Nigeria News and Notes

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Updated 09/22/05

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Jos, Claims of Extra-Judicial Killings Rise (Mar 10, 2010 05:37)
THERE was pandemonium at the Police Staff College, yesterday, as members of the joint task force mai..

State Governor Blames Army for Massacre (Mar 10, 2010 05:35)
Plateau State Governor Jonah John Jang has blamed the army for last Sunday's killings in the Jos Sou..

Jonathan Should Prioritise Electoral Reform - Buhari (Mar 10, 2010 05:33)
The first priority of Acting President Goodluck Jonathan is to conclude the electoral reform program..

Hundreds killed in Nigerian Inter-faith Massacre (Mar 10, 2010 00:32)
Please be patient while the player loads... More than 500 people have been killed and 200 hospitali..

Govt Sends Al-Qaeda Suspect to U.S. (Mar 10, 2010 00:02)
A TERRORIST suspected to belong to the Al-Qaeda network, Ibrahim Haman Ahmed, who was extradited to ..

Violence Delays Polio Vaccinations (Mar 9, 2010 18:37)
A polio vaccination campaign in the violence-wracked central Nigerian city of Jos has been delayed u..

UN Rights Chief Calls for New Approach to End Cycle of Violence in Country (Mar 9, 2010 17:00)
The United Nations human rights chief said today she was appalled by the latest "massacre" of hundre..

Nigerians bury massacre victims (Mar 9, 2010 16:19)
Nigerians are burying victims of a massacre of predominantly Christian villagers near the central c..

Jos Killings a Reprisal - Police (Mar 9, 2010 12:19)
The Plateau State police command yesterday said the early morning attack on three villages in Jos So..

Country Must Bring Killers of Christians to Justice - Clinton (Mar 9, 2010 12:19)
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton called Monday on Nigeria to find and punish those responsible ..

Court Hears Suit Against Jos Rioters Today (Mar 9, 2010 12:19)
An Abuja Federal High Court will today hear one of the suits filed against persons who allegedly par..

Man Arrested in Country Charged in U.S With Assisting Terror Group (Mar 9, 2010 12:19)
A man whom US prosecutors say received bomb-making training in Somalia from the Islamist militant gr..

80,000 Children May Die of Vitamin a Deficiency (Mar 9, 2010 11:08)
No fewer than 80,000 Nigerian children are prone to die annually from Vitamin A deficiency related a..

For a United Nation (Mar 9, 2010 10:58)
"Though tribe and tongue may differ, in brotherhood we stand!" That line from the country's first an..

Maternal Care Made Simple (Mar 9, 2010 10:58)
There is a cliché that says there is no free lunch in Freetown. However, for expectant mothers and c..

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