Nigerian president: ‘I’m alive’

Nigeria’s president took the extraordinary step of denying rumours that he died and was replaced by a body double, telling the country that he is alive and well.

“It is the real me I assure you,” president Muhammadu Buhari said to a group of Nigerians during a visit to Poland, where he is attending the United Nations Climate Conference.

“A lot of people hoped that I died during my ill health,” Mr Buhari said.

“I am still going strong,” he added.

The 76-year-old, who was elected in 2015 and will run for his second term in February, has had ill health throughout his presidency.