Presidential spokesman: President Umaru Yar’Adua has died after long illness
By APWednesday, May 5, 2010
President Umaru Yar’Adua dies after long illness
LAGOS, Nigeria — A presidential spokesman says that long-ill President Umaru Yar’Adua has died.
Presidential spokesman Olusegun Adeniyi told The Associated Press that Yar’Adua died at 9 p.m. (2000 GMT) Wednesday at the Aso Rock presidential villa. Vice President Goodluck Jonathan had assumed the presidency Feb. 9.
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