Nigeria's Muslim rebel movement capitalized on electoral tensions
Christian Science Monitor
Motorcyclists ride past a campaign billboard of John James Akpan, of the Action Congress of Nigeria, in Uyo, Nigeria, on April 25. Only a week after the presidential election sparked riots that left an estimated 500 people dead, voters are being asked ...
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Christian Science Monitor
Explosions kill 3 in northern Nigeria on eve of governorship elections
CNN International
(CNN) -- Explosions Monday in Nigeria's northeastern state of Borno killed three people and injured dozens, raising fears that an Islamist group will step up attacks against voters on the eve of national governorship elections, a police commissioner ...
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Group says 500 died in Nigeria riots | Philadelphia Inquirer | 2011-04-25
Philadelphia Inquirer
AP BAUCHI, Nigeria - At least 500 people died in religious rioting that followed Nigeria's presidential election, a rights group said Sunday, ahead of volatile state gubernatorial elections this week. Separately, police in the northern state of Bauchi ...
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Nigeria's Youth Service Scheme Faces M...
BusinessDay
A strong wind of doubt and distaste is blowing against the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) scheme in Nigeria. This follows the death of eleven youth corpers in Bauchi State and several others in some other states in the north, in riots which ...
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Nigerian left-back Taiwo is toast of Marseille
AFP
PARIS — Nigeria left-back Taye Taiwo grabbed the late winner as Marseille retained the French League Cup with a 1-0 victory over Montpellier at the weekend. Experienced Taiwo is renowned for explosive shooting and his goal came 10 minutes from ...
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Nigeria: Easter - Mark, Atiku, Uduaghan, Others Preach Peace
AllAfrica.com
"In all we do, no matter the short or long term interest, we must put Nigeria first and should not do anything to undermine the corporate existence of the country," he said in the message signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Paul Mumeh. ...
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Nigeria: North Solidly Behind You, Jonathan
AllAfrica.com
Chief Gemade who is also a Senator elect assured the president and vice President Namadi Sambo of their continued support and loyalty "we will support you the best way we can, better than it has ever happened before in Nigeria. From this day onward, ...
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Nigeria: FG Declines IMF's Request for Naira Devaluation
AllAfrica.com
Lagos — The federal government has rebuffed the advice of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) that Nigeria should devalue the Naira, just as it examines the effect the skyrocketing oil prices could have on the economy of Nigeria. ...
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Nigeria: Anxiety Mounts Over Tuesday's Polls
AllAfrica.com
The political parties opposed to the election taking place on this account are the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN), All Nigeria peoples Party (ANPP), Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) and Social Democratic Party Movement (SDPM). ...
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Nigeria: Obasanjo - Olurin Represents Change in Ogun
AllAfrica.com
Meanwhile, the feud between Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Peoples Party of Nigeria (PPN) thickened Sunday when the gubernatorial candidate of the latter accused the former of lying about his age.
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NYMEX-Crude rises on Middle East, Nigeria unrest
Reuters Africa
NEW YORK, April 25 (Reuters) - US crude oil futures prices edged up on Monday as continued Middle East unrest and election cycle violence in Nigeria kept the potential for supply disruption in the region in focus. Limiting gains were continued concerns ...
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Nigerian filmmaker in love with Punjab
Times of India
Nigerian filmmaker Chukwuma Osakwe too is smitten by the place and its people and has added some 'Punjabi tadka' in his debut film "Jude".Osakwe, 32, who did a three-month filmmaking course from comedian Jaspal Bhatti's Mad Arts School in neighbouring ...
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Nigeria: Post Election Crisis - Aregbesola Evacuates 70 Corps Members
AllAfrica.com
Osogbo — Osun State Governor, Rauf Aregbesola has evacuated 70 out of about 200 members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), who are indigenes of the state in the crisis-ridden northern states back home. The corps members who were trapped in ...
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Africa looks up to Nigeria for good governance, says Ghana's VP
WorldStage
Lagos (WorldStage Newsonline)-- Nigeria has been challenged to continue its leadership role in the West Africa sub region as the entire continent of Africa is looking forward to her for good governance. The call was made on Monday by Ghanaian Vice ...
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Wayne State University student's story of hope, courage
Detroit Free Press
Tarek Ghani, left, chats with Victor Chukwueke at a fund-raiser Thursday to help bring Chukwueke's family from Nigeria to his commencement address at Wayne State University. / KATHLEEN GALLIGAN/Detroit Free Press BY DAVID JESSE Victor Chukwueke came to ...
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Nigeria: Checking Influx of Foreign Workers
AllAfrica.com
Nigeria is a country that has seen what many will call an unregulated influx of non vital skills. Many state governors have imported engineers and doctors for specific projects only to discover that they actually brought in technicians and health ...
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Nigeria: Presidential Poll - Adefuye Flays Campbell Over Remarks
AllAfrica.com
Washington DC — The Nigeria's Ambassador to the United States of America, Prof. Ibidapo Adebowale Adefuye, has challenged a United States Diplomat and the country's former envoy to Nigeria, Mr. John Campbell to an open debate over his comments on the ...
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Nigeria: IBB Faults PDP's Plan to Sanction Him, Others
AllAfrica.com
Abuja — General Ibrahim Babangida has described as "ridiculous", the newspaper report on the purported sanctioning of himself, Vice President Atiku Abubakar and General Aliyu Mohammed Gusau by the National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples ...
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After hundreds die, Nigeria prepares for last vote
Atlanta Journal Constitution
AP UYO, Nigeria — Oil-rich Nigeria is bracing for its last round of elections after at least 500 people were killed following its presidential vote a week earlier. Motorcyclists ride past a campaign billboard of John James Akpan, of the Action ...
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Atlanta Journal Constitution
Adefemi's remains expected tonight
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By Ifeanyi Ibeh The corpse of late Nigerian footballer, Olubayo Adefemi is expected to arrive Nigeria tonight. The defender passed on last Monday following an automobile crash in Greece on his way to the airport to catch a flight back to Nigeria. ...
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Renaissance wins Nigeria vessel contract
Trade Arabia
Topaz Energy and Marine, a subsidiary of Oman-based oilfield services firm Renaissance Services, said it has clinched a two-vessel contract in offshore Nigeria. The marine support services company has mobilised two anchor handling tug supply (AHTS) ...
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Hodgson hopes striker stays
SkySports
The Nigeria international has been a Premier League success story this season, having adjusted quickly to life in England. He hit the ground running following a summer switch from Lokomotiv Moscow and took his top flight goal tally to 13 on Saturday ...
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ABG Shipyard Picks Up 40% Stake In Nigerian JV With PE Consortium
VC Circle
India's largest shipbuilding firm ABG Shipyard Ltd is forming a joint venture to set up a large shipbuilding yard in Nigeria. ABG Shipyard, which lost out to Bharati Shipyard in a domestic takeover battle for control of Great Offshore about a year ago, ...
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U.S. crude up $1 amid Mideast, Nigeria unrest
Reuters
NEW YORK, April 25 (Reuters) - US crude oil futures prices rose more than $1 on Monday on the continued threat of supply disruption from Middle East unrest and elections-related violence in Nigeria. On the New York Mercantile Exchange, June crude CLM1 ...
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Nigeria: London 2012 - Keshi Charges Dream Team to Stay Focused
AllAfrica.com
With the experience of Eguavoen, Iroha, Alloy, Rufai and Stanley who is presently the manager of the leading club in the Nigeria premier league I don't think they should have any problem technically. They should be the team to beat," he said The former ...
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ICC prosecutor probes Nigeria violence
Radio Netherlands
The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) expressed concern Thursday about post-election violence in Nigeria and said his office would investigate whether crimes had been committed. "The office of the prosecutor is closely following on ...
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Margee Ensign: Nigeria -- What's Next?
By Margee Ensign
There are large disparities in access to education and health care for girls and women. Until the world's women have a voice, we will never build safe, equitable , open and participatory societies.
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Group: At least 500 Dead In Nigeria Election Riots | News One
By Associated Press
At least 500 people died in religious rioting that followed Nigeria's presidential election, a civil rights group said Sunday,
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Hundreds Slaughtered in Nigeria's Muslim North Following National ...
By Jim Hoft
The sect members said no amount of counter-hostility from the security agencies will deter them in their “holy” mission until democracy was set aside and “all the enemies” of their mission were “annihilated across Nigeria”. ...
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Nigeria to re-open embassy in Coted'Ivoire – Ajumogobia
Paris – Nigeria is set to re-open its embassy in Cote d'Ivoire as peace is gradually restored in that country. Nigeria closed its embassy when it came under attack by supporters of former President Laurent Gbagbo. ...
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3quarksdaily: Voices and Visions of Nigeria: "Iya Seun"
By Tolu Ogunlesi
Nigeria's ongoing general elections have placed it in the news in recent weeks - a blend of hopeful and depressing news. Politics is a 'grand' theme, and generally partial to generalisations. Broad strokes are inevitable - Nigeria as a ...
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Nigeria: Boko Haram Blamed for Maiduguri Bombings « Persecution News
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Unrest swept across Nigeria's north following a presidential election on 16 April, which was won by incumbent Goodluck Jonathan, a southerner. Hundreds of people are believed to have been killed and tens of thousands fled their homes. ...
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Hotel blast in northeast Nigeria kills 3; 14 hurt - Nation & World ...
An explosion at a hotel killed three people and wounded 14 others in northeastern Nigeria only days before the state's gubernatorial election, police said Monday. There was no immediate claim of responsibility but the blast came as a ...
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Hotel blast in northeast Nigeria kills 3; 14 hurt | The Associated ...
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An explosion at a hotel killed three people and wounded 14 others in northeastern Nigeria only days before the state's gubernatorial election, police said Monday. There was no immediate claim of responsibility but the blast came as a ...
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Hotel blast in northeast Nigeria kills 2; 8 hurt | The Associated ...
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An explosion at a hotel killed two people and wounded eight others in northeastern Nigeria only days before the state's gubernatorial election, police said Monday. There was no immediate claim of responsibility but the blast came as a ...
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Nigeria to build on soaring investor rating in South Africa ...
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Nigeria to do business. But, with what has happened with the recent elections, Nigeria's investor rating has received a massive boost, and government wants to capitalize on the positive situation to sustain momentum by mobilizing ...
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Group: At least 500 dead in Nigeria election riots
By The Associated Press
The violence also took a toll on Nigeria's National Youth Service Corps. Authorities are trying to assure members they will be safe for them to take part in Tuesday's gubernatorial elections being held in 29 states, though some have ...
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Jonathan Declared Winner of Nigeria's Presidential Election ...
Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan has won the presidential election in a vote that has sparked rioting in the country's northern states that backed his ...
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Goodluck Jonathan retains Nigerian presidency - CNN
Incumbent Goodluck Jonathan is the winner of the presidential election in Nigeria, the chairman of Nigeria's Independent National Electoral Commission ...
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Nigeria Counts Presidential Votes With Incumbent Jonathan as ...
Vote counting got underway in Nigeria, Africa's top oil producer, following a presidential election that incumbent Goodluck Jonathan is favored to win.
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BBC News - Nigeria election: Riots over Goodluck Jonathan win
Riots break out in the northern cities of Kano and Kaduna as presidential poll results show Goodluck Jonathan is set to win.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13107867
Jonathan set for landslide in Nigerian vote - Africa - Al Jazeera ...
Preliminary results point to new term for incumbent president as main rival fails in bid to force runoff vote.
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Goodluck Jonathan opens unassailable lead in Nigeria's ...
Unofficial results from 30 of the country's 36 states suggest the president has an unassailable lead over Muhammadu Buhari.
www.guardian.co.uk/.../goodluck-jonathan-nigeria-election
Nigeria's Muslim rebel movement capitalized on electoral tensions
Motorcyclists ride past a campaign billboard of John James Akpan, of the Action Congress of Nigeria, in Uyo, Nigeria, on April 25. ...
www.csmonitor.com/.../Nigeria-s-Muslim-rebel-movement-ca...
Nigeria's President Wins Re-Election - NYTimes.com
Amid violent protests, President Goodluck Jonathan was returned to office after a weekend poll judged by analysts to be perhaps the country's fairest ever.
www.nytimes.com/2011/04/19/world/africa/19nigeria.html
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The U.S. Department of State warns U.S. citizens of the risks of travel to Nigeria and continues to recommend U.S. citizens to avoid all but essential ...
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Cleaner election boost's Nigeria legitimacy – and regional clout ...
Nigeria recently took a major stand in the conflict in Ivory Coast. The recent presidential election has given Nigeria far more credibility as a leader in ...
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Explosions kill 3 in northern Nigeria on eve of governorship elections
(CNN) -- Explosions Monday in Nigeria's northeastern state of Borno killed three people and injured dozens, raising fears that an Islamist group will step ...
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