". |
| "The holiday was extended based on doctors' recommendation for further tests and rest." | "The holiday was extended based on doctors' recommendation for further tests and rest." |
| Hard times | Hard times |
| The country is currently suffering from its worst economic crisis in years, following a sharp fall in the price of oil, its major export. | The country is currently suffering from its worst economic crisis in years, following a sharp fall in the price of oil, its major export. |
| It is the second time in less than a year that Mr Buhari, who won elections in 2015, has sought medical assistance overseas. Last June, he spent nearly two weeks, again in London, for treatment for an ear infection. | It is the second time in less than a year that Mr Buhari, who won elections in 2015, has sought medical assistance overseas. Last June, he spent nearly two weeks, again in London, for treatment for an ear infection. |
| Little information has been made public about his latest stay in the UK capital, but he was pictured on Thursday meeting the most senior cleric of the world Anglican congregation, Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby. | Little information has been made public about his latest stay in the UK capital, but he was pictured on Thursday meeting the most senior cleric of the world Anglican congregation, Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby. |