Nigeria: Islamist attacks spread to second northern state - Adnkronos Religion
adnkronos.com 7/27/2009 — Potisk, 27 July (AKI) - Islamist militants have attacked Nigerian police in two northern states, the Nigerian daily Tribune newspaper reported on Monday. So-called "Taliban" militants clashed with police in Nigeria's Borno state after at least 200 ...

BBC NEWS | Africa | Nigeria row over militant killing
news.bbc.co.uk 7/31/2009 — Nigerian Islamic sect leader Mohammed Yusuf was alive when he was captured, the commander of the operation against the militant group has told the BBC. The comments by Col Ben Ahanotu appear to contradict police statements that Mr Yusuf, 39, was ...

Meanwhile, in Nigeria
echidneofthesnakes.blogspot.com 12/7/2008 — Child brides are common and this results in fistula being common, too: Northern Nigeria has one of the highest rates of child marriage in the world: nearly half of all girls here are married by the age of 15. The consequences have been devastating. ...

Islamist Sect Leader in Nigeria Killed in Custody
abcnews.go.com 7/30/2009 — The leader of the Islamist sect blamed for days of violence in northern Nigeria has been shot and killed while in police custody, officials said Thursday. The police commander of Borno state announced on state radio that Mohammed Yusuf, the leader of ...

Another disgrace: In Nigeria, Hillary hints that 2000 U.S. election was rigged
hotair.com 8/13/2009 — Read this post »

Hillary Clinton Compares 2000 Florida Recount to Nigeria's Rigged Elections
abcnews.go.com 8/13/2009 — NAIROBI - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton compared Nigeria's corruption and electoral problems with the 2000 Florida presidential election recount during a town hall meeting today in Abuja, Nigeria. Answering a question about Nigeria's recent ...

A breath of reason from Africa
commonsensewonder.blogspot.com 17 days ago — African slavery apology 'needed' Traditional African rulers should apologise for the role they played in the slave trade, a Nigerian rights group has said in a letter to chiefs. "We cannot continue to blame the white men, as Africans particularly the traditional rulers, are not blameless," said ...

BBC NEWS | Africa | Nigeria gay activists speak out
news.bbc.co.uk 3/11/2009 — Nigerian gay rights activists have told the country's lawmakers that a new bill to outlaw same sex marriage would lead to widespread human rights abuses. The new law would mean prison sentences for gay people who live together, and anyone who "aids ...

BBC NEWS | Business | Gazprom seals $2.5bn Nigeria deal
news.bbc.co.uk 6/26/2009 — Russia's energy giant Gazprom has signed a $2.5bn ( 1.53bn) deal with Nigeria's state operated NNPC, to invest in a new joint venture. The new firm, to be called Nigaz, is set to build refineries, pipelines and gas power stations in Nigeria. Analysts ...

Britain 'to build £1m jail in Nigeria' for 400 prisoners serving sentences HERE
dailymail.co.uk 7/9/2009 — British taxpayers are to provide

Jury to Get Jefferson Corruption Case — NYT > Politics 7/30/2009
Prosecutors made their closing arguments in the bribery case against William J. Jefferson, a former Democratic congressman.