Legit.ng journalist Ridwan Adeola Yusuf has over 9 years of experience covering public affairs and governance.FCT, Abuja - July 2025 has taken away many great Nigerians, but they all lived long and successful lives that most people could only dream of.

Former Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari, who led the country twice as a military head of state and a democratic president, has died aged 82.

Buhari - pictured here in 1977 with the then-King of Sweden Carl XVI Gustaf and Saudi Arabia's Sheikh Ahmed Zaki Yamani in 1977 - began his military career straight out of school. By the time this picture was taken, Buhari had risen to become a regional military commander.