Yar'Adua's Timeline Defined By Love, Peace, Others — Jonathan Yar’Adua died on May 5, 2010 at the Aso Rock Presidential Villa after battling an illness that kept him away from public eyes. by SaharaReporters, New York May 05, 2021 Former Nigerian President, Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, has said his former boss, the late President Musa Yar’Adua would always be remembered for being a peacekeeper. Jonathan stated this in a series of tweets on Wednesday, to mark the 11th year remembrance of Yar’Adua who died in 2010 while still in office as president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Yar’Adua died on May 5, 2010 at the Aso Rock Presidential Villa after battling an illness that kept him away from public eyes. He was buried on May 6 in Danmarna, Katsina State.