Nigeria's President Returns Home

Goodluck Jonathan, left, acting President of Nigeria, is thought to have been caught unawares by the return of the Nigerian leader Omaru Yar'Adua. AFP/GETTY IMAGES

Nigerian President Returns Home, But Uncertainty Continues -- Voice Of America

Nigeria's acting leader will run state affairs while President Umaru Yar'Adua recovers after three months' medical treatment abroad. The president returned to Nigeria on Wednesday.

The 58-year-old's surprise return from Saudi Arabia comes two weeks after Vice-President Goodluck Jonathan took over, amid fears of a power vacuum. The entire presidential wing of the Abuja airport was cordoned off by soldiers hours before the president's plane touched down. Two planes arrived at the airport, and one of them was met by an ambulance which left under heavy military escort.

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