President Goodluck Jonathan is expected to nominate his deputy and seek parliament’s approval by Tuesday, a presidency source told Reuters on Friday. Jonathan, who was sworn in on Thursday hours after the death of President Umaru Yar’Adua, met former Nigerian … read more
The remains of late Nigeria’s President Umaru Yar’Adua were laid to rest Thursday evening in his home town of Katsina in the country’s northern part. After funeral prayers led by the Chief Imam of Katsina, Mohammed Aliu, the body, draped … read more
Acting President Goodluck Jonathan was sworn in as President and Commander-in-Chief of the Nigerian armed forces Thursday, succeeding Umaru Yar’Adua who died Wednesday night at the age of 58, after a long illness. Jonathan immediately said his priorities would be … read more
Royal Dutch Shell has been forced to shut down some oil production in Nigeria to extinguish several fires on a major pipeline in the Niger Delta, a company spokesperson said on Thursday. Shell said it was not immediately clear how … read more
Goodluck Jonathan, sworn in as president of the oil rich nation on Thursday, is a fedora-wearing former zoologist with a reputation for cultivating a low profile. The 52-year-old has effectively been in charge since February when parliament voted to force … read more
The death of Nigeria’s president Umaru Yar’Adua jeopardizes long-awaited reforms of the nation’s decrepit and corruption-ridden oil sector, analysts say. Yar’Adua, who died late Wednesday after a protracted illness, had been keen to turn around the fortunes of the 50-year-old … read more
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 … read more
President Umaru Yar’Adua of Nigeria, who died last night after after a long battle with kidney and heart ailments, has been remembered as a man of “decency and integrity”. President Obama and the new Nigerian leader led the tributes for … read more
As Nigeria buries its late President, Umaru Yar’Adua, Thursday at 2pm local time in his home state of northern Katsina, Nigerians were observing the day as a work-free to enable them pay tribute to their late President. The 58-year-old Yar’Adua, … read more
Acting President Goodluck Jonathan was due to be sworn in as President Thursday morning, so he can fully step into the shoes of President Umaru Yar’Adua, who died late Wednesday at the presidential villa in the capital city of Abuja, … read more