Rapports

The Federation's mission is to improve the lives of vulnerable people by mobilizing the power of humanity. It is the world's largest humanitarian organization and its millions of volunteers are active in 178 countries. For more information: www.ifrc.org Appeal target:…

INTRODUCTION NIGERIA: A rendez-vous with history Only two general elections in Nigeria have been organised by civilian governments since independence from Britain in 1960. In each case, the elections were marred by irregularities and violence. In each case, they were followed…

By John Chiahemen LAGOS, March 3 (Reuters) - At least 64 people, including a soldier and seven policemen, have been shot and hacked to death in communal clashes in northeastern Nigeria, police and Red Cross officials said on Monday. The officials…

LAGOS, 28 February (IRIN) - Violence by ethnic militias and vigilante groups across Nigeria remains a threat to security ahead of general elections due in April and May, U.S.-based Human Rights Watch said on Friday. In a new report, the…

LAGOS, 18 February (IRIN) - Communal disturbances in Nigeria displaced 750,000 people in the last two years, Vice President Atiku Abubakar said on Monday. Atiku revealed these figures while declaring open a workshop on the "United Nations Guiding Principles on…

LAGOS, 3 February (IRIN) - At least 12 people have been killed and more than 30 houses razed in three days of renewed ethnic violence in Nigeria's southern oil town of Warri, residents said on Monday. They said the trouble…

LAGOS, 28 January (IRIN) - Nigeria marked on Monday the first anniversary of the blasts at a munitions dump in the biggest city, Lagos, in which more than 1,000 people died. A special memorial was unveiled at the site…

From Segun Adeyemi, PANA Correspondent Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - On the first anniversary of the 27 January 2002 bomb blast that claimed more than a thousand lives in Nigeria's commercial city of Lagos, the local media, NGOs, government officials and…

LAGOS, 22 January (IRIN) - Supplementary registration of eligible voters for this year's general elections started nationwide in Nigeria on Tuesday, to a mixed response by the public. The exercise organised by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is scheduled…

ABIDJAN, 8 January (IRIN) - Nigeria's main opposition All Nigeria People's Party on Wednesday declared a former military ruler, Maj-Gen. Muhammadu Buhari, its presidential candidate for coming elections after his rivals withdrew from the contest in protest. Five presidential aspirants,…