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President Muhammadu Buhari departs Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja for a two-week medical trip to London…yesterday.  PHOTO: PHILIP OJISUA

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Almost two years after his last private trip to the United Kingdom (UK), President Muhammadu Buhari, yesterday, jetted out of the country on a medical trip to London for the sixth time since he was sworn into office in 2015.

The president and some aides departed the Presidential Wing of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport Abuja, for the London ‘routine’ medical check-up around 2:30 p.m. Those at the airport to bid the…



Source: Guardian Newspaper