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Nigerian president 'returns home' | Nigerian president 'returns home' |
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Ailing Nigerian President Umaru Yar'Adua may have returned home secretly after three months medical treatment in Saudi Arabia, reports say. | Ailing Nigerian President Umaru Yar'Adua may have returned home secretly after three months medical treatment in Saudi Arabia, reports say. |
A plane landed from Jeddah at the presidential wing of Abuja airport in the middle of the night, where an ambulance was waiting on the tarmac. | A plane landed from Jeddah at the presidential wing of Abuja airport in the middle of the night, where an ambulance was waiting on the tarmac. |
Earlier this month, Vice President Goodluck Jonathan became acting leader as fears mounted of a power vacuum. | Earlier this month, Vice President Goodluck Jonathan became acting leader as fears mounted of a power vacuum. |
Mr Yar'Adua had been suffering from a heart condition and kidney problems. | Mr Yar'Adua had been suffering from a heart condition and kidney problems. |
Reuters news agency quoted an unnamed government source as saying: "He just landed at Abuja airport on a Saudi plane escorted by the presidential plane. He is on his way to the (presidential) villa now." | |
A delegation of Nigerian ministers had travelled to Saudi Arabia on Monday for an update on Mr Yar'Adua's health. |