ABUJA (Reuters) - Hundreds of Nigerians gathered in the capital Abuja on Wednesday for a march to the presidency to demand the appearance of ailing leader Umaru Yar'Adua, two weeks after he returned from a Saudi hospital. The 58-year-old leader has not been seen in public since being flown back after three months of treatment in Jeddah for a heart ...

ABUJA (Reuters) - Nigeria's powerful state governors pledged their support for Acting President Goodluck Jonathan on Tuesday, saying he should continue to lead Africa's most populous nation while its ailing leader recuperates. The public support of Nigeria's 36 state governors is the latest sign that Jonathan is asserting his authority after the surprise return of Yar'Adua almost ...

Nigeria's ailing president returned Wednesday after a three-month stay in a Saudi hospital fueling concern about fresh turmoil but his deputy, who is filling in for him, said all was "on course." Hours after President Umaru Yar'Adua unannounced arrival in the capital Abuja, the Nigerian senate voted to limit the time the head of state can away from ...

Police have detained a Nigerian rights leader who started a small protest near the hotel in Abuja where former British Prime Minister Tony Blair is staying. Police officer Wilson Inalegwu said Sunday that Shehu Sani, president of the Civil Rights Congress in Nigeria, was detained because he was too close to the ...