Nigerian President Dead Umaru Yar Adua is Dead

Ailing Nigerian President Umaru Yar’ Adua died Wednesday, a news release by Lagos based Silverbird Television. A senior government official confirmed the death of the president via phone.

“He passed on earlier this night (Wednesday) between 9:30 and 10:00 p.m. local time,” the competent source told Xinhua. “He will be buried tomorrow (Thursday),” the source added.

The president Yar’ Aadua has been suffering from an inflammation of the membrane around the heart also known as acute pericaditis since November. He received treatment at the King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia last November.

Vice President Goodluck Jonathan will take the place of the late president.