Nigerian President Umaru Yar'Adua, long plagued by poor health, has died at age 58, almost three months after his vice president assumed control of Africa's most populous nation. A Muslim, Yar'Adua will be buried before sundown Thursday in his home state of Katsina, said a spokesman for acting President Goodluck Jonathan. Jonathan assumed the presidency Feb. 9 after a vote by the National Assembly while Yar'Adua was in Saudi Arabia for treatment.
Yar'Adua took office in 2007 in a country notorious for corruption and gained accolades for being the first leader to publicly declare his personal assets when taking office.
Associated press
