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Nigeria: ‘Oil-gas sector mismanagement costs billions’

YoopyaOctober 25, 2012

by YoopyaOctober 25, 201205

A leaked report into Nigeria’s oil and gas industry has revealed the extent of mismanagement and corruption that is costing billions of dollars each year....

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Nigerian soldiers ‘killed by Boko Haram’ in Potiskum

YoopyaOctober 22, 2012

by YoopyaOctober 22, 201206

Several Nigerian soldiers have been killed by suspected Islamist militants in the north-eastern town of Potiskum, an army source has told the BBC. The town...

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Egypt protest traps Nigeria’s Sunshine stars in hotel

YoopyaOctober 22, 2012

by YoopyaOctober 22, 201202

CAIRO (Reuters) – A protest by Egyptian soccer players angered at the suspension of their domestic league briefly prevented Nigerian side Sunshine Stars from leaving their...

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New Nigeria museum fetes late Afrobeat singer Fela

YoopyaOctober 16, 2012

by YoopyaOctober 16, 201204

LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — ‘‘FELA LIVES,’’ reads the Gothic-lettered tattoo on the back of one of the sons of the legendary Afrobeat singer from Nigeria....

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Nigeria says won’t appeal award of oil-rich Bakassi to Cameroon

brunoOctober 9, 2012October 9, 2012

by brunoOctober 9, 2012October 9, 201203

ABUJA (Reuters) – Nigeria’s attorney general said on Tuesday the country would not appeal an international ruling that handed the oil-rich Bakassi peninsula to its...

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Blast outside Nigerian bar kills one, wounds 11: witness

YoopyaOctober 5, 2012

by YoopyaOctober 5, 201203

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) – A bomb at an outdoor bar in a remote part of eastern Nigeria killed at least one person and wounded 11...

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Nigeria’s Boko Haram says no peace talks, spokesman arrested

YoopyaOctober 2, 2012

by YoopyaOctober 2, 201207

KANO, Nigeria (Reuters) – The purported leader of Boko Haram, the Islamist sect in Nigeria, has denied government statements the group is involved in peace talks...

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Nigeria says its push on Boko Haram Islamists paying off

YoopyaSeptember 27, 2012

by YoopyaSeptember 27, 201203

By Louis Charbonneau and Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Nigeria’s “robust” approach to neutralizing a threat posed by Islamist sect Boko Haram using military...

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Security Agents Kill Suspected Boko Haram Leader, Arrest 156 Others

kiemtarSeptember 25, 2012September 25, 2012

by kiemtarSeptember 25, 2012September 25, 201201

Security operatives from the “Operation Restore Sanity” squad , Monday, killed a suspected Boko Haram chief and arressted 156 others. The arrested men are suspected to be members of...

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Analysis: Nigeria’s Okonjo-Iweala seeks reform without the godfathers

YoopyaSeptember 12, 2012

by YoopyaSeptember 12, 201208

(Reuters) – Nigerian Finance Minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala is battling to reform one of the world’s most corrupt nations without support from the shadowy “godfathers” who...