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Umaru Musa Yar'Adua GCFR ((listen ⓘ); 16 August 1951 [4] – 5 May 2010) was a Nigerian politician who served as the president of Nigeria from 2007 until his death in May 2010. He won the Nigerian presidential election held on 21 April 2007, and was sworn in on 29 May 2007.
Olusegun Obasanjo was the first vice president (as Chief of Staff, Supreme Headquarters) to become head of state when Murtala Muhammed was killed during the 1976 coup attempt, [10] while Goodluck Jonathan was the first democratic vice president to become head of state when Umaru Musa Yar'Adua died of Illness on 5 May 2010. [11]
The first inauguration of Goodluck Jonathan as the 14th president of Nigeria, and 3rd in the fourth republic was held on Thursday, 6 May 2010 in the Aso Rock Presidential Villa in Abuja, following the death of President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua the night before. Jonathan had been acting as president since 9 February 2010, 86
The Supreme Court of Nigeria gives the government 14 days to decide whether ailing President Umaru Yar'Adua is fit to rule the country. Turkish police arrest 120 suspects in a major anti-terrorism operation against Al-Qaeda. (Today's Zaman) [permanent dead link ]
On 29 May 2007, Umaru Musa Yar'Adua was sworn in as president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and the 13th head of state completing the first successful transition of power, from one democratically elected president to another in Nigeria. [24] [25] [26] Yar'Adua died on 5 May 2010 at the presidential villa, in Abuja, Nigeria, becoming the ...
In February 2008, Grange was arrested on the orders of President Umaru Yar'Adua over the handling of N300 millions of unspent funds in the 2007 budget and award. She was examined by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). She claimed that she had been misadvised by her directors. [8]
Goodluck Ebele Azikiwe Jonathan GCFR GCON (born 20 November 1957) [1] is a Nigerian politician who served as the president of Nigeria from 2010 to 2015. [2] He lost the 2015 presidential election to former military head of state General Muhammadu Buhari and was the first incumbent president in Nigerian history to concede defeat in an election, thus allowing for a peaceful transition of power.
Shehu Musa Yar'Adua GCON ((listen ⓘ); 5 March 1943 – 8 December 1997) was a Nigerian general and politician who was the de facto vice president of Nigeria as Chief of Staff, Supreme Headquarters when Nigeria was under military rule from 1976 to 1979. He was a prominent politician during the later transition from military to civilian rule in ...