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State Governor Blames Army for MassacrePlateau State Governor Jonah John Jang has blamed the army for last Sunday's killings in the Jos South Local Government Area of the state. [ more ] |
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Reappearance of the President Has Worsened the Political Paralysis - and the Splits in the PDP GovernmentOn 3 March, the state governors decided to block a vote that could have set in motion President Umaru Musa Yar?Adua?s enforced resignation on medical grounds. This has won his supporters in Abuja more time but does nothing to resolve the crisis caused by the power vacuum at the centre of government. Three days earlier, Acting President Goodluck Jonathan had tried to address the crisis by appointing a 26-member Presidential Advisory Council to speed up the implementation of government policy on key issues: the amnesty in the Niger Delta, rehabilitation of the electric power grid, electoral reform and stronger anti-corruption measures. [ more ] |
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Pope Condemns Jos Mayhem, as Police Set to Charge 49Catholic papal Pope Benedict XVI on Wednesday condemned the "atrocious" mayhem in Jos where over 500 people were massacred at the wee hours of last Sunday, also police said 49 people responsible would be charged with murder. [ more ] |
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Task Force on Niger-Delta Destroys Illegal Refineries, Arrests 6 Suspected Oil ThievesThe Joint Task Force (JTF) on the Niger-Delta have destroyed fresh 500 illegal crude oil refineries and arrested six suspected oil thieves at Egbekebor and Gbelekumor communities in Delta State. [ more ] |
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Violence Delays Polio VaccinationsA polio vaccination campaign in the violence-wracked central Nigerian city of Jos has been delayed until 13 March due to the violence and an on-going health worker strike, aid workers said. [ more ] |
Pope denounces 'atrocious' Nigeria bloodshed (AFP via Yahoo! News)Pope Benedict XVI on Wednesday denounced the "atrocious" bloodshed in Nigeria after a massacre of Christian villagers, as police said 49 people would be charged over the killings. [ more ] |
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Nigeria protesters demand to see ailing president (AP via Yahoo! News)Hundreds of protesters in Nigeria's capital are demanding to see the ailing president, who has not appeared publicly since returning from hospital treatment abroad last month. [ more ] |
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Explainer: What's behind slaughter in Nigeria? (CNN)Gangs of machete-wielding Muslims have been blamed for the weekend slaughter of hundreds of Christian villagers in Nigeria, but analysts say it would be wrong to assume the conflict was rooted in religion. [ more ] |
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Nigeria massacre residents return home (AFP via Yahoo! News)Residents of an area where hundreds were massacred at the weekend near Nigeria's city of Jos returned home early Wednesday having fled overnight gunfire, a witness said. [ more ] |
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Christians flee after Nigeria's massacre (AFP via Yahoo! News)Fresh gunfire has sent Christian villagers in Nigeria fleeing as a senior official accused the country's military chiefs of having ignored warnings about last weekend's massacre. [ more ] |
Arrests Made In Nigeria KillingsPope denounces violence Earlier Pope Benedict XVI denounced the "astrocious" violence. As new gunfire added to the tensions around the flashpoint city of Jos, the head of the Roman Catholic... [ more ] |
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Nigerian Soldiers Open Fire On Crowd Of Youths; 2 KilledJOS, Nigeria -- Soldiers opened fire on a crowd after curfew and killed two people, witnesses said Wednesday, just days after fighting between Christians and Muslims in the area left more than 200 dea... [ more ] |
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Sec Launches Probe Into N7.5trn Equities Crash•Inquiry to look at role of brokers; US to advise on reform provisions Nigeria’s new securities regulator has launched a sweeping investigation into alleged abuses that contributed to a $50bill... [ more ] |
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Nigerians Demand End To ‘invisible Presidency’•SNG calls for dissolution of federal cabinet, electoral reform Thousands of Nigerians joined members of the Save Nigeria Group (SNG) in a protest march to “so that presidential powers will be ... [ more ] |
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Forex Round-tripping Reignited As Parallel, Official Rates Disparity Widens•Experts seek CBN intervention Unless the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) takes proactive action in narrowing the gap between the official and parallel foreign exchange rates, dealers face the temp... [ more ] |
