{"id":232476,"date":"2025-07-15T13:28:25","date_gmt":"2025-07-15T13:28:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abianewscentral.com.ng\/saudi-leaders-send-condolences-to-nigeria-over-buharis-death-channels-television\/"},"modified":"2025-07-15T13:28:25","modified_gmt":"2025-07-15T13:28:25","slug":"saudi-leaders-send-condolences-to-nigeria-over-buharis-death-channels-television","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/saudi-leaders-send-condolences-to-nigeria-over-buharis-death-channels-television\/","title":{"rendered":"Saudi Leaders Send Condolences To Nigeria Over Buhari&#8217;s Death \u2022 Channels Television"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Saudi Leaders Send Condolences To Nigeria Over Buhari&#8217;s Death \u2022 Channels Television<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Saudi Arabia\u2019s top leadership has extended heartfelt condolences to the government and people of Nigeria following the death of former President Muhammadu Buhari.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud both sent formal cables of condolence to Nigerian President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, expressing sorrow over the passing of the former leader.<\/p>\n<p>King Salman conveyed his \u201cdeepest condolences and sincere sympathy\u201d to President Tinubu, the Nigerian people, and the family of the deceased in a message released on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman echoed the sentiments in a separate cable, highlighting the respect and historical ties between the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Nigeria.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI extend to Your Excellency, the people of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, and the family of the deceased my deepest condolences and sincere sympathy,\u201d the Crown Prince stated.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">READ ALSO<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">:\u00a0I Thought Buhari Was A Religious Fundamentalist Until We Became Close \u2013 Tunde Bakare<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince and Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, sent a cable of condolences and sympathy to Federal Republic of Nigeria and President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on the death of former President Muhammadu Buhari. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rQpSQIGsG1\">pic.twitter.com\/rQpSQIGsG1<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Bashir Ahmad, OON (@BashirAhmaad) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BashirAhmaad\/status\/1945095320464978284?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">July 15, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>He praised Buhari\u2019s decades of public service, particularly his leadership in strengthening Nigeria\u2019s political stability and national security.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPresident Buhari was a leader of great integrity and dedication, and his contributions to Nigeria\u2019s development will be remembered with respect,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Muhammadu Buhari, who served as Nigeria\u2019s president from 2015 to 2023 and previously as a military ruler in the 1980s, passed away on Sunday at the age of 82 after a brief illness.<\/p>\n<p>Widely known for his anti-corruption efforts and battle against insurgency in northeastern Nigeria, Buhari leaves behind a legacy of firm governance and nationalistic resolve.<\/p>\n<p>President Bola Tinubu, Buhari\u2019s successor, hailed him as a \u201cpatriot and statesman who placed national interest above all else\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The Nigerian government has declared a period of national mourning. A state funeral is scheduled to be held on Tuesday in Buhari\u2019s hometown of Daura, Katsina State, with dignitaries and representatives from around the world expected to attend.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/>Buhari,Saudi Arabia<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.channelstv.com\/2025\/07\/15\/saudi-leaders-send-condolences-to-nigeria-over-buharis-death\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Saudi Leaders Send Condolences To Nigeria Over Buhari&#8217;s Death \u2022 Channels Television \u00a0 Saudi Arabia\u2019s top leadership has extended heartfelt condolences to the government and people of Nigeria following the death of former President Muhammadu Buhari. Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":232477,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[173],"tags":[523,639],"class_list":["post-232476","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-buhari","tag-saudi-arabia"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"amp_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/232476","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=232476"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/232476\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=232476"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=232476"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=232476"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}