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Nigeria's president 'will be home in days'
BBC
Africa
Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari is not ill and will be back in Abuja in a matter of days, his media adviser has told the BBC’s Newsday programme.
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Femi Adesina said the president was on holiday in the UK and having what he called routine medical tests.
On Thursday, the Nigerian presidency tweeted two photos of the 74-year-old president meeting two visiting Nigerian politicians in an apparent attempt to dispel rumours about his health:
