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Nigeria secret police personal details leaked
Personnel records of members of Nigeria’s top spy agency – including home addresses and names of family members – have been leaked onto the internet.
No end in sight for Nigeria fuel strike
Nigeria’s labour unions and government have failed to end a paralysing strike over high petrol costs, potentially sparking an oil production shutdown.
Ecowas criticises SA warship off West Africa
The chairperson of West Africa’s regional bloc on Tuesday criticised SA for sending a warship to the region amid Côte d’Ivoire’s political crisis.
Hello Africa, this is India calling
The expansion by Bharti Airtel into Africa underscores the rise of India on the continent, at a time when the focus on investment has been on China.
Questions surround latest Nigerian bomb attack
Muslim extremists may have planted the bomb that exploded at an army barracks in Nigeria’s capital, the country’s president said on Saturday.
Nigerian official rails against District 9
One of the summer’s biggest blockbusters is not welcome in Nigeria because of its portrayal of Nigerians as gangsters and cannibals.
Eighty-two wives too many
Police in northern Nigeria have arrested a Muslim preacher who claims 86 wives and 107 children.
Nigerian state governors charged with graft
Three former state governors in Nigeria were charged in court on Friday with money laundering and stealing public funds. Prosecutors working for the Nigeria’s Economic and…
Nigerian leader declares assets to battle graft
Nigeria’s President Umaru Yar’Adua declared about -million in personal assets on Thursday, saying public financial disclosures should be standard practice as his country battles…
Nigerian opposition regroups in Abuja
The runner-up in Nigeria’s presidential elections convened a meeting with other opposition politicians on Wednesday, seeking a unified response to the weekend vote deemed not…
Obasanjo, deputy ‘used Nigerian oil funds illegally’
Stepping into a contentious election-year issue, a Nigerian Senate panel said on Wednesday that President Olusegun Obasanjo and his deputy-turned-political-foe both illegally…
AU to end Darfur peace talks if deadline not met
The African Union will end talks among warring parties in Sudan’s Darfur region by April 30 if the Khartoum government and rebel factions fail to agree to a peace deal, a senior…
‘Some progress’ in Darfur peace talks
African leaders emerged from their first attempt at brokering peace in Sudan’s Darfur region without a major development on Sunday, though Sudan’s lead negotiator said the groups…
Two Nigerian airlines grounded after crashes
President Olusegun Obasanjo has grounded two private domestic Nigerian airlines after two deadly plane crashes killed 224 people in seven weeks. He also announced a review of all…