Michael Logan, dpa Nairobi/Abuja_(dpa) _ Nigeria's oil-producing Niger Delta has enjoyed a rare period of peace at the tail end of 2009 as a government amnesty for oil militants bears fruit. Oil...
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Amnesty for Nigerian oil militants underway
Nairobi/Abuja_(dpa) _ A 60-day amnesty for militant groups in Nigeria's restive Niger Delta came into effect on Thursday - a move the government hopes will end attacks on oil facilities. Nigeria's...
At least 65 killed in ongoing Nigerian political clashes
Abuja_(dpa) _ Seven students were among those killed Saturday in Jos, the capital city of central Nigeria's Plateau State, as the death toll from two days of political clashes rose to 65. Local...
Nigeria's president orders military to step into election riots
Abuja_(dpa) _ After scores of people were killed in riots following local elections, Nigerian President Umaru Yar'Adua Friday ordered the Nigerian military to take charge in Jos, the capital city of...
Nigeria to import rice, release grains to cushion food crisis
Abuja, Nigeria_(dpa) _ Nigeria announced Tuesday it would import 500,000 tons of rice to cushion the effect of the global rise in food prices. The decision was taken after an emergency meeting...
Nigerian Army apologizes for killing of 100 citizens in 2001
The Nigerian Army publicly apologized to the people of Benue State, north central Nigeria, Tuesday over the killing of its citizens in the Zaki Biam area of the state by soldiers in 2001. The Army...
Flood kills three in northeastern Nigeria
Abuja_(dpa) _ A man, a woman and her baby drowned when the River Yedzaram in the Michika area of Adamawa State in northeastern Nigeria burst its banks Sunday. Sani Moda, Vice-Chairman of the council...
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UN refugee commission closes Nigerian camp
Abuja_(dpa) _ The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) closed its camp in Oru, Ogun State, south-west Nigeria, on Sunday with the repatriation of the last 86 Liberians from the camp. ...
Nigeria deploys troops in Niger Delta community
Abuja_(dpa) _ The Nigerian government deployed troops to a Niger Delta community Wednesday following an attack that killed 12 people over the weekend, while a militant group in the region hinted it...
Cholera claims 68 lives in Nigeria's northern state
Abuja_(dpa) _ A cholera outbreak has killed 68 people in Borno state in northern Nigeria, local reports said Tuesday. The reports said about 1,500 persons fell ill at the weekend after drinking water...
Violence displaces three million Nigerians
Abuja_(dpa) _ More than three million Nigerians have been displaced internally since May 1999 when Nigeria returned to democracy after 16 years of unbroken military rule, the state-run National...
Nigeria's northeast state imposes curfew after religious crisis
By Alli Hakeem Abuja_(dpa) _ A Nigerian state on Monday imposed a curfew on its capital following religious riots in the area, but a local official rejected reports that people had died. The curfew...
383 new polio cases reported in Nigeria
Abuja (dpa) - Almost 400 new cases of polio were reported in the first half of the year in Nigeria, a sharp increase from last year, the United Nations said Monday. UNICEF said the 383 new cases...
Relief materials sent to Nigerian flood victims
Abuja (dpa) - Nigeria's National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), a government agency responsible for aiding victims of natural disasters, sent relief materials Tuesday to victims of Sunday's...