Thousands of Nigerians marched to the gates of the presidential villa on Wednesday to demand an end to the presidency of ailing leader Umaru Yar’Adua so Acting President Goodluck Jonathan can take over as head of state.
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Villagers bury their dead after Nigeria clashes
Villagers in central Nigeria buried dozens of bodies, including those of women and children,
Security tight after hundreds die in central Nigeria
Soldiers patrolled the central Nigerian city of Jos on Monday and aid workers tried to assess the death toll after attacks on outlying communities in which several hundred people were feared to have been killed.
Le gouvernement nigérian tance la police
Le ministre de la Police au Nigeria met les points sur les « i » face aux cadres des forces de l’ordre. Ibrahim Lame accuse les policiers d’être inefficaces pour combattre la criminalité
Nigeria’s acting president appoints new advisers
- Nigeria’s Acting President Goodluck Jonathan set up three new advisory committees on Monday, including one on the Niger Delta, in a further sign he is asserting his authority.
Les Nigérians s’interrogent sur le retour du président Yar’Adua
Le pays désespère de voir un jour son président. Presqu’une semaine après son retour au pays, -il est rentré dans la nuit de mardi 23 février à mercredi 24 février à Abuja, la capitale fédérale-,
Nigerian president returns, reviving uncertainty
Nigerian President Umaru Yar’Adua returned under cover of darkness on Wednesday from three months of medical treatment in Saudi Arabia, reviving uncertainty over the leadership of Africa’s most populous nation.
Nigerian president returns from Saudi hospital
Nigerian President Umaru Yar’Adua arrived back in Abuja on Wednesday after three months in a Saudi Arabian hospital, renewing uncertainty over the leadership of Africa’s most populous nation.
Acting Nigeria leader hopeful on Niger Delta peace
Nigeria’s Acting President Goodluck Jonathan expects swift progress reviving an amnesty programme in the oil-producing Niger Delta and recent talks with militants
Nigeria oil rebel faction claims attacks in delta
A Nigerian militant group claimed on Friday to have blown up two key pieces of oil infrastructure and a gas pipeline in the Niger Delta this week, but there was no independent confirmation of any such attacks.