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Nigeria: Teenage Victim of Rape Still in Critical Condition

MichaelChima — Sat, 06 Oct 2007 06:40:23 -0500

A 17 year old Nigerian pupil who was gang-raped 7 months ago is still in a hospital in Southwestern Nigeria.

Nigeria: Foreigner and Three Nigerians Killed in Rivers State

MichaelChima — Sun, 02 Sep 2007 11:23:05 -0500

A foreigner suspected to be a Dutch man and three Nigerians were recently killed at different locations in the violent oil rich Rivers state of Nigeria.

Nigeria: Militants Blow Up Home of President-Elect Goodluck Jonathan

MichaelChima — Wed, 16 May 2007 06:40:24 -0500

The country home of Nigeria's vice president-elect, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan was dynamited by unidentified militants early Wednesday in the village of Otu Eke in the oil rich Bayelsa state of the Niger Delta.

Nigeria: Umaru Yar'Adua, When Unrepentant Criminals Win Elections

MichaelChima — Thu, 26 Apr 2007 09:22:26 -0500

Alhaji Umaru Yar'Adua claims to be a pious Muslim and then engages in the celebration of gross electoral misconduct, irregularities and voter disenfranchisement perpetrated by his ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and caused the mayhem that left over 260 dead. And he is still so shameless and unrepentant in his denial of the crimes committed by the PDP during the April polls.

Nigeria: The Elections, Antics, and Hysterics of Nigerian Politics

MichaelChima — Tue, 24 Apr 2007 18:02:11 -0500

The last elections in Nigeria have left the political class more polarized than ever before as former political allies have suddenly become sworn enemies while others have become strange bedfellows too.

Nigeria: Old Woman Strips Naked To Reject Rigged Elections

MichaelChima — Fri, 20 Apr 2007 13:25:02 -0500

An old woman scared many people when she went stark naked to join half naked women and others in public demonstration on the streets of Warri in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria. She did not even flinch as she boldly protested the rigging of the last state elections of Saturday April 14, 2007.

Nigeria: Plans To Rig Presidential Election Intercepted in Kaduna

MichaelChima — Thu, 19 Apr 2007 23:46:06 -0500

The Vanguard newspaper of Friday April 20,2007, reported that the Nigerian Army has intercepted a truckload of ballot boxes with thumb-printed ballots in Kaduna state in Northern Nigeria.

Nigeria: Umaru Yar' Adua, PDP and The Presidential Election

MichaelChima — Thu, 19 Apr 2007 13:37:24 -0500

Many erroneous and ambiguous news reports have been written on the so called, "Mr. Integrity"Â Umaru Yar'Adua, the governor of Katsina state and presidential candidate of the ruling party (PDP) in Nigeria. But how many have been fooled by his sponsors?

Nigeria: Nigerians Panic As Rebellion Breaks Out in Kano

MichaelChima — Wed, 18 Apr 2007 10:35:51 -0500

Panic-stricken Nigerians are fleeing the Northern state of Kano as government forces try to crush a rebellion by the Islamic militants who killed the district police officer with his wife and 11 other policemen at a police post last Tuesday.

Nigeria: 12 Policemen, Woman Killed in Kano After Elections

MichaelChima — Tue, 17 Apr 2007 09:16:35 -0500

A district police officer, his wife and 11 other police officers were killed by an irate mob of the Islamic sect in Kano, Northern Nigeria, after violent polls and four days after unidentified gunmen shot and killed a popular Islamic leader and two of his assistants inside their mosque.

Nigeria: Bloody, Bloody Elections With Over 46 Killed

MichaelChima — Sun, 15 Apr 2007 09:49:07 -0500

Over 46 people were killed on Saturday April 14, in one of the bloodiest elections in Nigeria, Africa's most populous nation and it's largest oil producer. Seven police men were killed as militants attacked and razed three police stateions in the Niger Delta and at least 40 civilians were killed in bloody political clashes in several states across Nigeria.

Nigeria: INEC Admits Registering Children As Voters

MichaelChima — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 14:47:03 -0500

Vigilant observers have discovered that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) registered underage children as eligible voters in Bauchi State of Northern Nigeria. The children have been registered to rig the elections commencing on Saturday April 14, 2007.