Nigeria's Umaru Yar'Adua dead: president's office

[Uzybone]

Source: AFP

ABUJA (AFP) – Nigeria president Umaru Yar'Adua has died, an official at his office confirmed late Wednesday.
"It is true that the president is dead," an official at the office said.
Yar Adua died between 9:30 and 10:30 pm (2030 and 2130 GMT) Wednesday, according to a report on the website of Nigerian newspaper This Day.

Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100505/wl_africa_afp/nigeriapoliticspresident

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I believe he has been dead for much longer.

[slackmaster]

1. The good news is I'm one of his heirs. I just got an email saying he left me 25 million dollars.

I'm gonna buy DU.

[backscatter712]

2. The country's now officially in the hands of Goodluck Johnathan.

Goodluck, Johnathan!

[BumRushDaShow]

3. Oh boy.

:scared:

Let's hope the whole country doesn't erupt into a civil war.

[Swede]

4. Nigerian President Yar'Adua is dead, says state TV

Source: BBC

Fifty-eight-year-old Nigerian President Umaru Yar'Adua died at his presidential villa on Wednesday, state TV has said.

A presidential aide and the information minister confirmed his death. Mr Yar'Adua, who became president in 2007, had been ill for some time.



Read more: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_depth/8663824.stm

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Please pass me your banking info and I will remove $55 million from the treasury and deposit it into your account.

[Bolo Boffin]

5. No, no

The joke is "In lieu of flowers, the family asks that you help them move $50 million out of the country."

[Q3JR4]

6. I wonder what this means for Goodluck Jonathan?

Will they remove the "Acting" from his title?

Q3JR4.

[Q3JR4]

7. Well there it is.

Goodluck Jonathan will be sworn is as president.

I was wondering how this was all going to come out. I guess that's one way.

Q3JR4.

[Elmore Furth]

8. Nigerian President Yar'Adua is dead, says state TV

Source: BBC

Fifty-eight-year-old Nigerian President Umaru Yar'Adua died at his presidential villa on Wednesday, state TV has said.

A presidential aide and the information minister confirmed his death. Mr Yar'Adua, who became president in 2007, has been ill for some time.

The government announced seven days of national mourning and said the president would be buried on Thursday.

Vice-President Goodluck Jonathan - who became acting president in February - will be sworn in later, reports say.


Read more: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_depth/8663824.stm

[UndertheOcean]

9. Man , so the letter he sent me was for real ! damn . n/t

[Ter]

11. +1,000,000!

n/t

[oldtime dfl_er]

10. So the new president is named Goodluck?

Good luck, sir!