Informes

DAKAR, 9 March 2010 (IRIN) - A polio vaccination campaign in the violence-wracked central Nigerian city of Jos has been delayed until 13 March due to the violence and an on-going health worker strike, aid workers said. "We needed more…

GENEVA (9 March 2010) - The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay said Tuesday that she was appalled by the latest massacre of hundreds of villagers in the region around Jos in northern Nigeria, and urged the…

ABUJA, 8 March 2010 (IRIN) - Hundreds of people in the city of Jos, 350km northeast of Nigeria's capital, Abuja, have been buried in mass graves after machete-wielding intruders attacked residents at 3 a.m. (local time) on 7 March. "There…

The following is a statement from The Presbyterian Church of Nigeria (PCN) on the current crisis in that country. The PCN has a long history of partnership with The Presbyterian Church in Canada which will soon be releasing its…

Hundreds Killed by Mobs in Villages in Central Nigeria (Dakar, March 8, 2010) - Nigeria's acting president should make sure that the massacre of at least 200 Christian villagers in central Nigeria on March 7, 2010 is thoroughly and promptly investigated…

08 Mar 2010 22:07:19 GMT * Dozens of bodies laid in mass grave * Local official says 500 dead, police say 55 * Jonathan holds emergency meeting with security chiefs By Akintunde Akinleye and Kingsley Igwe DOGO NAHAWA, Nigeria, March 8 (Reuters) - Villagers…

Death toll may be above 300 - local official * Jonathan places security forces on red alert * Violence in same area killed hundreds in January (Adds several communities attacked, updates death toll) By Shuaibu Mohammed JOS, Nigeria, March 7 (Reuters) - Nigeria's acting president…

March 7 (Reuters) - Following is a timeline of religious and ethnic violence in Nigeria: 2000 - Thousands killed in northern Nigeria as non-Muslims opposed to the introduction of Islamic sharia law fight Muslims who demand its implementation in the…

Splinter group claims second attack in as many days * Nigerian army sees no militants, confirms oil spill * Renewed unrest damaging for Acting President By Nick Tattersall and Joe Brock ABUJA, March 4 (Reuters) - A militant faction in Nigeria's Niger Delta said…

SG/SM/12771 AFR/1949 The following statement was issued today by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: The Secretary-General continues to follow political developments in Nigeria closely. He recognizes the challenges currently confronting the country as it continues to develop its democratic system and…