Nigeria leader returns, unlikely to resume office immediately

Nigerian President Umaru Yar'Adua has returned from Saudi Arabia but is unlikely to immediately resume office, a presidential adviser said Wednesday.

"He is here, he landed this morning," Emmanuel Egbogah, presidential adviser on petroleum matters, told Reuters on the sidelines of an industry conference. Asked if Yar'Adua would immediately take over executive powers, he said: "Doubtful". (Reuters)