Tag Archives: Easter

Power cut interrupts Nigerian President’s Easter message – Video

April 1, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

In a development that could be described as poetic justice, Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan, who has continuously said his country’s electricity supply has improved, had his Easter message interrupted by power outage during a church service in Lagos on Sunday. … read more »

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Nigeria: JTF kills 14 suspected terrorists

March 31, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

UNGUWA UKU, Nigeria- Nigerian military forces said they killed 14 suspected terrorists, including a woman and a child, in a raid on a compound Sunday. Witnesses said Nigeria’s Joint Task Force said vehicles found inside the compound were primed for … read more »

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South Africans pray for Nelson Mandela

March 31, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

JOHANNESBURG – Former South African President Nelson Mandela had a restful day in a hospital Sunday and is improving following treatment for a recurrence of pneumonia, the government said. The office of President Jacob Zuma thanked South Africans who prayed … read more »

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Nigeria: President Jonathan’s 2013 Easter Address To The Nation

March 30, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

By Goodluck Ebele Jonathan Easter Message To The Nation From President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, GCFR – Dear Compatriots, I greet and felicitate with you all as we celebrate Easter which commemorates the resurrection of our Lord, Jesus Christ after his … read more »

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An Ethiopian Easter: Unexpected wonders of Lalibela and Addis Ababa

March 30, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

Despite still being blighted by poverty, it is rich in culture and natural wonders and beginning to realise its potential as a tourist destination By Chris Granet Feast time: Pilgrims at the Church of St George, Lalibela Getty Images A … read more »

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Nigeria: Gunmen Kill 20 In Plateau Fresh Attack

March 29, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

AS Christians in Nigeria joined their counterparts across the world to celebrate Easter, which marks the resurrection of Jesus Christ, gunmen on Thursday night unleashed violence on the quiet Ganawuri chiefdom of Riyom Council, Plateau State, leaving no fewer than … read more »

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YEKINI was beaten, chained hand and leg

May 6, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

THE LATE Rashidi Yekini’s lawyer and neighbours have asked for a probe into the circumstances leading to the death of the ex-World Cup star. Nigeria’s all-time leading scorer Yekini died on Friday and he was buried the following day in … read more »

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Kenya: Brutal demolitions leave the poor destitute

April 19, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Grand Masese Residents of Nairobi’s numerous slums live in constant fear of demolition of their homes. Yet there is no government plan to solve the problem of housing. The residents need to organise and demand their rights. There have been … read more »

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Nigeria: Death to Churches

April 12, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Christian Holidays in the Islamic World W While the mainstream media, government officials and so on try to portray these attacks as products of poverty, the fact is, wherever there are significant numbers of Muslims, churches are under siege. Last … read more »

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Nigeria: Nation of our dream?

April 12, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

By Kunle Oderemi Two issues now make most headlines about Nigeria across the world.One is about the ceaseless and mindless killings in the Northern part of the country on the one hand, and other forms of security challenges on another. … read more »

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Hoodlums, OPC clash in Ibadan

April 9, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Police launch manhunt for militant’s leader The Easter celebration turned bloody on Sunday at Ita-Faaji junction of Owode Apata, Ibadan, Ido Local Government Area of Oyo State, when members of Oodua Peoples Congress (OPC) clashed with some hoodlums. About 30 … read more »

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40 dead in Nigeria Easter Sunday blast

April 9, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

13 seriously injured Kaduna metropolis was again thrown into panic and confusion on Sunday when a car suspected to be carrying explosives exploded along the busy Junction road/Sarduana Crescent close to the Ahmadu Bello Stadium killing not less than 40 … read more »

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Another Bomb explosion rocks Nigerian city of Jos

April 8, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

JOS, Nigeria — A bomb blast in the central Nigerian city of Jos on Easter Sunday injured several people, officials said, hours after a car bomb attack in the country’s north killed at least 20. “Security personnel have moved to … read more »

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Uganda jail officials block Besigye visitors

April 25, 2011 by benim

Ugandan opposition leaders were Monday morning blocked from visiting their detained colleagues Kizza Besigye and Norbert Mao. The opposition leaders engaged in a stand off with Nakasongola Civil prisons officials for over two hours. Uganda People’s Congress (UPC) head Olara … read more »

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S.Africa Easter road deaths mount

April 23, 2011 by benim

Paramedics reported that at least 19 people died on South Africa’s roads since the start of the Easter holidays on Friday. In an accident on the N4 near Ngodwana in Mpumalanga 11 people died when two minibus taxis collided head-on … read more »

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Uganda: Police attempt to stop opposition protests

April 23, 2011 by benim

Police are patrolling the streets of Uganda’s capital, Kampala, in an effort to prevent an escalation of opposition led protest across the east Africa country. Leading opposition leaders are due to spend the Easter holidays in jail after being refused … read more »

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Kenyan police issue Easter terror alert

April 22, 2011 by benim

Nairobi – Kenya’s police commissioner is warning that al-Qaeda-linked Somali insurgents that have already carried out an international attack may attempt to strike Kenya over the Easter holidays. Mathew Iteere said on Thursday night that police have received reliable information … read more »

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