Nigeria, July 18 -- President Bola Tinubu on Thursday described late Muhammadu Buhari as the "first among soldiers in war, first among citizens in peace, and first, without ambition or flattery, in the hearts of his fellow citizens."

The Nigerian leader spoke at a special session of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) held at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, in honour of Mr Buhari, who was buried on Tuesday.

Senate President Godswill Akpabio, who also attended the session on special invitation, described Mr Buhari as a "man who gave everything he had to a country that asked everything of him."

PREMIUM TIMES reported that Mr Buhari, 82, died on Sunday in London after a prolonged sickness.

His remains were brought to Nigeria on Tuesday an...