Informes

ONITSHA, Nigeria, Feb 22 (Reuters) - At least 20 people, mostly Muslims, were killed in the eastern Nigerian city of Onitsha on Wednesday by Christians taking revenge for the killing of Christians in northern Nigeria at the weekend. A Reuters…

The outbreak of H5N1 avian influenza in poultry, confirmed at a commercial farm in Kaduna State on 8 February, has now spread to commercial farms in several other contiguous states. No human cases have been detected to date. Nigerian officials…

By Chukwujama Eze ENUGU, Nigeria, Feb 21 (Reuters) - Christian rioters killed Muslims and torched mosques in the southern Nigerian city of Onitsha on Tuesday in retaliation for anti-Christian violence that killed dozens in the north, witnesses said. A security source…

[ This report does not necessarily reflect the views of the United Nations] ABUJA, 21 Feb 2006 (IRIN) - Tests have confirmed the deadly H5N1 bird flu virus - also fatal in humans - has now infected poultry in five…

By Tom Ashby LAGOS, Feb 21 (Reuters) - Public hearings on constitutional reform in Nigeria this week could pave the way for a third term for President Olusegun Obasanjo and push Africa's top oil producer and most populous country…

[This report does not necessarily reflect the views of the United Nations] ONITSHA, 21 Feb 2006 (IRIN) - Several people were reported killed in southern Nigeria on Tuesday in revenge attacks following deadly riots last weekend in the north in…

[This report does not necessarily reflect the views of the United Nations] ABUJA, 20 Feb 2006 (IRIN) - At least 17 people, including a Catholic priest, were killed and 30 churches burned in the northeast Nigerian city of Maiduguri when…

LAGOS, Feb 20, 2006 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has put the death toll in weekend violent protests against the cartoons depicting the Prophet Mohammad in the country at 50, the official News Agency…

By Alli Hakeem Abuja_(dpa) _ A Nigerian state on Monday imposed a curfew on its capital following religious riots in the area, but a local official rejected reports that people had died. The curfew was put in place for…

[This report does not necessarily reflect the views of the United Nations] WARRI, 19 Feb 2006 (IRIN) - Armed militants in Nigeria's southern oil region seized nine foreign hostages, damaged an oil export terminal and blasted a major crude oil…