President Goodluck Jonathan said on Thursday that deadly post-poll unrest recalled the build-up to the Nigerian civil war.
An outbreak of post-poll rioting in northern Nigeria left many dead overnight, after President Goodluck Jonathan appealed for unity following his win.
Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan headed for victory on Monday in the country’s elections, with official results giving him a commanding lead.
President Goodluck Jonathan took what appeared to be an unassailable lead on Sunday as votes were tallied from around Nigeria.
Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan looked set for a close race against ex-military ruler Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday as results trickled in.
The body of late president Umaru Yar’Adua is in an unmarked grave, buried in the sandy soil along with many voters’ hopes of a Muslim candidate.
After years of furthering her family’s tradition of activism, Yemisi Ransome-Kuti decided to take her struggle to the campaign trail.
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/ 13 February 2011
At least 11 people were trampled to death on Saturday in a stampede at an election campaign rally for Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan.
Nigeria called on the UN Security Council to authorise force in Côte d’Ivoire as West Africa seeks to further pressure strongman Laurent Gbagbo.
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/ 21 January 2011
Nigeria President Goodluck Jonathan held talks on Friday with the prime minister of Côte d’Ivoire’s internationally recognised government.
West African nations want to resolve Côte d’Ivoire’s crisis peacefully, but a threat to use force remains valid if Laurent Gbagbo does not step down.
Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan won a decisive victory in ruling party primaries on Friday, including in key states in the mostly Muslim north.
Nigeria’s ruling party picks a presidential candidate this week in a high-stakes vote ahead of general elections.
The Côte d’Ivoire crisis remains deadlocked, the leader of the Ecowas West African regional bloc said on Tuesday.
The violence over the past two weeks highlights the tensions between Nigeria’s two major faiths — Christians and Muslims.
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/ 18 November 2010
Officials from oil and construction firms gathered at an air force base in Port Harcourt on Thursday for the handover of 19 hostages.
Authorities arrested the chairperson of a former military dictator’s presidential campaign on Monday in connection with a set of dual car bombings.
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/ 19 September 2010
Nigeria’s Goodluck Jonathan, who has declared he would run for president, is a fedora-wearing zoologist who has had an unlikely rise to power.
Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan on Wednesday declared his intention to run in January elections on social networking site Facebook.
Militants in oil-rich southern Nigeria, who last year laid down arms under an amnesty deal, on Wednesday pledged to back new leader Goodluck Jonathan.
Many members of the Nigerian police are more likely to commit crimes than prevent them, a report released on Tuesday claimed.
Nigerian President Umaru Yar’Adua death has paved the way for the most hotly contested succession since the country’s return to democracy.
Nigeria’s acting President, Goodluck Jonathan, installed a new Cabinet on Tuesday.
Nigeria’s citizens have taken to the internet to air the dirty laundry of ministerial nominees — sparking something that looks a lot like democracy.
Nigerian acting President Goodluck Jonathan on Wednesday dissolved the Cabinet, asserting his power a little over a month after taking over.
Nigeria has put security forces on alert to prevent reprisal attacks after clashes near the city of Jos which may have left more than 300 people dead.
Nigeria’s powerful state governors pledged their support for Acting President Goodluck Jonathan on Tuesday, saying he should continue to lead.
Nigeria’s president returned on Wednesday after a stay in hospital fueling concern about fresh turmoil but his deputy said all was "on course".
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/ 12 February 2010
Transfer of power to Goodluck Jonathan as Nigeria’s acting president is the tonic needed to revive governance in the key oil producer, analysts say.
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/ 11 February 2010
The African Union on Thursday urged the military in coup-prone Nigeria to respect a decision to hand power to the country’s deputy leader.
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/ 9 February 2010
Nigeria’s Parliament on Tuesday voted to suspend ailing President Umaru Yar’Adua and hand power to his deputy until he is well enough to resume.
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/ 14 January 2010
Lawyers have petitioned a Nigerian court to install President Umaru Yar’Adua’s deputy as acting president until the leader returns from hospital.