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Woman raped, beaten and buried alive in Bonny Island, body exhumed (VI...

April 23, 2013 no comments

The YouTube video posted below is really graphic, so viewers please be warned. The video was apparently recorded in 2012 and showed the exhumation of a Nigerian woman who was raped, beaten and buried...

White House responds to AP tweet that says Obama was injured in White ...

April 23, 2013 1 comment

White House press secretary Jay Carney has addressed an Associated Press tweet claiming that President Barack Obama was injured in an explosion at the White House, saying the president is “fine...

Baga Massacre: Officials say it was a joint assault with Chad, Niger

April 23, 2013 no comments

Officials on Tuesday have said that militants from Niger and Chad were involved in the fiery gun battle in Baga town that claimed at least 185 lives and injured 77 people, according to Red Cross coun...

President Jonathan says corruption in Nigeria is “over amplified...

April 23, 2013 no comments

President Goodluck Jonathan has dismissed the U.S. report, charging Nigeria of widespread corruption at all levels of government and impunity, as “misplaced and over-amplified,” Xinhua ne...

Baga massacre: Defence Headquarters downplays casualty, says “ju...

April 23, 2013 1 comment

The Defence Headquarters has challenged media reports of the Baga town massacre in Borno, which reportedly claimed over 185 lives and injured 77 people. Speaking to the press, the Director Defence In...

Baga Massacre: President Jonathan orders “full-scale investigati...

April 23, 2013 no comments

President Goodluck Jonathan has ordered “a full-scale investigation” into the mass murder of at least 185 people in Baga, a small commercial town, in Borno state, where fighting between N...

Time Is Running Out for Water: Ban Ki-moon

185 people killed in Baga: Ban Ki-moon calls on extremists to “c...

April 23, 2013 no comments

UN – 22 April 2013 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has voiced shock and sadness today at reports of high numbers of civilians killed in Nigeria’s Borno State following armed clashes there betwe...

Ibadan: Tanker explosion destroys 70 houses, 45 shops

April 23, 2013 no comments

A massive fire caused by an explosion in Ibadan has affected 70 homes and 45 shops, Sahara Reporters reports. The explosion occured when a gasoline tanker, traveling a narrow road, came in contact wi...

Nearly 200 killed in Baga: Governor Shettima visits scarred town, resi...

April 22, 2013 no comments

Governor Kashim Shettima of Borno state has paid a visit to Baga town in the flashpoint northeast state, at least 185 people were killed in a shootout between Joint Task Force operatives and alleged ...

Committee certain they can broker successful amnesty deal with Boko Ha...

April 22, 2013 no comments

A leading member of the 26-member committee tasked with brokering an amnesty deal for radical Islamist sect Boko Haram has expressed confidence that the panel, commissioned by President Goodluck Jona...

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