Yar Adua Dead

Yar Adua Dead, A Saudi doctor says the Nigerian president is undergoing medical tests at a hospital in the western seaport city of Jeddah. The doctor says President Umaru Yar'Adua was admitted Tuesday. He spoke on condition of anonymity because he is not authorized to talk to the media.

The doctor declined to give more details on the president's health. Yar'Adua's office has said in a statement the president will call on his personal physicians while on a visit to Jiddah for "follow-up medical checks."

Last year, Yar'Adua, who has long been known to suffer from a kidney ailment, reportedly spent a lengthy stint at a Jiddah hospital.