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US warns of wave of militant attacks in Nigeria
Militants in Nigeria are planning a major new wave of attacks and kidnappings in the next few days that could include up to 20 simultaneous bombings across the country’s oil-rich…
Nigerian militants release foreign oil workers
Militants in Nigeria have freed seven foreign oil workers seized during an attack earlier this month on an ExxonMobil compound, a spokesperson for the company said. The seven…
Is freedom of the press being eroded in Nigeria?
Nigerian leader Olusegun Obasanjo once had a notice posted at the gate of his farm and presidential retreat: ”No dogs and journalists allowed.” Obasanjo saw it as a joking…
Bird-flu shock gives way to false sense of security
At the Costain livestock market in Nigeria’s biggest city of Lagos, chicken buyers are again waiting while boys in their early teens slaughter, clean and cut up birds for them to…
Nigeria tests family for bird flu
Samples taken from a Nigerian family suspected of contracting a fatal bird flu strain have been sent abroad so experts can determine whether the virus has jumped to humans in…
Nigerian militants promise to release oil workers
Militants holding four foreign hostages in Nigeria claimed on Sunday they would release the captives soon, according to a statement purportedly from the militant group. The…
Nigerian militia leader refuses negotiations
The leader of Nigerian militants who captured four foreign oil workers said on Saturday he would not talk with negotiators sent by the government and reiterated threats to launch…
Nigeria wages war against 419 scams
Nigerian police say they have scored results in a crackdown launched by President Olusegun Obasanjo’s government in the past three years on internet and e-mail fraud — which has…
Ceasefire violations ‘poisoning’ Sudan talks
Ceasefire violations are on the rise in Sudan’s bloodied Darfur region and the fighting is poisoning peace talks where government and rebel negotiators met on Monday for the…
Bishops want to create ‘African’ theology
Widening the growing global Anglican rift over homosexuality, Anglican bishops in Africa said on Monday they would stop theological training of African clergy in Western…
Fuel-price strike shuts down Nigeria
Children played soccer in the deserted streets of sub-Saharan Africa’s largest city and businesses and schools shuttered their doors across Nigeria on Wednesday as unions…
On the eve of Nigerian poll, Ijaws threaten boycott
Ethnic militants vowed to prevent voting Saturday in a broad swathe of Nigeria’s oil delta during legislative elections that pose a test for civilian rule in Africa’s most…