Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Kunyange zvazvo sarudzo dzakaunza Obasanjo musimba uye kwetemu yechipiri musarudzo yemutungamiri wenyika ya2003 dzakapomerwa kuti hadzina rusununguko uye hadzina kururama, Nigeria yakaratidza kuvandudzwa kunoshamisa mukuedza kugadzirisa huwori hwehurumende nekukurumidza kukura. Mhirizhonga yemadzinza nokuda kwekutonga pamusoro penzvimbo inobudisa mafuta yeNiger Delta uye
kupandukira kuchamhembe kwakadziva kumabvazuva ndedzimwe dzenyaya dzakatarisana nenyika. Umaru Yar'Adua wePeople's Democratic Party akauya musimba musarudzo huru dza2007. Sangano renyika dzakawanda, iro rakanga rave richicherechedza sarudzo dzeNigeria kuti rikurudzire muitiro wakasununguka uye wakarurama, rakaruramisa iyi seyakakanganiswa zvikuru. Mutungamiri Olusegun Obasanjo vakabvuma kubiridzira uye zvimwe sarudzo "kukundikana" asi akati mugumisiro wairatidza ongororo dzevanhu. Mumharidzo yeterevhizheni yenyika muna 2007, akawedzera kuti kana maNigeria asingafarire kukunda kwemutsivi wake akasarudzwa nemaoko, vaizove nemukana wekuvhota zvakare mumakore mana. Yar'Adua akafa musi waMay 5, 2010. Goodluck Jonathan akapika semutsivi waYar'Adua, achiva mukuru wenyika wechi14. Jonathan akaenderera mberi nekukunda sarudzo dzemutungamiri wenyika dza2011, nenhepfenyuro dzenyika dzese dzichiti sarudzo idzi dzakafamba zvakanaka pasina mhirizhonga kana kubiridzira kwevhoti, kusiyana nesarudzo dzakapfuura.