Nigerian president Umaru Yar'Adua has died, his office confirmed late Wednesday.
"It is true that the president is dead," an official at the office said.
Source: Nigeria's president Yar'Adua dead: official - ABUJA (AFP) (http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100505/wl_africa_afp/nigeriapoliticspresident)
President Umaru Yar'Adua, who returned to Nigeria in February after months of medical treatment in Saudi Arabia, has died at the age of 58.
A presidential spokesman told the Associated Press that Yar'Adua died at 9pm yesterday at the Aso Rock presidential villa.
Yar'Adua had not been seen in public since he returned from the Middle East. He went for medical treatment at a clinic in Jeddah for pericarditis, an inflammation of the membrane surrounding the heart.
Rumours swirled about his health, and his prolonged absence led to protests about the lack of clear lines of authority in a country of 150 million people.
Read more: Nigeria's President Yar'Adua dies - guardian.co.uk (http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/may/06/yaradua-nigeri-dies-president)
Rest in Perfect Peace!
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