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Nigerians protest against police inaction on abducted girls
A protester calling for the release of abducted Nigerian girls.
Hundreds of Nigerians have rallied in the capital Abuja to mark the first Christmas since more than 200 girls were abducted by Boko Haram terrorists.
Angry people gathered in Abuja on Saturday to protest against the unknown fate of the abducted girls. The protesters said Nigerian officials haven’t tried hard enough to free the girls...
Nigeria declares state of emergency over Ebola
The Nigerian president has declared a state of emergency in the country over the outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus.
On Friday, President Goodluck Jonathan “declared the control and containment of the Ebola virus in Nigeria a national emergency,” the president’s office said in a statement.
Jonathan urged people to avoid large gatherings to prevent the spread of the disease that has claimed...
Nigeria senators extend state of emergency in NE
Nigerian soldiers ride on an armored vehicle in Maiduguri, the capital city of the northeastern Borno State.
The Nigerian Senate has approved a request by the country’s president to extend emergency rule in the restive northeast for another six months.
Lawmakers in Nigeria’s upper house of parliament unanimously voted on Thursday “to extend the state of emergency in Adamawa, Borno and...
Nigeria Faces Mass Anti-Government Protests
Thousands have protested in Nigeria against the president Goodluck Jonathan
Nigeria is facing mass protests after the government canceled a fuel subsidy, effectively doubling gas prices. With anti-government feeling rapidly growing, some fear the demonstrations may soon turn violent, repeating the Arab Spring scenario.
Tens of thousands of people have been demonstrating in cities across the country...
Nigerian capital hit by bombs on New Years Eve
More vicious terrorist attacks while the world leftist press stays silent. The escalation of Muslim attacks on Christians Christmas week and New Years continues unabated, unchallenged, unanswered. God forgive us.
Officials in Nigeria say a bomb has exploded at a popular market inside an army barracks in the capital, Abuja.
Nigerian television is reporting that at least 30 people died in the explosion....