Nigeria's president has died after a long illness, an official at his office has said.Umaru Yar'Adua reportedly died around 2100 local time (2000 GMT) on Wednesday evening at the Aso Rock presidential villa in the Nigerian capital, Abuja.
Ima Nioboro, a presidential spokesman, told reporters in Abuja that the 58-year-old president would be buried in his northern home state of Katsina as seven days of national mourning begins on Thursday.Yar'Adua had returned to Nigeria in February after three months of medical treatment in Saudi Arabia, but had not been seen in public since.
Ima Nioboro, a presidential spokesman, told reporters in Abuja that the 58-year-old president would be buried in his northern home state of Katsina as seven days of national mourning begins on Thursday.Yar'Adua had returned to Nigeria in February after three months of medical treatment in Saudi Arabia, but had not been seen in public since.
May His soul Rest In Peace
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May his soul rest in peace
He should rest..
He shouldn't have gotten in to this game in the first place..
Poor man.
very sad story..amen o!
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