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News: Nigeria

We have started to collect the most important news related to Nigeria in November 2005. By default, most recent news are listed first.

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Nigeria: news

Call for Nigeria street protests

Tuesday, April 24th 2007, 10:07

Nigerians must resist the "wholescale fraud" of Saturday's presidential elections, the opposition says.
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Huge win for Nigeria's Yar'Adua

Monday, April 23rd 2007, 14:50

Ruling party candidate Umaru Yar'Adua is declared the winner of Nigeria's controversial presidential poll.
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'Flawed' Nigeria poll results due

Monday, April 23rd 2007, 12:16

Results from Nigeria's widely criticised elections are due to be announced, amid tight security in the capital.
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Nigerian candidates reject poll

Sunday, April 22nd 2007, 23:04

Nigerian opposition leaders call for a re-run of the presidential vote, which is criticised by foreign observers.
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Call for Nigeria election re-run

Sunday, April 22nd 2007, 14:28

Nigeria's biggest election monitoring group says Saturday's poll was so flawed it should be re-run.
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Violence mars Nigeria elections

Sunday, April 22nd 2007, 4:58

Elections for a new president and parliament in Nigeria are marked by violence and delays.
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Slow start for Nigerian elections

Saturday, April 21st 2007, 13:57

Many Nigerian polling stations open late amid tight security for landmark presidential elections.
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Nigerians tense on eve of polls

Friday, April 20th 2007, 20:03

Nigeria begins distributing ballot papers hours before presidential elections begin and amid new clashes.
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Nigeria leader admits poll flaws

Friday, April 20th 2007, 9:04

Nigeria's leader says there were flaws in last week's polls and urges official to prevent rigging this week.
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Opposition contest Nigerian polls

Thursday, April 19th 2007, 18:25

Nigeria's two main opposition presidential candidates will not boycott Saturday's polls and will stand individually.
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Nigerian army attacks Islamists

Wednesday, April 18th 2007, 12:22
related places: Kano

Nigerian troops battle armed Islamic militants near Kano, as the opposition threatens to boycott Saturday's polls.
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Nigeria parties demand poll delay

Wednesday, April 18th 2007, 7:27

Nigeria's opposition calls for Saturday's presidential poll to be postponed, saying state polls were a "sham".
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Troubled heart

Tuesday, April 17th 2007, 16:25

The BBC's Senan Murray looks at how violence lies close beneath the surface at election time in central Nigeria.
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Islamists attack Nigeria police

Tuesday, April 17th 2007, 14:48
related places: Kano

An armed Nigerian Islamist group storms a police station in the northern city of Kano, killing at least 13 people.
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Abubakar to contest Nigeria poll

Tuesday, April 17th 2007, 10:54

Nigerian Vice-President Atiku Abubakar can stand in Saturday's presidential poll, the election commission says.
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Court puts Nigeria poll in doubt

Monday, April 16th 2007, 13:03

Nigeria's Supreme Court rules the vice-president should contest Saturday's presidential elections.
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Street protests over Nigeria poll

Sunday, April 15th 2007, 17:13

Opposition supporters protest in parts of Nigeria as partial results from state polls show the ruling party ahead.
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Confusion mars Nigeria election

Saturday, April 14th 2007, 22:48

Nigerians face long waits and sporadic violence in state elections, a key test ahead of presidential polls.
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Cleric killed in Nigeria mosque

Friday, April 13th 2007, 14:38

A prominent Islamic cleric is shot dead inside a mosque in the northern Nigerian city of Kano.
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Nigeria row over election holiday

Thursday, April 12th 2007, 8:15

Nigeria's president declares two public holidays, delaying a court ruling on whether his deputy can run in polls.
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Nigeria opposition urged to unite

Monday, April 9th 2007, 11:11

General Buhari calls for all Nigerian opposition parties to form an alliance in this month's elections.
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Nigeria on 'full alert' for poll

Sunday, April 8th 2007, 14:19

Nigeria's security forces are on full of alert ahead of next week's national elections, says President Obasanjo.
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Turks held hostage in Nigeria

Saturday, April 7th 2007, 10:26
related countries: Niger Niger, Turkey Turkey

Two Turkish oil workers are seized in the Nigeria's Delta region, days after the area's last four captives were freed.
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Achebe fears for Nigeria's polls

Friday, April 6th 2007, 9:59

Renowned Nigerian author Chinua Achebe tells the BBC he does not believe Nigeria's polls will be credible.
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Surprise as Delta hostages freed

Wednesday, April 4th 2007, 11:46
related countries: Niger Niger

All the foreign hostages abducted in Nigeria's volatile Niger Delta within the last month are freed.
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Scottish hostage freed in Nigeria

Wednesday, April 4th 2007, 9:51
related countries: United Kingdom United Kingdom

A Scottish oil worker kidnapped in Nigeria at the weekend has been released, BBC Scotland learns.
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Confusion after Nigerian rulings

Tuesday, April 3rd 2007, 17:16

Two Nigerian court rulings contradict each other over whether the vice-president can run for president.
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Nigeria ruling on Atiku poll bid

Tuesday, April 3rd 2007, 9:53
related places: Abuja

Abuja's High Court is to rule on whether Vice-President Atiku Abubakar can run in Nigeria's presidential poll.
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Lebanese workers held in Nigeria

Monday, April 2nd 2007, 14:22
related countries: Lebanon Lebanon, Niger Niger

Gunmen seize two Lebanese construction workers from their work compound in Nigeria's volatile Niger Delta.
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