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'More than 200 dead' in Nigeria post-poll unrest

'More than 200 dead' in Nigeria post-poll unrest

Post-election unrest in Nigeria has left more than 200 people dead and hundreds of arrests have been made, a Nigerian...

'More than 200 dead' in Nigeria post-poll unrest

Riots break out in Nigeria as Jonathan wins by landslide

Riots break out in Nigeria as Jonathan wins by landslide

Deadly rioting erupted across Nigeria's largely Muslim north on Monday as youths torched churches and homes in anger ...

Riots break out in Nigeria as Jonathan wins by landslide

Ahmadinejad brands US world's dictator ahead of summit

Ahmadinejad brands US world's dictator ahead of summit

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Wednesday called the United States a global dictator and lashed out at Israe...

Ahmadinejad brands US world's dictator ahead of summit

Nigerian elders demand "decisive" action from new leader

Nigerian elders demand "decisive" action from new leader

ABUJA — A group of eminent Nigerians, including three former heads of state, met Acting President Goodluck Jonathan F...

Nigerian elders demand "decisive" action from new leader

Acting Nigerian President Sacks Justice Minister

Acting Nigerian President Sacks Justice Minister

Nigeria's new acting president has demoted the Minister of Justice who opposed his taking temporary power in the prol...

Acting Nigerian President Sacks Justice Minister

Nigeria's Vice President takes over from ailing president

Nigeria's Vice President takes over from ailing president

ABUJA — Nigeria's Vice President Goodluck Jonathan took office as acting head-of-state on Tuesday after parliament vo...

Nigeria's Vice President takes over from ailing president

Nigerian Governor Re-Elected as Pressure on President Grows

Nigerian Governor Re-Elected as Pressure on President Grows

The governor of Nigeria's Anambra state has been re-elected in a contest marred by incomplete voter lists. This vote ...

Nigerian Governor Re-Elected as Pressure on President Grows

Nigeria minister urges president to transfer power

Nigeria minister urges president to transfer power

LAGOS — A Nigerian minister has called on ailing President Umaru Yar'Adua to transfer power, a senior official said T...

Nigeria minister urges president to transfer power

Religious clashes kill 200 in Nigerian city

Religious clashes kill 200 in Nigerian city

Clashes between Muslim and Christian gangs subsided Wednesday in the Nigerian city of Jos and nearby communities, whe...

Religious clashes kill 200 in Nigerian city

Nigeria's president breaks silence to quash death rumours

Nigeria's president breaks silence to quash death rumours

The president of Nigeria, not seen or heard in public for seven weeks, has broken his silence in a bid to quash rumou...

Nigeria's president breaks silence to quash death rumours
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