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Nigeria secret police: Sect spokesman arrested
YAHOO Wed, 01 Feb 2012 20:04:48 GMT
The purported spokesman for a radical Islamist sect responsible for hundreds of killings in recent weeks in Nigeria has been arrested, an official with the country's secret police said Wednesday.
Nigeria arrests suspected Boko Haram spokesman: sources
YAHOO Wed, 01 Feb 2012 21:06:02 GMT
Nigerian authorities have arrested a man believed to be a spokesman for Islamist group Boko Haram, which has claimed responsibility for scores of deadly attacks, security sources said Wednesday.
Nigerian agents question 'Boko Haram spokesman'
YAHOO Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:43:47 GMT
Nigerian authorities on Thursday questioned a man believed to be a spokesman for Islamist group Boko Haram after his arrest as security forces seek to stop a wave of attacks blamed on the extremists.
Boko Haram: Nigerian Authorities Question Purported Spokesman
IBTIMES Thu, 02 Feb 2012 09:28:45 EST
President Goodluck Jonathan is under extreme pressure to end the insurgency
Boko Haram Spokesman Arrested in Nigeria Morning Raid: Report
IBTIMES Wed, 01 Feb 2012 16:53:54 EST
Boko Haram spokesperson Abu Qaqa was arrested by Nigeria's secret service during an early morning raid on Wednesday.
Nigeria Boko Haram spokesman arrested, victims buried
REUTERS Wed, 01 Feb 2012 19:46:42 GMT
ABUJA (Reuters) - Nigeria's secret service arrested the spokesman for violent Islamist sect Boko Haram on Wednesday, a man going by the name of 'Abu Qaqa' who frequently made statements to the press after its attacks, a security source told Reuters. Related Stories Analysis-Middle East turmoil draws Turkey and Iraqi Kurds closer 25 people dead in Egyptian football pitch invasion - report Fifty killed in Egypt soccer pitch invasion - ministry U.N. investigates reports of South Sudan massacre More than 70 die in Egyptian football pitch invasion
Special Report - Boko Haram: between rebellion and jihad
REUTERS Tue, 31 Jan 2012 10:41:44 GMT
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) - At about 10.40 one morning last August, Mohammed Abul Barra rammed his ash-coloured station wagon into a security gate outside the United Nations headquarters in the Nigerian capital, Abuja, knocking it off its hinges. Barra's 1996 Honda Accord then crashed through the main building's glass doors and slammed against the reception desk. Related Stories Drone kills 12 Yemen militants, minister eludes attack Russia blames Mars probe failure on space radiation U.S. assessing risks of Taliban transfer - Petraeus Residents clash with police near Algerian capital Cargo ship sinks off Turkey, 8 crew missing
Abacha aide to hang over killing
BBC Mon, 30 Jan 2012 17:09:56 GMT
A close aide to former Nigerian military ruler Sani Abacha is sentenced to hang for killing the wife of politician Moshood Abiola.
Pride at stake in 'dead' Morocco, Niger Cup tie
YAHOO Mon, 30 Jan 2012 22:00:23 GMT
Eric Gerets, in what could be his last match as coach of Morocco, will expect his players to end their curtailed stay in Gabon with a flourish in the 'dead' clash with Niger here Tuesday.
Gunmen kill two in Nigeria's restive north: residents
YAHOO Mon, 30 Jan 2012 22:51:49 GMT
Gunmen riding on motorcyles killed two people on Monday in Nigeria's restive northern region that has been rocked by a wave of recent attacks blamed on the Islamist group Boko Haram, residents said.
American kidnapped in Nigeria returns to U.S.
USATODAY Sun, 29 Jan 2012 15:39:08 GMT
A U.S. citizen kidnapped by gunmen in Nigeria's oil-rich southern delta has returned to Georgia after being held captive for a week.
Gunmen kill 15, burn bodies in northern Nigeria
HINDUSTANTIMES Fri, 27 Jan 2012 16:17:05 GMT
Gunmen have killed 15 village traders returning from a market at night and set their bodies ablaze in northern Nigeria's Zamfara state, a local police chief said today.
After Bombings, An Exodus From A Nigerian City
NPR Fri, 27 Jan 2012 17:06:00 GMT
In the wake of bombings that targeted churches, Christians are leaving the northern Nigerian city of Kano, a flash point of violence in recent years.
Nigeria: Boko Haram Issues New Threats
IBTIMES Fri, 27 Jan 2012 12:08:59 EST
YouTube message contains warning about fresh wave of attacks.
U.S. Embassy: U.S. citizen kidnapped in Nigeria freed
USATODAY Fri, 27 Jan 2012 17:40:38 GMT
A U.S. citizen kidnapped by gunmen in Nigeria's oil-rich southern delta has been freed after a week in captivity, the U.S. Embassy said.
'We will attack Nigeria again and again', Boko Haram leader vows
FEEDSPORTAL Fri, 27 Jan 2012 17:01:34 GMT
The purported leader of Boko Haram, the radical Islamist group responsible for hundreds of deaths in Nigeria has vowed to attack "again and again" until the country becomes an Islamic state.
Nigerian violence: Police disappear as Boko Haram brings terror to the streets
FEEDSPORTAL Fri, 27 Jan 2012 19:00:46 GMT
When a city of 9 million people comes under almost daily assault, the police would normally step up their presence. But not in Kano.
Nigeria Seeks Talks With Militants
WSJ Fri, 27 Jan 2012 00:01:00 EST
Envoys of Nigeria's president are in negotiations with elements of Boko Haram, the Islamist insurgency behind an onslaught of attacks that has destroyed government buildings and killed hundreds of people.
Boko Haram: 'We Did Not Murder Civilians'
IBTIMES Thu, 26 Jan 2012 12:32:39 EST
The leader of Nigerian militant group Boko Haram has denied killing civilians during the coordinated bomb attacks in Kano last week.
Nigeria’s northern capital: The terror they dare not name
ECONOMIST Thu, 26 Jan 2012 16:02:59 GMT
Is that your wife on the back? A YEAR ago arrivals on the outskirts to Kano had to pass a sign forbidding alcohol consumption and banning women from riding on motorbikes. Now it is gone.Kano may be the sixth-biggest Muslim city in the world—after Karachi, Jakarta, Dhaka, Cairo and Istanbul—but it is far from the most conservative. Women lift their hemlines to get on the back of achabas, motorbikes that are the main source of transport. Mini vans carry both sexes to their destination. It is possible to get a cold beer to wash away sand inhaled during a day on the edge of the Sahara.The relaxation of sharia rules has come gradually, but it has accelerated with a recent change of guard. Ibrahim Shekarau, the former governor, liked to please radical clerics. He put up pious signs even as prostitutes plied their trade and policemen took bribes from alcohol merchants. When Rabiu Kwankwaso took over last year, he dropped the charade.Few protested in the city of almost 10m Muslims,.......
Police: German kidnapped in north Nigeria city
YAHOO Thu, 26 Jan 2012 17:43:14 GMT
Police in a north Nigeria city where a radical Islamist sect attack last week killed 185 people say that a German expatriate working for a construction company has been kidnapped there.
World Briefing | Africa: Nigeria: Terrorist Attacks Prompt Shake-Up of Police Leadership
NYTIMES Thu, 26 Jan 2012 06:07:29 GMT
President Goodluck Jonathan has dismissed the nation’s top police officer and six deputies on Wednesday, a week after the main suspect in a Christmas Day bomb attack escaped from custody, officials said.
Fresh blasts, gunfire in violence-torn Nigerian city
YAHOO Tue, 24 Jan 2012 04:11:00 GMT
Fresh explosions and gunfire early Tuesday rocked an area near a police station in the Nigerian city of Kano, where coordinated attacks claimed by Islamists and shootouts left at least 185 dead last week.
World Briefing | Africa: Nigeria: Toll Rises and New Attacks Are Foiled in City
NYTIMES Tue, 24 Jan 2012 06:01:13 GMT
The police foiled fresh attacks in the northern city of Kano on Monday, discovering 10 bomb-laden cars and hundreds of other unexploded devices from a wave of violence last week.
Kano prayers over Nigeria attacks
BBC Mon, 23 Jan 2012 11:28:56 GMT
Both Muslim and Christian residents of Kano, the northern Nigerian city where at least 160 people were killed in a series of attacks on Friday, are urged to heed a day of prayer.
Occupy Nigeria: Anonymous Declare War on 'Evil Jihadi Group' Boko Haram
IBTIMES Mon, 23 Jan 2012 05:16:48 EST
The Nigerian cell of the Anonymous collective has declared war on the infamous Boko Haram group.
Nigeria city prays for peace after attacks
YAHOO Mon, 23 Jan 2012 11:24:50 GMT
Nigerian officials and clerics gathered for peace prayers in Kano on Monday after a wave of attacks claimed by Islamists left more than 160 dead and raised fresh fears of civil unrest.
Mosque prayer service in Nigeria after attacks
YAHOO Mon, 23 Jan 2012 12:54:05 GMT
The emir of Kano and the state's top politician offered prayers Monday for the more than 150 people killed in a coordinated attack by a radical Islamist sect, though fear kept many Nigerians from coming to the mosque.
Indian killed in Nigeria clashes
FEEDSPORTAL Sun, 22 Jan 2012 23:42:12 GMT
A 23-year-old Indian national was killed and six of his compatriots, including two children, were injured in a wave of coordinated bombings and gun attacks in Nigeria by an Islamic sect that left more than 180 people dead.
Death toll in Nigeria attack rises, stuns leader
YAHOO Sun, 22 Jan 2012 19:41:46 GMT
People in this north Nigeria city once wore surgical masks to block the dust swirling through its sprawling neighborhoods, but swarming children hawked the masks for pennies apiece Sunday to block the stench of death at a hospital overflowing with the dead following a coordinated attack by a radical Islamist sect.
Violence in Nigeria Imperils Stability
WSJ Mon, 23 Jan 2012 00:01:00 EST
A wave of devastating weekend assaults in Nigeria killed more than 150 people, underlying how religious and economic grievances are coalescing into a dangerous mix that threatens the country's stability.
Nigeria sectarian violence shows no signs of abating
FEEDSPORTAL Sun, 22 Jan 2012 17:58:28 GMT
Fresh attacks blamed on Islamist separatists in northern Nigeria on Sunday killed nine people and damaged two churches as doctors warned as the death toll from earlier multiple bombs could rise to 250.
At least 143 killed in 'co-ordinated' Nigeria attacks, say police
INDEPENDENT Sat, 21 Jan 2012 18:30:44 GMT
Co-ordinated attacks claimed by a radical Islamist sect killed at least 143 people in north Nigeria's largest city, a hospital official said today, as gunfire still echoed around some areas of the sprawling city.
143 dead after bomb attacks in northern Nigerian city
INDEPENDENT Sun, 22 Jan 2012
At least 143 people have been killed in a single day of co-ordinated bomb and gun attacks in a northern Nigeria in one of the bloodiest days in the country's growing sectarian conflict.
Britons get Nigeria travel warning
INDEPENDENT Sun, 22 Jan 2012 09:01:34 GMT
Britons are being urged against travelling to parts of Nigeria after a series of terrorist bomb attacks left scores of people dead.
Boko Haram is Nigeria's enemy | Chika Unigwe
GUARDIAN Sun, 22 Jan 2012 22:00:02 GMT
Nigeria's bloody violence isn't about religious division, it stems from one extremist group: Boko Haram This week, still reeling from Friday's bloody bombings on the northern city of Kano, Nigeria braces itself for more violence ahead. The bulk of the casualties in the attacks on churches belonged to the Igbo people, and this has already led to retaliatory attacks in parts of south-eastern Nigeria. An Igbo group, Ogbunigwe Ndigbo, gave all northern Muslims in the region two weeks to leave or face their wrath. In Lokpanta, where my mother is from, the Muslim Hausa community – which settled there many years ago – were seen leaving in truckloads. With the deepening crises it has become normal, not just in the media but among ordinary Nigerians, to argue that the violence is a sectarian or religious matter, an issue of north v south, Muslims v Christians. I have spoken to friends who are convinced that it is not just southern Christians who are the primary targets of Boko Haram, the..
Nigeria bombs toll 'sure to rise'
BBC Sun, 22 Jan 2012 16:26:16 GMT
The death toll from Friday's devastating bomb attacks in Nigeria is sure to rise above 160, doctors say.
Fresh attacks claim 11 lives in Nigeria
THEHINDU Sun, 22 Jan 2012 13:33:55 GMT
Police say 11 people have been killed in an attack in Nigeria’s northern State of Bauchi. Bauchi State Commissioner of Police Ikechukwu Aduba said on Sunday that the attack happened over...
At least 150 killed in Nigeria Kano attacks
TOPIX Sun, 22 Jan 2012 18:15:40 GMT
More than 150 people were killed in a series of coordinated attacks by a radical Islamist sect in north Nigeria's largest city, according to an internal Red Cross document seen Sunday by an Associated Press reporter.
120 killed in Nigeria attacks: Report
FEEDSPORTAL Sat, 21 Jan 2012 14:15:32 GMT
Hospital records seen by a reporter in north Nigeria's largest city show at least 120 people were killed in a series of coordinated attacks by a radical Islamist sect there.
162 killed in Nigeria Islamist attacks
FEEDSPORTAL Sat, 21 Jan 2012 17:46:34 GMT
Bomb attacks targeting security forces and gun battles killed at least 162 people in Nigeria's second-largest city of Kano, sources said, as bodies littered the streets today.
Nigeria militant attacks kill at least 143
CBC Sat, 21 Jan 2012 13:10:04 EST
Co-ordinated attacks claimed by a radical Islamist sect killed at least 143 people in north Nigeria's largest city, hospital records seen Saturday show, as gunfire still echoed around some areas of the sprawling city.
Nigerian security probe attacks that killed 162
YAHOO Sun, 22 Jan 2012 10:34:35 GMT
Soldiers and police on Sunday manned checkpoints in Nigeria's second largest city after coordinated bombings and gun battles killed 162 people in one of the deadliest attacks to hit the mainly Muslim north.
Police: 11 people killed in north Nigeria attack
YAHOO Sun, 22 Jan 2012 13:22:49 GMT
Police say 11 people have been killed in an attack in Nigeria's north state of Bauchi.
Nigerian security probe deadly attacks
YAHOO Sun, 22 Jan 2012 14:30:32 GMT
Soldiers manned checkpoints in Nigeria's second largest city on Sunday after coordinated bombings and gun battles killed 166 people in one of the deadliest attacks to hit the mainly Muslim north.
Police: 11 people killed in north Nigeria attack
TOPIX Sun, 22 Jan 2012 14:11:43 GMT
Bauchi state commissioner of police Ikechukwu Aduba said Sunday that the attack happened overnight.
At least 143 killed in north Nigeria sect attacks
USATODAY Sat, 21 Jan 2012 20:02:41 GMT
Attacks claimed by a radical Islamist sect killed at least 143 people in north Nigeria's largest city, a hospital official said Saturday.
Over 160 killed in Nigeria attacks, Indians among injured
GOOGLE Sun, 22 Jan 2012 04:05:17 GMT
At least 162 people were killed and several others, including Indians injured on Saturday when militants launched a series of coordinated bomb attacks targeting police stations and the headquarters of...
Fresh attacks kill nine in northern Nigeria as police hunt Boko Haram bombers
FEEDSPORTAL Sun, 22 Jan 2012 10:58:15 GMT
Muslim gunmen killed nine people and wounded 12 others in the latest round of religious violence to hit northern Nigeria, a community elder said.
Nigerian sect kills over 100 in deadly strike
REUTERS Sat, 21 Jan 2012 23:39:30 GMT
KANO, Nigeria (Reuters) - More than 100 people were killed in bomb attacks and gunbattles in the Nigerian city Kano late on Friday, a local government security source said, in the deadliest strike claimed by Islamist sect Boko Haram to date. Related Stories Rights group urges West to get over Islamist aversion Exclusive - How Pakistan helps the U.S. drone campaign Croatia votes on EU membership amid concerns Thousands protest at immunity for Yemen's Saleh Death toll in Nigeria's Kano at least 178 - doctor
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Attacks keep Christians in hiding
CNN Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:47:52 GMT
In Nigeria, Islamic militant attacks have Christian parents keeping children home from school. Nima Elbajir reports.
Violence engulfs northern Nigeria
CNN Wed, 01 Feb 2012 12:07:10 GMT
Nima Elbagir reports from northern Nigeria, where deadly clashes between militants and government forces continue.
VIDEO: Nigeria at the heart of African economy
BBC Mon, 30 Jan 2012 17:46:39 GMT
Despite recent violence in the country, Nigeria is still at the heart of an economic renaissance on the African Continent
VIDEO: Boko Haram 'operates with no face'
BBC Thu, 26 Jan 2012 21:57:56 GMT
The president of Nigeria has challenged the Islamist militant group Boko Haram to identify themselves and state their demands as a basis for dialogue.
Nigerian police battle new attacks
CNN Fri, 27 Jan 2012 01:37:40 GMT
CNN's Nima Elbagir reports on Boko Haram militant threats and attacks on police and civilians in Nigeria.
Davos 2012: Nigerian Central Bank Governor Sanusi
REUTERS Fri, 27 Jan 2012 16:15:00 GMT
Insider speaks to Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, Nigeria's central bank governor.
Death toll rising in Nigeria
CNN Wed, 25 Jan 2012 00:34:54 GMT
The number of dead from bombing and gun attacks in Kano, Nigeria, has risen to at least 211, officials say.
Death toll climbs after Nigeria attacks
CNN Tue, 24 Jan 2012 12:28:45 GMT
CNN's Nima Elbagir says some of the Kano attack victims were too scared to go to the hospital.
Have militants found Nigeria's flaw?
CNN Mon, 23 Jan 2012 12:22:26 GMT
CNN's Nima Elbagir says Boko Haram has exposed the weakness in the Nigerian government's anti-terror drive.
VIDEO: Nigeria president 'to defeat attackers'
BBC Sun, 22 Jan 2012 22:43:27 GMT
Nigerian president Goodluck Jonathan has promised to defeat the perpetrators of the attacks in the northern Nigerian city of Kano, which left more than 150 people dead.
Atmosphere tense after Kano attacks
CNN Sun, 22 Jan 2012 12:08:06 GMT
A night-time curfew has been imposed in the Nigerian city of Kano, days after a deadly series of attacks.
Nigeria Copes With Aftermath of Attacks
WSJ Sun, 22 Jan 2012 17:32:34 GMT
Nigeria attempts to restore order after Islamist sect Boko Haram killed at least 178 people in the northern city of Kano. (Video: Reuters/Photo: AFP)
VIDEO: Nigerian President visits Kano
BBC Sun, 22 Jan 2012 18:47:45 GMT
President Goodluck Jonathan has made a trip to Kano in northern Nigeria following the devastating bomb attacks, which left more than 150 people dead.
VIDEO: Witness describes Nigeria blasts
BBC Sat, 21 Jan 2012 04:11:45 GMT
A coordinated series of bomb attacks in Nigeria has killed at least six people in the biggest city in the north, Kano.
VIDEO: What is behind tensions in Nigeria
BBC Fri, 20 Jan 2012 10:46:34 GMT
Religious tensions in northern Nigeria have seen several bomb attacks take place in recent months.
VIDEO: Deadly bombings kill dozens in Nigeria
BBC Sat, 21 Jan 2012 17:02:13 GMT
Co-ordinated attacks by Islamist militants in the northern Nigerian city of Kano on Friday killed at least 120 people, witnesses and reports say.
VIDEO: Dozens dead in Nigeria bombings
BBC Sat, 21 Jan 2012 13:19:24 GMT
Eyewitnesses in Nigeria say they have counted as many as 80 bodies in a morgue, after a series of blasts in the northern city of Kano.
VIDEO: Nigerians keep pressure on government
BBC Fri, 20 Jan 2012 01:08:02 GMT
Nigeria's commercial capital was the centre of recent protests against the removal of fuel subsidies.
Nigerians turn attention to corruption
CNN Thu, 19 Jan 2012 15:20:17 GMT
As protests die down in Nigeria, talk turns to the future. CNN's Nima Elbagir reports.
Nigerian unions suspend strike
CNN Mon, 16 Jan 2012 22:06:57 GMT
Nima Elbagir reports on Nigerian labor groups suspending their nationwide strike after hearing from the president.
Nigeria reinstates fuel subsidies
CNN Mon, 16 Jan 2012 14:29:42 GMT
Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan addresses his nation as the national strike over soaring fuel prices continues.
Understanding Nigeria's fuel protest
CNN Mon, 16 Jan 2012 15:32:06 GMT
CNN's Vladimir Duthiers examines the fuel protests and general strike that has brought Nigeria, to a standstill.
VIDEO: Nigerian protesters suspend strike
BBC Mon, 16 Jan 2012 15:55:21 GMT
Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan has made a concession to the strikers who brought the country to a halt last week over the cost of petrol.
Union, government fail to find agreement
CNN Sun, 15 Jan 2012 10:55:04 GMT
Oil workers' union in Nigeria threatens to shut down production. CNN's Nima Elbagir reports.
Business slows amid Nigeria protests
CNN Fri, 13 Jan 2012 11:52:49 GMT
Vladimir Duthiers samples the somber mood in Nigeria's biggest city as protests over fuel prices grow.
Nigerian Energy Protests Intensify
WSJ Fri, 13 Jan 2012 13:08:56 GMT
Tens of thousands of protesters marched through Nigeria's major cities calling for President Goodluck Jonathan to resign, as a showdown over how Africa's biggest oil producer spends its revenue escalated into a fourth day. WSJ's Drew Hinshaw reports from West Africa.
Outrage over fuel prices in Nigeria
CNN Thu, 12 Jan 2012 12:44:43 GMT
Oil production is at risk as violent clashes continue in Nigeria over soaring fuel prices. Vladimir Duthiers reports.
Protests over fuel price rise in Nigeria
CNN Wed, 11 Jan 2012 00:49:04 GMT
Unrest and unhappiness over a sudden spike in fuel prices consumes Nigeria. Vladimir Duthiers is there.
Fuel subsidy protests rock Nigeria
REUTERS Wed, 11 Jan 2012 18:54:00 GMT
Jan. 11 - Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan’s decision to scrap fuel subsidies continues to divide the nation. Nick Rowlands reports.
Nigerians take to the streets
REUTERS Tue, 10 Jan 2012 21:16:00 GMT
Jan. 10 - Thousands flock to a rally in the Nigerian capital but President Goodluck Jonathan shows no signs of weakening over a contested fuel subsidy. Katharine Jackson reports.
VIDEO: Strike anger at Nigerian airport
BBC Wed, 11 Jan 2012 16:32:57 GMT
Passengers hoping to leave Nigeria at the country's main airport have become stranded following days of protests over fuel costs.
Nigerians strike over gas price increase
CNN Mon, 09 Jan 2012 22:02:15 GMT
Furious Nigerians protest fuel prices with violent rallies and a nationwide strike. CNN's Ralitsa Vassileva reports.
Nigerians hold strikes over fuel costs
CNN Tue, 10 Jan 2012 11:57:01 GMT
Mass strikes bring Nigeria to a standstill, as Vladimir Duthiers reports.
Nigerian finance minister talks strikes
CNN Mon, 09 Jan 2012 22:41:49 GMT
The Nigerian finance minister joins CNN's Becky Anderson to discuss strikes in her country over fuel prices.
Nigeria protesters killed
REUTERS Tue, 10 Jan 2012 05:14:00 GMT
Jan 10 - Deaths and injuries as police open fire on Nigerians protesting over the axing of fuel subsidies. Paul Chapman reports.
VIDEO: Nigeria braced for more strikes
BBC Tue, 10 Jan 2012 09:15:02 GMT
Tens of thousands of people across Nigeria are expected to take part in a second day of strikes against rising fuel prices, triggered by the removal of a government subsidy
AUDIO: Religion's role in Nigeria turmoil
BBC Tue, 10 Jan 2012 09:21:28 GMT
As Nigeria faces the second day of a general strike over fuels prices, the country is also dealing with unrest related to religious tensions that have flared in recent months.
VIDEO: Nigeria prepares for strike action
BBC Mon, 09 Jan 2012 03:31:40 GMT
Thousands of Nigerians are expected to go on strike on Monday in the latest sign of widespread opposition to the government's decision last week to end fuel subsidies.
Tensions high over Nigerian fuel prices
CNN Mon, 09 Jan 2012 07:28:20 GMT
Trade unions in Nigeria are calling for a general strike after a government decision prompted gas prices to double.
Economic, sectarian tensions in Nigeria
CNN Mon, 09 Jan 2012 13:36:47 GMT
CNN's Vladimir Duthiers explains how the removal of fuel subsidies is affecting the average Nigerian.
VIDEO: Nigeria: Tensions high at fuel protest
BBC Mon, 09 Jan 2012 16:36:30 GMT
A general strike in Nigeria over the elimination of a fuel subsidy has brought the country to a standstill.
Addressing Nigeria's infrastructure
CNN Mon, 09 Jan 2012 18:04:35 GMT
Aging infrastructure struggles to keep up with Nigeria's economy growth. CNN's John Defterios reports.
Boko Haram's terrorizing of Nigeria
CNN Fri, 06 Jan 2012 20:58:34 GMT
CNN's Nima Elbagir reports on the deteriorating situation in Nigeria amid attacks by Boko Haram.
Religious violence escalates in Nigeria
CNN Sat, 07 Jan 2012 10:31:52 GMT
Islamic militants claim credit for attacks that left 25 dead in violence against Nigeria's Christian minority.
Nigeria unions urge strike over fuel
CNN Thu, 05 Jan 2012 01:07:53 GMT
CNN's Fionnuala Sweeney reports on violent protests in Nigeria over fuel prices and the promises of a nationwide strike.
Authentic Nigerian food
CNN Thu, 05 Jan 2012 14:53:11 GMT
Nigerian Chef Lookman Mashood cooks up a traditional Nigerian feast.
Secrets of a master storyteller
CNN Wed, 04 Jan 2012 15:22:23 GMT
Yoruba culture is the inspiration for the tales and art of Nigerian Jimi Solanke.
Nigerian fuel protests heat up
REUTERS Tue, 03 Jan 2012 19:59:00 GMT
Jan. 3 - Hundreds of demonstrators in Nigeria's commercial capital Lagos shut petrol stations, formed human barriers along motorways and hijacked buses in protest of the shock doubling of fuel prices after a government subsidy was removed. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
Keeping Yoruba culture alive
CNN Wed, 04 Jan 2012 15:21:22 GMT
Nigerian artist and storyteller Jimi Solanke is working to preserve the Yoruba traditions that mean so much to him.
VIDEO: Nigerians protest at fuel hikes
BBC Wed, 04 Jan 2012 00:13:19 GMT
Thousands of Nigerians demonstrate against the removal of a fuel subsidy, which has led petrol prices and transport fares to double.

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