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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. |
| There has been no official confirmation of his return, although 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." | |
| His state of health is unclear, and it is not known whether he wants to return to his post. | |
| Soldiers were reported to be lining the main road from the airport to the city. | Soldiers were reported to be lining the main road from the airport to the city. |
| A delegation of Nigerian ministers had travelled to Saudi Arabia on Monday for an update on Mr Yar'Adua's health. | A delegation of Nigerian ministers had travelled to Saudi Arabia on Monday for an update on Mr Yar'Adua's health. |
| They had been expected to report back to a weekly cabinet meeting on Wednesday, and reports suggest they arrived back on another plane shortly after that thought to be carrying the ailing leader. |