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Nigerian President Heads to London For 'Follow-Up Medical Consultation'

But officials offered no further clarity on the illness that has repeatedly sidelined Muhammadu Buhari this year. In announcing the visit, a spokesman merely stated that "there is no cause for worry."
A man reads a newspaper, which front page focuses on President Mohammadu Buhari's follow-up medical consultation in London, as he stands outside a newstand in Obalende district in Lagos, on May 8, 2017. Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari heads to London for what his office said was a 'follow-up medical consultation' with his doctors, after weeks of mounting concern about his health. / AFP PHOTO / PIUS UTOMI EKPEI / Getty Images

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has headed to London for "follow-up medical consultation with his doctors" — though his administration has not elaborated on what, precisely, his doctors will be addressing. The visit comes as concerns simmer over

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