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President Jonathan’s New Year Message

January 1, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Scroll down for the Video NEW YEAR MESSAGE TO THE NATION FROM DR. GOODLUCK EBELE JONATHAN, GCFR, PRESIDENT, COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF OF THE ARMED FORCES OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA JANUARY 1, 2012 Fellow Compatriots, I greet you all as we enter … read more »

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Nigeria candidate – cops shot supporters

March 23, 2011 by benim

Jos – The main opposition candidate in Nigeria’s presidential election, former military ruler Muhammadu Buhari, accused the police on Tuesday of killing four of his supporters at an election rally this week. Security forces in the central city of Jos, … read more »

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Church burned in Nigeria: police

January 3, 2011 by benim

KANO, Nigeria — Unidentified arsonists burnt a church in a northern Nigerian city where Islamists torched two churches and killed six worshippers on Christmas Eve last month, police said on Monday. There were no casualties in the weekend attack against … read more »

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Nigeria: Jonathan visits Abuja bomb blast victims in hospital bed

January 2, 2011 by benim

President Goodluck Jonathan, in company of his wife and other top government officials on Sunday paid a visit to victims of the New Year eve bomb blasts with a pledge that government would settle all medical expenses for the victims. … read more »

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