Nigeria

  • Nov 14, 2006
  • 6 min read

NIGERIA: Anti-graft drive put to political purposes

Plateau State Governor Joshua Dariye was yesterday impeached by the State Assembly. Dariye's...

Nigeria
  • Nov 13, 2006
  • 2 min read

NIGERIA: Disgruntled villagers target oil production

Gunmen vacated one of two Agip flow stations in Bayelsa state yesterday, reportedly stealing four...

Nigeria
  • Oct 31, 2006
  • 2 min read

NIGERIA: Focus grows on infrastructure investment

The government yesterday signed an 8.3 billion dollar deal for a railway line to be built between...

Nigeria
  • Oct 26, 2006
  • 1 min read

NIGERIA: Villagers threaten oil production in Delta

Villagers in Rivers State occupied three Shell flow stations yesterday, in order to protest...

Nigeria
  • Oct 19, 2006
  • 2 min read

NIGERIA: Ekiti state of emergency strengthens Obasanjo

President Olusegun Obasanjo today declared a state of emergency in Ekiti State and installed an...

Nigeria
  • Oct 17, 2006
  • 2 min read

NIGERIA: Gubernatorial impeachments increase tensions

Ekiti State Governor Peter Fayose and his deputy, Abiodun Olujimi, were impeached by the state's...

Nigeria
  • Oct 11, 2006
  • 1 min read

NIGERIA: Growing militancy shows security limitations

Militant youths yesterday seized control of a Shell oil facility in Bayelsa State, shutting down...

Nigeria
  • Oct 3, 2006
  • 1 min read

NIGERIA: Militant attack presages violent election

Militants yesterday attacked a Shell supply boat in Rivers State, and reports today suggest at...

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