Tag: Nigeria
Nigeria's leader dissolves cabinet
Nigerian acting president Goodluck Jonathan has dissolved the cabinet a little over a month after taking power.[MORE]
Nigerian village on alert after bloody attack
Security forces in Nigeria are again on high alert following an attack on a village near the city of Jos, which killed at least 13 people.[MORE]
Murder charges likely over Nigerian massacre
Nigerian authorities are planning to lay murder charges against 49 people accused of involvement in the massacre of villagers at the weekend.[MORE]
Whole communities hacked to death in massacres
Nigerian authorities have begun arresting suspects connected with the massacre of around 500 people in the central region of Jos.[MORE]
Nigeria orders crackdown after bloody clashes
Scores of people have reportedly been killed in suspected religious clashes involving Muslim herders and Christian villagers near the central Nigerian city of Jos. [MORE]
President's return raises tension in Nigeria
Political uncertainty is again gripping Nigeria with the return of president Umaru Yar'Adua, after three months in Saudi Arabia receiving medical treatment.[MORE]
Nigeria hands power to vice-president
Nigeria's parliament has moved to end the political crisis caused by the absence of the country's president.[MORE]
Rampant Egypt sets up Ghana final
Egypt has crushed eight-man Algeria 4-0 in a foul-ridden African Nations Cup semi-final in Angola to reach the final against Ghana.[MORE]
Nigeria to meet Ghana in cup
Nigeria goalkeeper Vincent Enyeama saved a spot kick and scored the decisive penalty in a 5-4 shoot-out victory over Zambia that put the Super Eagles through to the African Nations Cup semi-finals this morning (AEDT).[MORE]
Bodies dumped in wells after religious clashes
The city of Jos in central Nigeria is still counting the cost of fighting between Christian and Muslim gangs which killed hundreds of people. [MORE]
Nigerian leader given ultimatum over ill health
Nigeria's high court is seeking to end the country's leadership crisis which is threatening to destabilise Africa's most populous nation. [MORE]
Religious gang war leaves hundreds dead
Mass funerals are underway in Nigeria after days of fighting between religious gangs.[MORE]
Champion Egypt maintains perfect record
Six-times champion Egypt maintained its perfect record at the African Nations Cup when it beat Benin 2-0 in its final Group C game this morning (AEDT).[MORE]
Religious clashes spread in Nigeria
Nigeria has sent more troops to the troubled city of Jos as clashes between Muslim and Christian mobs, that have left about 300 people dead, spread to new districts.[MORE]
150 dead in Nigerian clashes
Nigerian clashes between Christian and Muslim gangs have killed around 150 people.[MORE]
Kidnappers free British, Colombian hostages
Nigerian gunmen have freed three British expatriate workers and their Colombian colleague abducted last week in the country's Niger Delta, a police spokeswoman said.[MORE]
Airline security tightened amid Al Qaeda threat
The United States has stepped up airport security as intelligence warned Al Qaeda's affiliate in Yemen was planning more attacks to follow a botched Christmas Day bombing.[MORE]
Three Britons, one Colombian abducted in Nigeria
Gunmen have seized three Britons and a Colombian after shooting dead their police escort in southern Nigeria's Niger Delta.[MORE]
Nigerian president ends silence
Nigeria's president has made his first public comment since being hospitalised more than seven weeks ago in Saudi Arabia for a heart condition, saying he was recovering and hoped to return home soon.[MORE]
Nigerian government denies president's health rumours
Nigerian President Umaru Yar'Adua is conscious and his health is improving after receiving hospital treatment for a heart condition, a presidency spokesman said.[MORE]
Nigerian bomb suspect pleads not guilty
The Nigerian man who tried to blow up a plane in the US on Christmas Day has pleaded not guilty in court.[MORE]
Obama unveils tougher air safety measures
Barack Obama says aviation security must stay a step ahead of a "nimble adversary" after the failed Christmas Day attack.[MORE]
Plane bomb suspect 'joined Al Qaeda in London'
The man accused of trying to bomb a US-bound plane was allegedly recruited by Al Qaeda in London.[MORE]
Nigeria appeals against flight screenings
Nigeria will appeal to the United States to remove it from a terrorism flight watch list drawn up in the wake of a failed plot to blow up a US airliner.[MORE]
US under fire over airport security crackdown
The United States has overhauled its terrorist watch lists as it grapples with the fallout from the failed Christmas Day terrorist attack. [MORE]
