Call for Yar'Adua to resign
Nigerian President Umaru Yar'Adua has been asked to prove that he is fit to hold the highest office in the country after being diagnosed with acute pericarditis.
Independent Online,
Wed Dec 02 08:37:40 PST 2009
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Yar'adua is at the King Faisal Hospital and Research Centre in Jeddah to treat acute pericarditis, an inflammation of the sac surrounding the heart. He left Nigeria penultimate Monday.
AllAfrica.com,
Wed Dec 02 01:36:19 PST 2009
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Ekweremadu on President's stay abroad
Asked by correspondents on how long the President could stay abroad, Senator Ekweremadu said, yesterday: "The Constitution did not make provision for how long a President can stay out of th...
AllAfrica.com,
Thu Dec 03 21:44:51 PST 2009
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Yar' Adua's Health - Will the Constitution Be Followed? On assumption of office May 29, 2007 as Nigeria's third democratically elected President, Alhaji Umar Musa Yar'Adua made adherence to...
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Thu Dec 03 15:29:08 PST 2009
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Ruling party: Nigerian president to return from medical treatment in Saudi Arabia
Nigerian President Umaru Yar'Adua will soon return from medical treatment in Saudi Arabia, local media reported on Tuesday. The ruling People's Democratic Party (PDP) said in a statement ca...
People's Daily,
Tue Dec 01 07:27:16 PST 2009
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Nigeria opposition slams cabinet over Yar'Adua health
Source: Reuters By Nick Tattersall LAGOS, Dec 3 (Reuters) - A Nigerian opposition party on Thursday criticised the cabinet for backing President Umaru Yar'Adua against calls that he should ...
AlertNet,
Thu Dec 03 04:38:49 PST 2009
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Condition of Nigerian president improving
JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia, Dec. 2 (UPI) -- The condition of Nigerian President Umaru Yar'adua is improving as the official was moved from intensive care at a Saudi Arabian hospital, officials sa...
UPI,
Wed Dec 02 12:59:26 PST 2009
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Nigeria : For Those Who Wish Yar'Adua Dead
About two and a half years in office, President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua has, literarily speaking, witnessed his own funeral several times over. He is a lucky man. Not many of us have the opport...
AllAfrica.com,
Thu Dec 03 01:19:23 PST 2009
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Nigeria leader faces call to quit
An influential group of Nigerians urges the president to resign on the grounds of ill-health, but ministers reject the call.
BBC News,
Wed Dec 02 05:18:24 PST 2009
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Nigerians urge Yar
Umaru Yar
Financial Times,
Wed Dec 02 15:13:38 PST 2009
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Nigerian cabinet backs Yar'Adua amid calls to quit
By Felix Onuah
Reuters via Yahoo! Singapore News,
Wed Dec 02 11:09:55 PST 2009
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Nigerian cabinet backs Yar'Adua amid calls to quit
Nigeria's cabinet unanimously agreed on Wednesday there were no grounds on which to seek the resignation of President Umaru Yar'Adua, rejecting calls for him to step down or prove he is fit...
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Wed Dec 02 11:09:00 PST 2009
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Nigerian cabinet rejects calls for president to step down
Nigeria's government on Wednesday unanimously threw its weight behind ailing President Umaru Yar'Adua, rejecting calls by dozens of public figures for him to stand down.
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Wed Dec 02 11:54:00 PST 2009
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Nigerians urge Yar
Umaru Yar
Financial Times,
Wed Dec 02 10:58:24 PST 2009
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Nigerian cabinet rejects calls for president to step down
Nigeria's government on Wednesday flatly rejected calls by dozens of public figures for ailing President Umaru Yar'Adua to resign.
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Wed Dec 02 09:55:00 PST 2009
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Nigerian newspapers yesterday published a call from a group of public figures for President Umaru Yar
Gulf Times,
Wed Dec 02 18:41:16 PST 2009
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Cabinet backs Yar'Adua amid calls to resign
Nigerian lawmakers have rejected calls for President Umaru Yar'Adua to step down or prove that he is fit enough to govern.
Independent Online,
Wed Dec 02 15:23:20 PST 2009
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Prominent Politicians Urge Nigerian President To Resign Over Health Reasons
(RTTNews) - Some 50 prominent politicians in Nigeria on Wednesday urged the country's ailing president Umaru Yar'Adua to resign from his post over health reasons, pointing out that his prol...
INO News,
Wed Dec 02 09:41:08 PST 2009
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Nigerian cabinet backs Yar'Adua amid calls to quit
Source: Reuters * Cabinet agrees no basis for calls for Yar'Adua to resign * Newspapers publish statement calling for president to quit * Northern politicians urge respect for constitution ...
AlertNet,
Wed Dec 02 07:39:50 PST 2009
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