President of Nigeria Died

Another president kicked the bucket this year. (Remember the President of Poland?)


Okay, this isn't something to laugh about.


Nigerian president Umaru Yar'Adua died at age 58 at 9 p.m. on Wednesday at the Aso Rock presidential villa with his wife on his side (awwww). Cause of death was not announced, though the public knows that the president suffered from poor health. Three months ago, his vice president, Goodluck Jonathan, assumed the presidency.


The president was admitted at a Saudi Arabian hospital on November 24. Before this, he failed to formally transfer the powers of the presidency to Jonathan, which started a constitutional crisis in the country until Jonathan won after a vote by the National Assembly on February 9.


My prayers go to his family and to the country of Nigeria, which I have read that there are a lot of troubles in that country - whether it be concerns on oil or on religion.