Former President Muhammadu Buhari has been buried amid tears and tributes.

He was lowered into the grave around 18:00pm on Tuesday, July 15.

The burial was held within the premises of his family compound.

A solemn military reception was also held at the graveside.

Before the late Buhari’s internment, his casket was draped in Nigeria’s green and white colours.

Short video platform, TikTok has clampdown on perceived offensive videos globally, including Nigeria.

Owned by Bytedance, TikTok removed over 3.6 million videos posted by Nigerian users in the first quarter of 2025 for violating its content policy.

Globally, it removed 211 million videos.

In the Q1 2025 Community Guidelines Enforcement Report, TikTok restated the importance of a safe, respectful, and trustworthy digital environment.

Analysis of the report showed that the 3.6 million removed Nigerian videos, showed a 50 percent increase in removals over the previous quarter, where 2.4 million videos from the country were removed for the same violation.

The company said it recorded a proactive detection rate of 98.4 percent, which is content removed before it was reported to TikTok, and 92.1 percent of videos were removed within 24 hours.

Earlier in March 2025, TikTok also removed 129 accounts in West Africa tied to covert operations.

Further analysis showed that in the Q1, 2025, the 211 million videos removed rose from the 153 million videos removed in the previous quarter, where some 184 million were yanked off the platform.

The platform’s global proactive detection rate reached 99 per cent, demonstrating continued improvements in identifying and removing harmful content quickly and effectively.

TikTok explained that on spam and fake engagements, it removed a total of 44.7 million comments from fake accounts between January and March this year.In addition, it also removed 4.3 billion fake likes in the period under review.

President Bola Tinubu, on Tuesday, received the remains of the late former President Muhammadu Buhari at the Umaru Musa Yar’Adua Airport in Katsina.

His coffin covered with Nigerian flag, was flown into the state amid tight security.

Buhari’s body brought out of aircraft in Katsina.

Tinubu, accompanied by Vice President Kashim Shettima; First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu; Chief of Staff, Femi Gbajabiamila; and other top government officials, stood solemnly as the coffin was brought down from the aircraft.

First Lady, Remi Tinubu, on Tuesday, with late former President Muhammadu Buhari widow, Aisha Buhari, at the Umaru Musa Yar’Adua Airport in Katsina..

Buhari’s widow, Aisha, and close family members were also present during the brief airport ceremony.

Buhari’s body brought out of aircraft in Katsina.

The entourage has since departed for Daura, the late president’s hometown, where he will be laid to rest later today in accordance with Islamic rites.