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sesman:
am with sin on this o, its very difficult to find a nice Nigeria lady in london, perhaps we should start a forum for single london based Nigeria man/woman forum, we can all meet and arrange a night out, what do you all think?

This seems a good idea. . . worth trying out and hope people are sincere and honest about the whole thing, since you all supposed know the koko! 

Okay, so whoever is reading this and is in Alberta. . . anywhere, though I am in Edmonton. . . should holla o. I have a couple of Naija male friends here but where are the ladies? C'mon, we are human beings on this side of God's earth and why not come chill with us in the mills of the cold snow? No . . . it's not that cold, really! 

@Sin, I am just curious seeing this thread started in 2005 and this "issue" remains till 2008, almost 2009?? That is almost unbelievable, maybe even scary! I am sure there are lots of Nigerians in London and I have even read some of their posts here.

Well, I was kinda thinking. . . if that is the case for London, what about people who live in Edmonton, Canada? Here, I have found the Nigerian population to be relatively small, except maybe Toronto? But, well a lot of job opportunities and are in Alberta, so it doesn't make sense seeing people from other provinces move here.

Well, maybe all the Naija ladies should move to Canada jare!!

Comedy!!

Hmmm, I just lucky say I jam this kind thread, imagine that the question wey man one go ask for sokoto get the answer for the back pocket of my sokoto! Oluwaa ooo 

@Bokodike

I sha dey locate you for my radar sha. . . how now? 

Man go like know the same thing wey Negro_Ntns ask you. . . private consultancy!! Abeg, you go fit email me for royalme@ymail.com. . . ose gan ni correct sista!

I go appreciate am plenty plenty!

Lets see how some people think it's a great idea for a station to be closed down because some news was found to be false or not yet out in the open? I am sure for people who read Nigerians news not only from Nigerian papers will find that often times, Nigeria-based media outfits do not publish/air such news until sometimes, weeks later!

In my opinion, this dull drowning fresident (president) really has no clue what to do, but just clutching at straws! So, if some news about the government here is not true, the news outfit gets shut down? What a joke and laughing-stock of a fresident!

I think this fresident has become a push me o' car or tu ke tu ke danfo bus!! .

tundysho:
Locals ve failed in the first attempt to seach the plane

tundysho:
Yeye people.They ve gone to manipulate one old plane and dump it at the site.The family of the crew should be visited to confirm they are actually missing,forensic inestigation must be carried out by a foreign expert to confirm that its the actual plane that got missing that was found and the puported remains of the pilot they found at the alleged crash site

Ibori has a hand in all these

I am with Tundysho on this one. This is just a case of the more you look, the less you see -- a ruse! You will see how Nigerians will believe this crap but does Nigeria's inept leadership give a flying rats a$$?? Abeg, next! 

@Lucabrasi,

If you looked at the advert, it appears this is for the State House, Is the State House Clinic/Hospital open to ordinary Nigerians from Lugbe, Kuchingoro or other parts of Nigeria? Is it open to the cleaners, drivers etc who work in Aso Rock? I am just curious.

Oh boy, na wah o, when this one happen?? . I never see the obituary sha o.

God dey, when and where is the burial ceremony? Amala and Iyan go dey plenty-plenty so?? 

LOL

@Bokodike,

My weekend's been good and fun, now getting ready for another busy week, hope yours was fine too.

I don't find the topic funny but OMG, some of the posts are pure COMEDY! I don laff tire o!

Anyways, my take:

A boy who never succeeded in primary school, failed in secondary school, couldn't even go for a first degree, now applies to graduate school? Okay I get it: Nigeria that cannot point to any technology it has mastered and has any authority now decides to be a player in one of the most advanced, powerful and high-risk technologies of all time -- WHAT A JOKE?

To each one his opinion, but objectively speaking, there is no chance Nigeria will not destroy and kill a lot of people, even unborn generations and the environment in the shortest time possible. Nigeria has not run hydro, gas, thermal technologies -- the most basic -- and now will suddenly run NUCLEAR POWER! Oh see Nama Yaradua, Spare Tyre Jonathan Goodluck and the company of idiotic, clueless leaders signing MOU Abeg, put that nuclear power for your backyard and don't cause disaster for innocent people who have no clue what it would mean, how they will be protected, evacuated or treated if there is a disaster because it is not a question of IF, it is a question of WHEN!

@Bokodike

We don jam for this thread again! Na wa o 

Plenty plans come full ground berekete  for this side ooo, 15 minutes drive go land you for this side now ??  . In fact me 'n' you suppose hang-out sef!

lynxnoon:
guys
abeg what of obama, when wil he declare his VP?

Really? Obama announced you as his VP, how come you didn't get the memo?? How many VPs do you think he will announce? LOL

McCain - Vote for me because I am POW, POW, POW, Surge, Surge, Surge!!

Palin - Vote for me because I am a woman! Take out your anger on Obama by voting for a WOMAN who shares nothing with HILLARY except we are both WOMEN! Pandering??

Now in case McSurge kicks the bucket or something close, how does McaPalin (Spare tyre)   get a clue what to do with a 300 Million+ USA? Well, I guess she will continue the POW, POW, Surge, Surge, Drill here, drill there, drill everywhere, drill now and always policy of McOld??  

Interestinginly, this man may not realize that life is short and he should attend to his health and enjoy time with his family. Why must he insist on being president by all means, influencing the challenge of his election at the Supreme Court so that he is returned as President? Yet, clearly having NO CLUE of what to do with Nigeria, he keeps scamming a 140 Million+ country by mouthing a ridiculous VISION 2020? Well, we will see how this plays out sha,

Moyola:
ewoooooo!!!!!

Hahahaha, 

bokodike:
I'm fine n u? I jus got another one not long ago, they can keep trying. @ cyberG

I dey fine ooo,     I couldn't but make a comment after checking out your profile! Good thing Canada and US are such close neighbors! 

Ahem, back to the scammer issue before we change topic oooooo (LOL)

Funny, how this "scammer" uses the same name for hitting on both guys and ladies, may be he/she is Bi or something??

@Bokodike

How now??

Pataki:


Here is another I got some days earlier:

Hello!!!
I have written two letters to you , but I have not received the answer.
Why?
If you don't want to communicate, then do not answer me at this letter.
I'll understand.

_______________________________________________________________________________________

Sequel to the above was this:
_______________________________________________________________________________________

Hello my dear (what is your name?), thank you for your answer!

At first I think I have to say that I am new in internet and I have only good intentions.

you should know that I am not very good writer in english, please be patient to read my

,

I am usual girl.I think I should tell you about me, my interests,tastes and hobbies.I think I will tell you

more details about my trip and work. I will miss you, your Natalya

This one sounds and looks like a popular scam from Russia or so. I believe I have seen something like this before.

As soon as "the Messiah" started keeping company with "the Devils" of corruption, destruction, stealing, inflated contracts, "the-more-you-look-the-less-you-see", expert election-riggers, liars, etc (Ibori, Saraki, Imoke, Andoakaa & Co) what do you think would become of "the Messiah"? Obviously, "the Messiah" had his own plans or was so clueless, he adopted a different course of governance and attitude!

God left, quick quick. You may have to ask Pastor Bakare is opinion now, but I would guess "he left" also. The Devil and Evil took over,

Ask Samuel!

As soon as "the Messiah" started keeping company with "the Devils" of corruption, destruction, stealing, inflated contracts, "the-more-you-look-the-less-you-see", expert election-riggers, liars, etc (Ibori, Saraki, Imoke, Andoakaa & Co) what do you think would become of "the Messiah"? Obviously, "the Messiah" had his own plans or was so clueless, he adopted a different course of governance and attitude!

God left, quick quick. You may have to ask Pastor Bakare is opinion now, but I would guess "he left" also. The Devil and Evil took over,

Ask Samuel!

Can anyone imagine how you would feel if you knew your life would not be ANY BETTER than it is in a whole 4 YEARS, possible 8 YEARS with Nigeria's rigging system?

Worse, that regression will set in because life is essentially not a STAGNANT (stationary) thing?

Well, in case anyone has not realized, this is the perfect analogy for a YARADUA presidency! One SICK man would hold us down for 4 or 8 years! Oh my, o ma se oo,

Obasanjo, with all the experience and intelligence available to him as President, installed Yaradua as President! Of course, I would think it was intentional and wanted someone who will forever remain in his shadows, so I think the question of better than NEVER arises!

Yaradua, not kow-towing to him is hardly I believe, a product of his own decision, intelligence, clear vision or CLUE on how to develop that country! Reading the news and observing what is happening, Yaradua was greatly influenced by Turai his wife who loves the position so much and wants Yaradua to appear as a man of his own - bragging rights! Add to that the array of thieves who financed his election and Yaradua's IOUs could never be paid in a life time -- so he would dance to their tunes! Any wonder Ibori, Saraki and co run Nigeria by proxy? Can anyone say that Yaradua appointed is cabinet himself or they were all foisted on the CLUELESS president?

bawomolo:
why put an interim government and let the barrack come back in the name of "restoring" order. plain and simple goodluck jonathan is next in command. at this point, the senate seems to have more power than the executive in nigerian. why does yar'adua have such a strenuous traveling schedule anyway. doesn't he have a foreign minister to help out.

Just to point out: Yaradua does not have a strenouous traveling schedule -- He is compelled to travel because he is SICK and there is NO hospital in Nigeria or in AFRICA he can TRUST to treat him properly. No medical equipment, even if there are doctors. And if both are available, Nigeria has no clue how to fix and turn on power or we have refused to!

So, He is going to the people who have more brains than him and have figured something out. Can you imagine that any other president of the developed world will NEVER trust himself to a foreign doctor than the ones in his country? BUT some clueless presidents will do that, not wanting to DIE, change military chiefs to avoid possible coups, care less if poor Nigerians die because of headache or malaria, while submitting to someone whose loyalty is the millions of currency they get as payment!

@davidylan

Abeg, thank you! Can you imagine Nigerians defenfing the UNDEFENDABLE? Can you imagine that in the past one hour, several Nigerians from newborn babies to whatever age have died from seemingly trivial sicknesses and diseases? Only if they could find some reliable basic healthcare, they would be alive now. Yet, someone who has no business being president will use our money with dozens of aides looking for a cure in foreign countries, yet Nigerians think this is a GREAT idea?

How I wish Nigeria will at make progress but this will never happen with this Yaradua,

just take a good at yourself, your president is sick and all you can say is this, courtesy demands that you wish him a quick recovery.
thats the problem with nigerians, you always complain of everything. please change your attitude before GOD strikes you with a deadly disease that you cannot handle.

This is off-point! No personal attacks and you need not curse someone on this thread! If you have nothing meaningful and on-point, you may read but don't spew your hatred on here!

Also, when contributing to discussions you need to be objective, we all see things differently but keep to the issues!

Is anyone surprised that this kind of news will never be published in Nigeria? The last time he was rushed to Germany, Nigerian papers did not publish the truth of what happened until several days afterwards.

Is it not annoying that Yaradua and his team insist he is on "lesser Hajj" when he is obviously sick? Do Nigerians really believe that being on pilgrimage is more important than being on ground to perform the duties this Yaradua swore to perform? If Yaradua was employed by a company, can he tell his boss he is on Hajj while he should be working? But well, in Nigeria, everything from the ridiculous to the extremely irresponsible is possible! Let's see what happens when he decides to go on a "Major" Hajj, maybe he will be gone for even much longer while Nigeria is waiting for Illussion (Vision) 2020.

Well, luckily for Yaradua, there is at least a potential 145Million X 2 kidneys available, any donors?

Yar'adua admits to "Kidney Challenge".

Last View on Thu 4th September, 2008
Last Modified on Thu 04th September, 2008 2:30:21 am
Author: Posted by Admin Sahara


“President” Umaru Yar'adua, who has spent two weeks battling a serious illness, may have made a radical decision about dealing with his perennial health problems, according to our sources.

Just as speculations run riot in Abuja and the local press about Yar’adua’s medical fate, Saharareporters was told by sources in Saudi Arabia that Yar'adua has concluded plans to end his "kidney challenge" by seeking and receiving kidney transplant before returning to Nigeria. But his handlers are insisting that he return to Nigeria first, latest by Saturday, speak to the Nigerian people about his condition, and then take off abroad—most likely to Germany—to seek a more permanent solution to his kidney crisis.

In the last three days, members of Yar’adua’s kitchen cabinet had farmed out misleading leads to several Nigerian newspapers to the effect that the ailing president would return as early as Tuesday and that he would chair this week’s meeting of the federal executive council.

But news that he would not be coming back filtered into Abuja at 12 noon when his plane failed to file an arrival notice to the presidential villa as expected. A source close to him had told Saharareporters that he was arriving midweek to Nigeria for a few days as soon as final tests were concluded to determine the compatibility of persons to donate a kidney to him.

He was expected to make a brief return to Abuja, address the nation, and then leave for Germany to explore the possibility of undergoing kidney transplant.

The plan felt apart, however, when his doctors in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia scheduled further tests to determine whether to attempt renal transplant before he departs for Nigeria. If the decision is made to go ahead with the procedure, then Yar’adua’s stay abroad could be prolonged for another eight weeks, according to a source close to his medical team.

Back in Nigeria, Yar’adua’s ministers put up a show in Abuja by attending the weekly federal executive council meeting, the second since Yar'adua departed Abuja, announcing that he was off to the "lesser hajj" or Ummra in Saudi Arabia. Information Minister John Odey, accompanied by three other ministers, maintained that Yar'adua was still on the lesser hajj in the kingdom of Saudi Arabia. They also announced the award of contracts of various sums.

Despite the ministerial exhibition, a source in the presidency told Saharareporters that governance has finally come to a virtual stop in Abuja since Yar’adua’s unceremonious exit to the city of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, two weeks ago.

Among the casualties of Yar’adua’s absence are plans to declare a state of emergency in the power sector, and the planned announcement of a committee on “land reforms” to be headed by Professor Akin Mabogunje. Also in jeopardy are arrangements for the annual pilgrimage to New York City for the United Nations General Assembly.

A source close to “Vice President” Goodluck Jonathan told Saharareporters that Jonathan has been quietly chafing at the fact that he has been kept in the dark, along with the rest of Nigerians. “I can tell you that the president continues to give limited information through his wife to his aides and government officials. Vice President Jonathan has not been getting the kind of frequent briefing about the president’s status that he feels entitled to,” said the source.

Two ministers in the government told Saharareporters that most members of the cabinet were jittery about the repercussions of Yar’adua’s absence and the continued decision to lie to Nigerians that the man is on lesser hajj.

“There is palpable apprehension among some of us that President Yar'adua is showing little regard for governance and for the Nigerian people,” said one of the ministers. The two ministers told Saharareporters that they are all completely in the dark about Yar'adua's whereabouts, even though snippets of information have come in from Saudi Arabia to the effect that the man just had a slight sickness.

They said the danger is that Nigerians no longer believe anything from Yar'adua and his handlers. The ministers said some of them were putting subtle pressure to ask that Yar’adua return to Nigeria first to tell the people what is wrong with him and then depart to engage in corrective medical intervention, including the transplant option.

While Nigerians grew more worried about Yar'adua's absense member of his kitchen cabinet led by James Ibori have shifted their base to Dubai where they maintained a strong hold on Yar'adua telling him not to worry about Nigerians, a source told SaharaReporters that former Vice President Atiku Abubakar may have joined the group. The group will be sending the governor of Kwara State, Bukola Saraki (currently in Europe) to visit Yar'adua and tell him what to do next.

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Last View on Wed 3rd September, 2008
Last Modified on Mon 01st September, 2008 8:41:20 am
Author: Posted by Admin Sahara

Prof. Edward Oparaoji
Director, Global Medical Affairs
Nephrology Section
Shire Pharmaceuticals USA
eoparaoji@aol.com

Recent reports indicate that President Musa Yar”Adua may have undergone kidney transplantation in a Saudi Arabia hospital, resulting from severe kidney damage caused by a rare disease called Churg Strauss Syndrome (CSS). If these reports are correct, it is important that Nigerians know the basic facts about CSS and Kidney transplantation in order to correctly access the political implications.

Shiel and Stoppler wrote an article in www.medicinnet.com, succinctly describing CSS. It is rare and one of many forms of vasculitis- diseases characterized by inflammation of blood vessels, especially small arteries and veins. It occurs in patients with a history of asthma or allergy and20features inflammation of blood vessels in the lungs, skin, nerves, and abdomen and very rarely the kidneys and brain. The cause of the syndrome is not known, but it involves an abnormal over-activation of the immune system in a person with underlying bronchospastic lung disease such as asthma. Although certain asthma medications, called leukotriene modifiers, has been associated with CSS, whether they actually cause the disease or exacerbates it is not yet clear. It is a serious disease that can be fatal. Untreated it is extremely dangerous and threatens the organs that are affected. With aggressive treatment and monitoring it can be quieted and total inactivation of the disease (remission) is possible.

If reports of hemo-dialysis and kidney transplantation are accurate it means that Yar’Adua’s CSS was not controlled with medications (usually comprising high dose steroids and cytoxan- a chemotherapeutic agent), thus resulting in destruction of the blood vessels leading to/supplying the kidneys and the Kidneys themselves. It is also conceivable that since the kidneys are rare targets in CSS, his disease was at an advanced stage, and likely has severely affected other more vulnerable organs such as the lungs, abdomen, skin, prostate, nerves and or muscles. Furthermore, there is a high likelihood of infections (bacterial, fungal and/or viral), due to the medicines used in CSS, which depresses the body’s ability to fight infections.

If the above conditions exist Yar’Adua may not have qualified for kidney transplant, especially in any transplant center in the West. Kidney transplantation is possible when one has no other severe or life threatening condition such as CSS (a badly managed one for that matter), that may hinder transplant success.

It is therefore, proper to ask, did he actually undergo renal transplantation? Was it ethical? Whose kidney? Was it a living or a cadaver donor? What is his prognosis? What is timeline for recuperation? What is his mental status? Can he effectively execute state functions? Did he properly hand over power to the Vic e President- Jonathan Goodluck, prior to this major surgery?

While not familiar with the practice in Saudi Arabia , I will be surprised if any credible transplant center will risk a donor's life or jump over a potential recipient on the list to give precious kidney to a poor transplant candidate. That would be unethical. There are two types of donors- a living donor or a diseased (cadaver) donor. The prognosis or survival rate is better with living donor transplantation. A cadaver donor for a case such as Yar’Adua’s will further compromise his post transplant prognosis.

In a best case scenario kidney transplantation requires at least 3-4 days hospital stay, and an additional 3-4 weeks monitoring, requiring proximity to the transplant center. Baring any act of political desperation, he may not be expected back in the country in good health, within 4 weeks po st kidney transplantation.

Subsequently, Yar”adua may encounter other medical and socio-political challenges. He may require regular mental evaluation to detect any loss of mentation due to the CSS and steroid psychosis (from high dose steroids which are an integral part of life long treatment in kidney transplant patients). Steroid Psychosis occurs as an adverse reaction to taking large doses of steroids, the most common symptoms emotional lability, anxiety, distractibility, pressured speech, sensory flooding, insomnia, depression, perplexity, agitation, auditory and visual hallucinations, intermittent memory impairment, mutism, disturbances of body image, delusions, apathy and hypomania. Other classes of medications used post transplant such as calcineurine inhibitors (cyclosporine), antiproliferative agents (mycophenylate mofetil, azathioprine, or sirolimus), monoclonal antibodies (muromonab-CD3) and polyclonal antibodies (antithymocytes globuline eqine) come with significant side effects as well as other medical, financial and social burden.

Renal transplantation is major surgery which usually requires general anesthesia and could lead to death. If this was an elective/planned surgery, we would expect Yar’Adua to properly hand over power to his VP. If he didn’t, the National Assembly may investigate and possibly consider impeachment-if he is competent on return.

If the little bits from the media are accurate, President Yar’Adua’s prognosis, with or without kidney transplant is not encouraging. He may well be advised to return to Katsina, to take care of himself. A sick nation needs a competent leader.

http://www.saharareporters.com/www/report/detail/?id=610

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UPDATE: Sickly Yar'adua May Not return until Weekend - Selected President clings to Power! Meanwhile, Goodluck Jonathan (VP, or spare tyre ) not even anywhere in the picture! Isn't this a classic analogy of a 'spare tyre' which is never relevant except one of the main tires "goes up completely in flames"??


http://www.saharareporters.com/www/news/detail/?id=707

Last View on Fri 29th August, 2008
Last Modified on Thu 28th August, 2008 6:18:41 pm
Author: Posted by Admin Sahara

Saharareporters, New York

Highly confidential information reaching Saharareporters indicates that Umaru Yar'adua’s health has not improved enough to enable him to return to Abuja as soon his aides and ministers predicted to the press. Our source disclosed that “The current health crisis is one of the most serious since President Yar’adua came to office.”

Saharareporters had exclusively reported that Yar'adua’s trip to Saudi Arabia was for urgent medical care, not the stated purpose of performing the lesser hajj or umra announced by his aides.

Saharareporters further reported exclusively that Mr. Yar’adua’s trip to Brazil had been cancelled and members of his advance team were recalled to Abuja from the Murtala Muhammed Airport in Lagos as they waited to board an airline to Brazil via London.

Yar’adua’s uncertain state of health has created a political vacuum in Abuja. As in past trips, Yar’adua was flown out of Abuja without handing over to Goodluck Jonathan to act as “president.” As a result, the planned decoration of recently appointed service chiefs had to be put on hold. Aso Rock has been scrambling to come out with an official explanation as Nigerians wait in vain. When Yar'adua did not show up for the second time to decorate the new service chiefs, the officers had to settle for handling handing over ceremonies to their respective successors.

Saharareporters has learnt that Nigeria’s newspaper publishers and other media owners connived to black out news of Yar’adua’s latest health crisis. Our correspondents learnt that the publishers were co-opted into the deception game in the name of “national security reasons,” according to an insider aware of the deal between the media and the Yar’adua regime.

Our sources said that former Governor Bola Tinubu of Lagos reportedly met with Yar'adua before he departed to Saudi Arabia and promised to take charge of the publishers on Yar'adua's behalf. Mr. Tinubu owns huge stakes in the The Nation, National Life, and a TV station, GOTEL. Unconfirmed reports put Tinubu in Saudi Arabia with Yar'adua. The former governor is said to have undertaken to persuade Atiku Abubakar to drop his legal challenge at the Supreme Court against Yar'adua's election.

The publishers’ commitment to keep the lid on news regarding Yar’adua’s ill health unraveled when Yar'adua could not be found to preside over the weekly Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting held at the Aso Rock villa. The meeting held yesterday.

Emerging from the meeting, two of his ministers—Ojo Madueke of External Affairs and John Odey of Information—spoke to State House correspondents in a poorly executed effort to dismiss reports that Yar'adua was bed-ridden in the kingdom of Saudi Arabia as earlier revealed by SaharaReporters.

But our sources within the regime revealed to us that none of the ministers or aides to Yar'adua knew his whereabouts or his state of health. “Only Madam (Turai), the CSO, and two other people can tell where Oga is,” volunteered an Aso Rock insider who spoke to SaharaReporters about the confusion.

However, a reliable source told Saharareporters that Yar'adua might be returning to Abuja on Saturday or Sunday if his doctors certify him fit enough to travel back to Nigeria.

As we reported earlier, Yar'adua is undergoing treatment in one of the Saudi German hospitals in Saudi Arabia. The decision to go to Saudi Arabia was taken by his family and political associates to avoid an embarrassing situation that may fuel further security angst that Yar'adua is not fit to govern Nigeria due to ill health. He left Abuja precisely eight days ago in company of his wife, Turai, one of his daughters, his Chief Security officer/ Aide De Camp (ADC), two German doctors and two State House pilots.

Sources at the Aso Rock villa said insiders in Yar’adua’s regime are making efforts to bring him back by the weekend. “It’s been discussed that, even if it means bringing on a life support, he should not stay outside Nigeria beyond the weekend. If he does, it may be hard to sustain the lie that he’s on umra,” said our source.

Saharareporters is yet to ascertain what forms of treatment Yar'adua underwent on this trip, but a knowledgeable source told SaharaReporters that he was hospitalized for most of the last seven days. The source said he managed to make a short appearance in a Saudi Mosque last week before he was returned to intensive care.

Yar Adua's N10-Billion Hospice - Nigerian State House invites tender for urgent medical supplies. Is Yar Adua THAT sick?

See: http://www.saharareporters.com/images/State_House_Clinic.pdf




Health Crisis Detains Yar Adua In Saudi Arabia State; Visit To Brazil Cancelled

This man under the spell of his wife would rather DIE in power rathen than leave the presidency for which he has done NOTHING! Imagine if the countries he is running to are run the way Nigeria has been and is being run! IDIOTS! Imagine the city I live in has seen more development and infrastructure upgrades in the past 3 months than Nigeria has since he stole his way and 'selected' to power! What a big shame!

http://www.saharareporters.com/www/news/detail/?id=705

Last View on Tue 26th August, 2008
Last Modified on Tue 26th August, 2008 5:55:24 am
Author: Posted by Admin Sahara
SaharaReporters, New York

Reports reaching SaharaReporters from Saudi Arabia indicate that Umaru Yar'Adua is in what our sources described as “a serious condition” at the Saudi German Hospital in Jeddah. Mr. Yar’Adua has been in Saudi Arabia since Wednesday to undergo medical treatment for undisclosed ailments.

As a result of Mr. Yar’Adua’s continuing health crisis, his planned state visit to Brazil, previously scheduled to commence tomorrow, has been indefinitely postponed. Our sources also indicated that Yar' Adua's German doctors have not given a date for his departure from Saudi Arabia.

An official at the Presidency in Brazil told SaharaReporters that the protocol department in the office of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva had received “advice from Nigerian authorities stating that the official arrival ceremony for President Umaru Yar'adua earlier scheduled for August 28th 2008 was postponed indefinitely.” The Brazilian official stated that no reasons were advanced for the postponement of Yar'adua's trip.

SaharaReporters had earlier reported that Yar'adua's trip to Saudi Arabia was for medical treatment following a recent deterioration of his health.

Our sources within Aso Rock told SaharaReporters that Yar’adua’s close associates and his wife, Turai, had decided against sending him back to a German hospital. They reportedly feared that his sudden return to Germany might alarm the diplomatic community and create security problems for Yar'adua's presidency. Turai Yar’adua has rebuffed the pleas of some Northern politicians that her husband should resign and pay full attention to his recurrent health crises. She told them that, citing Generals Sani Abacha and Murtala Muhammed, that even if her husband died, he won’t be the first ruler to die in office.

After settling for the Saudi German Hospital in Jeddah, Yar'adua’s handlers issued a deceptive statement that he was going to one of the holy sites of Islam to observe the lesser hajj or umra. He was flown to Saudi Arabia on Wednesday night, a day later than originally scheduled. The trip was delayed in a desperate attempt to minimize the impact of an accurate report by this website that the trip was for Yar’adua’s medical treatment. The PDP even issued a statement claiming that Yar’adua would be in Calabar to campaign for Mr. Liyel Imoke, who is indicted by the House of Representatives’ committee that probed billions of dollars wasted by former President Olusegun Obasanjo in the name of power projects. But a source close to Yar’adua assured SaharaReporters that “President Yar’adua will collapse if he delays his trip by another day.”

Yar'adua traveled with a few family members, including his wife and daughter, as well as his personal doctor, aide-de camp and two German doctors who had earlier flown into Nigeria to manage his deteriorating health condition.

An inside source who was briefed on the trip said Yar'adua was gasping for breath as he labored to board the plane, which was fitted with respiratory aid gadgets provided by the German doctors.

Signs that Yar'adua would not be able to make it to Brazil emerged yesterday when members of his advance party to Brazil were recalled to Abuja from Lagos. The delegation had planned to fly to Brazil via London.

But in a move designed to douse public suspicion, Attorney General of the Federation Michael Aondoakaa was instructed to fly to London. The aim was to divert attention from the cancellation of the Brazilian trip. Aondoakaa told aides and the Nigerian media that he was headed to join Yar'adua in Brazil. He claimed that Yar'adua was flying from Saudi Arabia.

However, SaharaReporters discovered that Aondoakaa did not leave the Heathrow Airport in London. Instead, he checked into the Heathrow Marriott Hotel from where he intends to visit his newly relocated children in London tomorrow.

Our source revealed that Yar'adua's associates were considering secretly flying him to Germany if his current health crisis persists or worsens.


Last View on Wed 3rd September, 2008
Last Modified on Mon 01st September, 2008 8:41:20 am
Author: Posted by Admin Sahara

Prof. Edward Oparaoji
Director, Global Medical Affairs
Nephrology Section
Shire Pharmaceuticals USA
eoparaoji@aol.com

Recent reports indicate that President Musa Yar”Adua may have undergone kidney transplantation in a Saudi Arabia hospital, resulting from severe kidney damage caused by a rare disease called Churg Strauss Syndrome (CSS). If these reports are correct, it is important that Nigerians know the basic facts about CSS and Kidney transplantation in order to correctly access the political implications.

Shiel and Stoppler wrote an article in www.medicinnet.com, succinctly describing CSS. It is rare and one of many forms of vasculitis- diseases characterized by inflammation of blood vessels, especially small arteries and veins. It occurs in patients with a history of asthma or allergy and20features inflammation of blood vessels in the lungs, skin, nerves, and abdomen and very rarely the kidneys and brain. The cause of the syndrome is not known, but it involves an abnormal over-activation of the immune system in a person with underlying bronchospastic lung disease such as asthma. Although certain asthma medications, called leukotriene modifiers, has been associated with CSS, whether they actually cause the disease or exacerbates it is not yet clear. It is a serious disease that can be fatal. Untreated it is extremely dangerous and threatens the organs that are affected. With aggressive treatment and monitoring it can be quieted and total inactivation of the disease (remission) is possible.

If reports of hemo-dialysis and kidney transplantation are accurate it means that Yar’Adua’s CSS was not controlled with medications (usually comprising high dose steroids and cytoxan- a chemotherapeutic agent), thus resulting in destruction of the blood vessels leading to/supplying the kidneys and the Kidneys themselves. It is also conceivable that since the kidneys are rare targets in CSS, his disease was at an advanced stage, and likely has severely affected other more vulnerable organs such as the lungs, abdomen, skin, prostate, nerves and or muscles.    Furthermore, there is a high likelihood of infections (bacterial, fungal and/or viral), due to the medicines used in CSS, which depresses the body’s ability to fight infections.

If the above conditions exist Yar’Adua may not have qualified for kidney transplant, especially in any transplant center in the West. Kidney transplantation is possible when one has no other severe or life threatening condition such as CSS (a badly managed one for that matter), that may hinder transplant success.

It is therefore, proper to ask, did he actually undergo renal transplantation? Was it ethical? Whose kidney? Was it a living or a cadaver donor? What is his prognosis?   What is timeline for recuperation? What is his mental status? Can he effectively execute state functions? Did he properly hand over power to the Vic e President- Jonathan Goodluck, prior to this major surgery?   

While not familiar with the practice in Saudi Arabia , I will be surprised if any credible transplant center will risk a donor's life or jump over a potential recipient on the list to give precious kidney to a poor transplant candidate. That would be unethical. There are two types of donors- a living donor or a diseased (cadaver) donor. The prognosis or survival rate is better with living donor transplantation. A cadaver donor for a case such as Yar’Adua’s will further compromise his post transplant prognosis.

In a best case scenario kidney transplantation requires at least 3-4 days hospital stay, and an additional 3-4 weeks monitoring, requiring proximity to the transplant center. Baring any act of political desperation, he may not be expected back in the country in good health, within 4 weeks po st kidney transplantation.

Subsequently, Yar”adua may encounter other medical and socio-political challenges. He may require regular mental evaluation to detect any loss of mentation due to the CSS and steroid psychosis (from high dose steroids which are an integral part of life long treatment in kidney transplant patients). Steroid Psychosis occurs as an adverse reaction to taking large doses of steroids, the most common symptoms emotional lability, anxiety, distractibility, pressured speech, sensory flooding, insomnia, depression, perplexity, agitation, auditory and visual hallucinations, intermittent memory impairment, mutism, disturbances of body image, delusions, apathy and hypomania. Other classes of medications used post transplant such as calcineurine inhibitors (cyclosporine), antiproliferative agents (mycophenylate mofetil, azathioprine, or sirolimus), monoclonal antibodies (muromonab-CD3) and polyclonal antibodies (antithymocytes globuline eqine) come with significant side effects as well as other medical, financial and social burden. 

Renal transplantation is major surgery which usually requires general anesthesia and could lead to death. If this was an elective/planned surgery, we would expect Yar’Adua to properly hand over power to his VP. If he didn’t, the National Assembly may investigate and possibly consider impeachment-if he is competent on return.

If the little bits from the media are accurate, President Yar’Adua’s prognosis, with or without kidney transplant is not encouraging. He may well be advised to return to Katsina, to take care of himself. A sick nation needs a competent leader.

http://www.saharareporters.com/www/report/detail/?id=610

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UPDATE: Sickly Yar'adua May Not return until Weekend - Selected President clings to Power! Meanwhile, Goodluck Jonathan (VP, or spare tyre ) not even anywhere in the picture! Isn't  this a classic analogy of a 'spare tyre' which is never relevant except one of the main tires "goes up completely in flames"??


http://www.saharareporters.com/www/news/detail/?id=707

Last View on Fri 29th August, 2008
Last Modified on Thu 28th August, 2008 6:18:41 pm
Author: Posted by Admin Sahara

Saharareporters, New York

Highly confidential information reaching Saharareporters indicates that Umaru Yar'adua’s health has not improved enough to enable him to return to Abuja as soon his aides and ministers predicted to the press. Our source disclosed that “The current health crisis is one of the most serious since President Yar’adua came to office.”

Saharareporters had exclusively reported that Yar'adua’s trip to Saudi Arabia was for urgent medical care, not the stated purpose of performing the lesser hajj or umra announced by his aides.

Saharareporters further reported exclusively that Mr. Yar’adua’s trip to Brazil had been cancelled and members of his advance team were recalled to Abuja from the Murtala Muhammed Airport in Lagos as they waited to board an airline to Brazil via London. 

Yar’adua’s uncertain state of health has created a political vacuum in Abuja. As in past trips, Yar’adua was flown out of Abuja without handing over to Goodluck Jonathan to act as “president.” As a result, the planned decoration of recently appointed service chiefs had to be put on hold. Aso Rock has been scrambling to come out with an official explanation as Nigerians wait in vain. When Yar'adua did not show up for the second time to decorate the new service chiefs, the officers had to settle for handling handing over ceremonies to their respective successors.

Saharareporters has learnt that Nigeria’s newspaper publishers and other media owners connived to black out news of Yar’adua’s latest health crisis. Our correspondents learnt that the publishers were co-opted into the deception game in the name of “national security reasons,” according to an insider aware of the deal between the media and the Yar’adua regime.

Our sources said that former Governor Bola Tinubu of Lagos reportedly met with Yar'adua before he departed to Saudi Arabia and promised to take charge of the publishers on Yar'adua's behalf. Mr. Tinubu owns huge stakes in the The Nation, National Life, and a TV station, GOTEL. Unconfirmed reports put Tinubu in Saudi Arabia with Yar'adua. The former governor is said to have undertaken to persuade Atiku Abubakar to drop his legal challenge at the Supreme Court against Yar'adua's election.

The publishers’ commitment to keep the lid on news regarding Yar’adua’s ill health unraveled when Yar'adua could not be found to preside over the weekly Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting held at the Aso Rock villa. The meeting held yesterday.

Emerging from the meeting, two of his ministers—Ojo Madueke of External Affairs and John Odey of Information—spoke to State House correspondents in a poorly executed effort to dismiss reports that Yar'adua was bed-ridden in the kingdom of Saudi Arabia as earlier revealed by SaharaReporters.

But our sources within the regime revealed to us that none of the ministers or aides to Yar'adua knew his whereabouts or his state of health. “Only Madam (Turai), the CSO, and two other people can tell where Oga is,” volunteered an Aso Rock insider who spoke to SaharaReporters about the confusion.

However, a reliable source told Saharareporters that Yar'adua might be returning to Abuja on Saturday or Sunday if his doctors certify him fit enough to travel back to Nigeria.

As we reported earlier, Yar'adua is undergoing treatment in one of the Saudi German hospitals in Saudi Arabia. The decision to go to Saudi Arabia was taken by his family and political associates to avoid an embarrassing situation that may fuel further security angst that Yar'adua is not fit to govern Nigeria due to ill health. He left Abuja precisely eight days ago in company of his wife, Turai, one of his daughters, his Chief Security officer/ Aide De Camp (ADC), two German doctors and two State House pilots.

Sources at the Aso Rock villa said insiders in Yar’adua’s regime are making efforts to bring him back by the weekend. “It’s been discussed that, even if it means bringing on a life support, he should not stay outside Nigeria beyond the weekend. If he does, it may be hard to sustain the lie that he’s on umra,” said our source.

Saharareporters is yet to ascertain what forms of treatment Yar'adua underwent on this trip, but a knowledgeable source told SaharaReporters that he was hospitalized for most of the last seven days. The source said he managed to make a short appearance in a Saudi Mosque last week before he was returned to intensive care.

Yar Adua's N10-Billion Hospice - Nigerian State House invites tender for urgent medical supplies. Is Yar Adua THAT sick?

See: http://www.saharareporters.com/images/State_House_Clinic.pdf




Health Crisis Detains Yar Adua In Saudi Arabia State; Visit To Brazil Cancelled

This man under the spell of his wife would rather DIE in power rathen than leave the presidency for which he has done NOTHING! Imagine if the countries he is running to are run the way Nigeria has been and is being run! IDIOTS! Imagine the city I live in has seen more development and infrastructure upgrades in the past 3 months than Nigeria has since he stole his way and 'selected' to power! What a big shame!

http://www.saharareporters.com/www/news/detail/?id=705

Last View on Tue 26th August, 2008
Last Modified on Tue 26th August, 2008 5:55:24 am
Author: Posted by Admin Sahara
SaharaReporters, New York

Reports reaching SaharaReporters from Saudi Arabia indicate that Umaru Yar'Adua is in what our sources described as “a serious condition” at the Saudi German Hospital in Jeddah. Mr. Yar’Adua has been in Saudi Arabia since Wednesday to undergo medical treatment for undisclosed ailments.

As a result of Mr. Yar’Adua’s continuing health crisis, his planned state visit to Brazil, previously scheduled to commence tomorrow, has been indefinitely postponed. Our sources also indicated that Yar' Adua's German doctors have not given a date for his departure from Saudi Arabia.

An official at the Presidency in Brazil told SaharaReporters that the protocol department in the office of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva had received “advice from Nigerian authorities stating that the official arrival ceremony for President Umaru Yar'adua earlier scheduled for August 28th 2008 was postponed indefinitely.” The Brazilian official stated that no reasons were advanced for the postponement of Yar'adua's trip.

SaharaReporters had earlier reported that Yar'adua's trip to Saudi Arabia was for medical treatment following a recent deterioration of his health.

Our sources within Aso Rock told SaharaReporters that Yar’adua’s close associates and his wife, Turai, had decided against sending him back to a German hospital. They reportedly feared that his sudden return to Germany might alarm the diplomatic community and create security problems for Yar'adua's presidency. Turai Yar’adua has rebuffed the pleas of some Northern politicians that her husband should resign and pay full attention to his recurrent health crises. She told them that, citing Generals Sani Abacha and Murtala Muhammed, that even if her husband died, he won’t be the first ruler to die in office.

After settling for the Saudi German Hospital in Jeddah, Yar'adua’s handlers issued a deceptive statement that he was going to one of the holy sites of Islam to observe the lesser hajj or umra. He was flown to Saudi Arabia on Wednesday night, a day later than originally scheduled. The trip was delayed in a desperate attempt to minimize the impact of an accurate report by this website that the trip was for Yar’adua’s medical treatment. The PDP even issued a statement claiming that Yar’adua would be in Calabar to campaign for Mr. Liyel Imoke, who is indicted by the House of Representatives’ committee that probed billions of dollars wasted by former President Olusegun Obasanjo in the name of power projects. But a source close to Yar’adua assured SaharaReporters that “President Yar’adua will collapse if he delays his trip by another day.” 

Yar'adua traveled with a few family members, including his wife and daughter, as well as his personal doctor, aide-de camp and two German doctors who had earlier flown into Nigeria to manage his deteriorating health condition.

An inside source who was briefed on the trip said Yar'adua was gasping for breath as he labored to board the plane, which was fitted with respiratory aid gadgets provided by the German doctors.

Signs that Yar'adua would not be able to make it to Brazil emerged yesterday when members of his advance party to Brazil were recalled to Abuja from Lagos. The delegation had planned to fly to Brazil via London.

But in a move designed to douse public suspicion, Attorney General of the Federation Michael Aondoakaa was instructed to fly to London. The aim was to divert attention from the cancellation of the Brazilian trip.  Aondoakaa told aides and the Nigerian media that he was headed to join Yar'adua in Brazil. He claimed that Yar'adua was flying from Saudi Arabia.

However, SaharaReporters discovered that Aondoakaa did not leave the Heathrow Airport in London. Instead, he checked into the Heathrow Marriott Hotel from where he intends to visit his newly relocated children in London tomorrow.

Our source revealed that Yar'adua's associates were considering secretly flying him to Germany if his current health crisis persists or worsens.

Apparently, his wife and this MAN must die in power by all means, read!

Health CRISIS Detains Yar Adua in Saudi Arabia State; Visit To Brazil Cancelled

http://www.saharareporters.com/www/news/detail/?id=705

Last View on Tue 26th August, 2008
Last Modified on Tue 26th August, 2008 5:55:24 am
Author: Posted by Admin Sahara
SaharaReporters, New York

Reports reaching SaharaReporters from Saudi Arabia indicate that Umaru Yar'Adua is in what our sources described as “a serious condition” at the Saudi German Hospital in Jeddah. Mr. Yar’Adua has been in Saudi Arabia since Wednesday to undergo medical treatment for undisclosed ailments.

As a result of Mr. Yar’Adua’s continuing health crisis, his planned state visit to Brazil, previously scheduled to commence tomorrow, has been indefinitely postponed. Our sources also indicated that Yar' Adua's German doctors have not given a date for his departure from Saudi Arabia.

An official at the Presidency in Brazil told SaharaReporters that the protocol department in the office of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva had received “advice from Nigerian authorities stating that the official arrival ceremony for President Umaru Yar'adua earlier scheduled for August 28th 2008 was postponed indefinitely.” The Brazilian official stated that no reasons were advanced for the postponement of Yar'adua's trip.

SaharaReporters had earlier reported that Yar'adua's trip to Saudi Arabia was for medical treatment following a recent deterioration of his health.

Our sources within Aso Rock told SaharaReporters that Yar’adua’s close associates and his wife, Turai, had decided against sending him back to a German hospital. They reportedly feared that his sudden return to Germany might alarm the diplomatic community and create security problems for Yar'adua's presidency. Turai Yar’adua has rebuffed the pleas of some Northern politicians that her husband should resign and pay full attention to his recurrent health crises. She told them that, citing Generals Sani Abacha and Murtala Muhammed, that even if her husband died, he won’t be the first ruler to die in office.

After settling for the Saudi German Hospital in Jeddah, Yar'adua’s handlers issued a deceptive statement that he was going to one of the holy sites of Islam to observe the lesser hajj or umra. He was flown to Saudi Arabia on Wednesday night, a day later than originally scheduled. The trip was delayed in a desperate attempt to minimize the impact of an accurate report by this website that the trip was for Yar’adua’s medical treatment. The PDP even issued a statement claiming that Yar’adua would be in Calabar to campaign for Mr. Liyel Imoke, who is indicted by the House of Representatives’ committee that probed billions of dollars wasted by former President Olusegun Obasanjo in the name of power projects. But a source close to Yar’adua assured SaharaReporters that “President Yar’adua will collapse if he delays his trip by another day.”

Yar'adua traveled with a few family members, including his wife and daughter, as well as his personal doctor, aide-de camp and two German doctors who had earlier flown into Nigeria to manage his deteriorating health condition.

An inside source who was briefed on the trip said Yar'adua was gasping for breath as he labored to board the plane, which was fitted with respiratory aid gadgets provided by the German doctors.

Signs that Yar'adua would not be able to make it to Brazil emerged yesterday when members of his advance party to Brazil were recalled to Abuja from Lagos. The delegation had planned to fly to Brazil via London.

But in a move designed to douse public suspicion, Attorney General of the Federation Michael Aondoakaa was instructed to fly to London. The aim was to divert attention from the cancellation of the Brazilian trip. Aondoakaa told aides and the Nigerian media that he was headed to join Yar'adua in Brazil. He claimed that Yar'adua was flying from Saudi Arabia.

However, SaharaReporters discovered that Aondoakaa did not leave the Heathrow Airport in London. Instead, he checked into the Heathrow Marriott Hotel from where he intends to visit his newly relocated children in London tomorrow.

Our source revealed that Yar'adua's associates were considering secretly flying him to Germany if his current health crisis persists or worsens.

Here is my take on the Nigeria VS Argentina match:

The Dream Team IV did well -- containing Messi, and not letting him dribble pass them, splitting the defence open at will and running circles round us, however you will also notice that Siasia also knew that committing to all out attacks would leave us very vulnerable to Argentina's counter-attack. Messi is fast, skillful and will quite likely get past a single player one-on-one. So, minding the defence and not letting them totally control the midfield and playing possession football was key, playing one striker upfront (Osaze) and take our chance at goal when we have it -- unfortunately, we couldn't convert out chances - not a lot - but some very clear ones. Also note that Nigeria was playing a 'better' side for the most part - they had a star-studded side with great individual talent and did well together as a team. You will see their defence was really good, but Nigeria's success so far has been based on the team effort, good coach and much less individual talent.

I would think Ogbuke would have been able to split that defence open, operating with Nsofor, who also dribbles well, is fast and can hold the ball. Osaze is also fast and can flick the ball skillfully too but this would not work if he doesn't have someone who can complement this style of play. Against that defence, you will either need fast, decisive movements to get through or good shots from a decent range. Unfortunately, Ogbuke has a 'Stress fracture' on his right leg and his injury did not come-out to the public as no press was allowed to cover their training before this match. See: http://www.kickoffnigeria.com/static/news/article.php?id=2498.

Anyways, this match could have gone either way and I believe if Vanzekin hadn't rushed off his line, Di Maria wouldn't have had the easier option of lobbing the ball over him for a goal. He could have narrowed the angle by not completely staying on the line but not rushing out outrightly like he did. I would think he is good enough at being able to stop a shot he is ready for and expecting than giving Di Maria that option. Our defenders would have been in better position to help if Di Maria had to wait another 2-3 seconds before taking the shot. In all, I think Vanzekin did not excercise good judgement in the circumstance, like in some of the previous games. Isaac promise seems to be the one that shouldn't have started this match -- he does not appear to have been impressive throughout the matches. Okoronkwo plays the ball well, can take on defenders one-on-one but at this level, he needs someone able to assist him and Promise does not seem to be the person.

In all, Siasia did a great job with the resources at his disposal and I believe the players put in a lot of effort, played well and wished so badly to win Gold. That match could have gone either way, but whoever made the first mistake would find it more difficult to win - we did and hence the Silver medal. Congratulations to Siasia, to all the players and Nigerians all over the world!

Abeg, no kill me with lafta ooooooooo!!!!!!!!! LLLLLMMMMMAAAAOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!

I am yet to read about any new or old, properly-functioning hospital or general improvement in healthcare in Nigeria since this man came back from his last visit to a German Hospital. Now, Nigerian money is on its way out again in multi-millions yet, nothing has been done for Nigerians who cannot afford this kind of foreign healthcare. Can you imagine if the countries he is going to are run the way Nigeria has been and is being run? Your guess is as good as mine - only his corpse will return!

Last View on Mon 18th August, 2008
Last Modified on Mon 18th August, 2008 9:34:35 am
Author: Posted by Admin Sahara
Saharareporters, New York

Facing yet another health crisis, Umaru Musa Yar'adua may be flown to a German-operated hospital in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. He will be treated for a few days at a Saudi-based German hospital known as Saudi German Hospital.

Mr. Yar’adua's present sickness has provided a public relations nightmare for his wife and closest aides who dread the political fallout of public knowledge that Yar’adua remains in fragile health condition. Last week Tuesday, Yar'adua canceled a meeting with newspaper publishers due to medical emergencies.

A reliable source within Aso Rock told Saharareporters that this concern with public perception led to a decision to announce Yar’adua’s medical trip to Saudi Arabia as a lesser hajj. Muslim fasting commences in two weeks time.

Yar'adua will not be traveling with his aides or his Nigerian doctor in order to make the trip appear like a private religious trip. He is expected to be away for one week starting from tonight.


Yar’adua, who was thrust into the presidency in last year’s massively rigged election, has been bedeviled by a series of health crises.

At the end of July 2008, Yar’adua collapsed in the presidential vehicle on his way to a launch at the Yar'adua Center in Abuja (named for his late elder brother). He was driven back to Aso Rock Villa, missing the ceremony he was to attend.

Dating back to his presidential campaign days, Yar’adua has been flown several times to Germany for treatment. But his present relapse has created a dilemma on how to embark on another international medical trip to Germany. His closest aides calculate that another emergency medical trip to Germany would be politically costly.

“The fear is that another medical trip to Germany might leave the impression that President Yar’adua is too physically ravaged to continue the day-to-day running of the country,” said a source close to the Yar’aduas.

Yar’adua’s wife, Turai Yar’adua, who is personally overseeing the campaign to influence Supreme Court justices to uphold her husband’s election, is particularly worried about any perception that her husband is too frail to continue in office, according to several of our sources. Mrs. Yar’adua has recently rebuffed pleas by some northern leaders to encourage her husband to endorse the idea of new presidential elections—and to announce his retreat from running. She has countered that, even if her husband dies in office, he would not be the first Nigerian ruler to do so, pointing to the case of Sani Abacha, the late military dictator.

The plan to fly Yar’adua to Saudi Arabia became the option once his inner circle decided that it would be politically damaging to return him to Germany to see his doctors.

Saharareporters has exclusively reported that Yar'adua suffers from Churg Strauss syndrome, a condition that kept him hospitalized in a hospital in Wiesbaden, Germany for 10 days last April.

Yar’adua’s medical treatments in Germany have also created a legal problem for Bilfinger Berger, the parent company of Julius Berger, Nigeria's biggest construction company with a reputation for corruption. German State investigators are poring over Bilfinger Berger’s financial documents over improper payments made to Nigerian public officials in relation to several construction projects.

According to published reports corroborated by officials of the Yar'adua regime, Julius Berger has been responsible for flying Yar'adua to hospital in Wiesbaden. Some of the hospital bills footed by Julius Berger are believed to be the subject of investigations and inquiry by the German police, BKA.

The Saudi German Hospital, where Yar’adua is to be treated, has three operational hospitals in different Saudi cities. The hospital’s locations are in Jeddah (with a 250-bed capacity), Asir (400 beds), and Riyadh (300 beds). The hospitals boast world-class facilities, including departments in Nephrology and Psychiatry.

Once his doctors in Saudi Arabia certify him fit enough, Yar’adua plans to embark on a state visit to Brazil and later the United Nations General Assembly in New York early September.

Saharareporters confirmed that Yar'adua would be headed for the Saudi German hospital in Jeddah by tonight or later tomorrow unaccompanied by his aides and personal physician so as to give the impression that his visit is private and religious.

POSTSCRIPT: The planned trip is currently on hold as controversy rages amongst his aides as the news of his latest health crisis is believed to have leaked to Saharareporters.