Buhari’s death has sparked uncertainty over CPC bloc loyalty with possible defections to ADC feared. Some of Buhari's core loyalists have already defected.

By Nehru OdehNigeria’s former president, Mohammad Buhari’s life is a study in contrasts. This was a man who lived most of his active life as a gallant soldier and spent his twilight years as a civilian president.

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.

Yusuf Buhari stands beside his late father’s remains in a viral emotional video as Nigerians mourn former President Buhari, buried in Daura at age 82.