Nigeria
13 int'l music acts try U.S. launch through globalFEST
Posted on 2011-01-05 17:01:17
Are we having another world music moment?Read More
U.S. urged allied to boost cell service as spy tool: WikiLeaks
Posted on 2010-12-30 19:15:00
The controversial WikiLeaks document dump offers a rare glimpse into the tactics U.S. officials use to prevent terror attacks here.Read More
Obama pays Christmas visit to Marines in Hawaii
Posted on 2010-12-26 09:25:22
President Barack Obama capped a quiet Christmas Saturday with a surprise visit to a Marine base to thank U.S. troops for the sacrifices they've made, including being away from their families at the holidays.Read More
Terrorist attacks kill dozens in Nigeria, Pakistan
Posted on 2010-12-26 02:38:06
It was a bloody Noel for refugees lining up for food in Pakistan and last-minute Christmas shoppers in Nigeria, where separate terrorist attacks killed scores of people.Read More
Christmas security remains tight around the world
Posted on 2010-12-24 20:55:00
From St. Patrick's Cathedral to the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem, Christmas Eve sermons went on amid security fears and terrorism threats around the world.Read More
President Obama basks in glow of victories as he arrives in Hawaii
Posted on 2010-12-23 08:49:11
President Obama didn't have much to be thankful for last month, but it looks like he'll have a Merry Christmas after all.Read More
Explosive device found under Rome subway seat
Posted on 2010-12-21 09:51:00
An explosive device was found Tuesday under a subway-car seat in Rome and bomb-disposal experts were examining whether it was an attempted Christmas season terror attack, officials said.Read More
Cheney charged in bribery case in Nigeria
Posted on 2010-12-08 12:28:48
Officials from Nigeria's Economic and Financial Crimes Commission said the ex-vice president is one of nine accused of "conspiracy and distribution of gratification to public officials."Read More
Pitt overpowers Terps on boards at MSG
Posted on 2010-11-19 02:46:53
Fifth-ranked Pittsburgh beat Maryland 79-70 to advance to the finals of the Coaches vs. Cancer Classic at the Garden Thursday night, as coach Jamie Dixon is quickly discovering how indispensable 6-9 freshman center Talib Zanna can be.Read More
Krauthammer: Touching the junk of a nation
Posted on 2010-11-18 18:00:18
Ah, the airport, where modern folk heroes are made. The airport, where that inspired flight attendant did what everyone who's ever been in the spam-in-a-can crush of a flying aluminum tube - where we collectively pretend that a clutch of peanuts is a meal and a seat cushion is a "flotation device." Read More
Richardson: Student of diaspora mixes art and activism
Posted on 2010-11-18 16:20:00
African-American art, history and culture have been a part of Shantrelle Lewis' life, almost as long as she can recall.Read More
10,000 bootleg Nigerian DVDs seized in Brooklyn
Posted on 2010-11-04 16:54:14
More than 10,000 bootleg DVDs of popular Nigerian movies have been seized this week after complaints from "Nollywood" film execs about rampant piracy in Brooklyn.Read More
Miller: The fight beyond the ballot box
Posted on 2010-11-02 17:30:38
While Americans contemplated "fights to the finish" and "tense battles" between Democrats and Republicans in yesterday's midterm elections, let's remember the real wars being waged against America and its allies in Afghanistan, Iraq, Somalia and Yemen.Read More
Yemen charges U.S.-born cleric with attempting to kill foreigners
Posted on 2010-11-02 07:59:07
Facing pressure to crackdown on terrorism following last week's international bomb scare, Yemen has charged a radical, U.S.-born Muslim cleric with attempting to kill foreigners and being a member of Al Qaeda.Read More
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I.Coast's Gbagbo agrees to talks in fight for presidency
Posted on 1/19/2011 1:25:13 AM
Hopes faded Tuesday of a breakthrough in the Ivory Coast politicial crisis after earlier assurances by strongman Laurent Gbagbo that he was open...
Gunmen kill officer in north Nigeria
Posted on 2/2/2011 4:05:29 PM
Nigerian police say gunmen killed an officer during an attack on the home of a police commander in the northeastern city of Maiduguri.. . Borno ...
Rigging Starts From Selection of Candidates, Says Fasehun
Posted on 2/3/2011 3:49:06 AM
Leader and founder of Oodua Peoples' Congress (OPC), Dr. Fredrick Fasehun has described the mode of selection of candidates in the just concluded...
UN team on Iran probes arms seized in Nigeria
Posted on 1/18/2011 5:25:30 PM
A United Nations panel of experts on sanctions on Iran on Tuesday probed an illegal shipment of weapons seized in Nigeria last October sent from...
PIB to Become Law Before May - Jonathan
Posted on 2/3/2011 4:26:12 AM
President Goodluck Jonathan said Wednesday in Ankara, Turkey that he expects the Petroleum Industry Bill currently before the National Assembly to...
Bristow Helicopters Target 90 Percent Local Pilots, Engineers
Posted on 2/3/2011 4:34:03 AM
Managing Director of Bristow Helicopters Capt Akin Oni has said the company was working assiduously to achieve a 90 percent local content in its...
Stallion Group to Import 100,000 Duty Free Cars
Posted on 2/3/2011 4:34:03 AM
The VON Automobiles Nigeria Limited, a subsidiary of Stallion Group, has written to the Federal Government asking to be granted zero duty and...
Nigeria Muslim sect claims candidate killing
Posted on 2/3/2011 5:35:11 AM
The group known as Boko Haram already had been blamed for the killing of Modu Fannami Gubio, the Borno state candidate of the All Nigeria People's...
Country Increasingly Vulnerable to Cancer
Posted on 2/3/2011 5:50:41 AM
Cancer is one of the world's most killer diseases today that has defied total cure. It is one of the major causes of death in Nigeria especially...
Yusuf Shuts Door On Pillars' Return
Posted on 2/3/2011 5:50:45 AM
Super Eagles assistant coach Salisu Yusuf has ended speculations that he will joggle his job as one of the back room staff of the national team...
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Nigeria
From WikipediaNigeria , officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising thirty-six states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in the north. Its coast in the south lies on the Gulf of Guinea on the Atlantic Ocean. The three largest and most influential ethnic groups in Nigeria are the Hausa, Igbo and Yoruba. In terms of religion Nigeria is roughly split half and half between Muslims and Christians with a very small minority who practice traditional religion.
