{"id":169352,"date":"2025-07-14T12:26:49","date_gmt":"2025-07-14T11:26:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/breaking-buharis-burial-date-shifted"},"modified":"2025-07-14T13:32:21","modified_gmt":"2025-07-14T12:32:21","slug":"breaking-buharis-burial-date-shifted","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/breaking-buharis-burial-date-shifted","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Buhari\u2019s burial date shifted"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The burial of former Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari has been shifted from Monday to Tuesday, July 15.<\/p>\n<p>The Katsina State Governor, Dikko Umar Radda, made the announcement while addressing journalists on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, \u201cWe have made consultation with his family and people around him in London, we have concluded that the body will arrive tomorrow by 12pm.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He said the remains will be laid to rest at 2pm.<\/p>\n<p>The body of the former president is currently being flown from London, the United Kingdom, UK to Nigeria.<\/p>\n<p>Buhari, who died on Sunday after a prolonged undisclosed illness, will be buried in Daura, his hometown in Katsina.<\/p>\n<p>While the Katsina State government declared Monday a public holiday to allow works mourn Buhari, President Bola Tinubu on Sunday announced seven days of mourning to honour the former President.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. The burial of former Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari has been shifted from Monday to Tuesday, July 15. The Katsina State Governor, Dikko Umar Radda, made the announcement while addressing journalists on Monday. 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