Rapports

KANO, 5 August 2009 (IRIN) - Most of the 4,000 Maiduguri residents in Borno state, northeastern Nigeria who fled last week's violence to shelter in military and police barracks on the outskirts of town, have now returned home, according…

60-day amnesty starts on Thursday - Programme aims to stem oil installation attacks - Militants divided over scheme By Camillus Eboh ABUJA, Aug 5 (Reuters) - Niger Delta militants are expected to start turning in their arms at collection centres on Thursday when…

1. Empower Nigerians to Hold Their Government Accountable - Call on the National Assembly to pass the Freedom of Information Bill, which would give Nigerians the legal right to compel government institutions to release important information such as government budgets, expenditure…

At least 780 people were killed and some 3,600 displaced in last week's violence in the northern State of Borno between soldiers and the Islamist Boko Haram radical group, according to the Red Cross. A Nigerian Red Cross official…

By Felix Onuah ABUJA, Aug 4 (Reuters) - Nigerian President Umaru Yar'Adua said on Tuesday he had ordered an investigation into the killing of the leader of an Islamic sect behind a five-day uprising which killed close to 800 people. Mohammed…

The following, attributable to the spokesperson of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), was delivered at the press briefing on 4 August 2009, at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. "We are deeply concerned by…

By Ibrahim Mshelizza MAIDUGURI, Nigeria, Aug 4 (Reuters) - It was when the first home-made bomb went off that we realised this was more than just a demonstration by misguided youths. We knew the young men living in our midst with…

Interview Kanayo F. Nwanze, president of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), recently spoke with AllAfrica about the future of international assistance and the role of agriculture in Africa's development. IFAD aims to eradicate rural poverty in developing countries by…

ABUJA, NIGERIA, 3 AUGUST 2009 - UNICEF Executive Director Ann M. Veneman, concluding a visit to the northern states of Kebbi and Sokoto in Nigeria, announced $1.85 million in additional support for UNICEF nutrition programmes. The newly allocated funds…

By Nick Tattersall MAIDUGURI, Nigeria, Aug 3 (Reuters) - Samuel Yunana's father, Fayam, was taken from his home, stabbed in the side of the stomach and told to convert to Islam. When he refused, his throat was slit. Fayam was among…