Iranian Backed Terror Cell Uncovered In Nigeria

Nigeria Arrests Iranian Terror Cell Planning Attacks On Israeli, U.S. Targets -- Haaretz

Security forces in Nigeria uncover terror plot to launch attacks against offices of USAID, Israeli container shipping company ZIM, and the Jewish cultural center in the city of Lagos.

Nigerian security forces uncovered an Iranian terror cell that was allegedly planning to launch attacks against Israeli and American targets in the city of Lagos, Nigerian authorities said Wednesday.

Three members of the cell were arrested by security forces. The leader, Abdullahi Berende, a 50-year-old Shiite Muslim Nigerian citizen, was arrested on December 12, 2012, after six months of surveillance. Two other members - Sulaiman Saka and Saheed Adewumi - were also arrested. The fourth member of the terror cell, Benyamin Yosuf, managed to escape.

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More News On Nigeria Arresting Iran-Linked Suspects Who Were Planning Attacks

Nigeria secret police say they arrested terrorists who wanted to kill former military ruler -- Washington Post/AP
Nigeria Arrests Iran-Linked Suspects Planning Attacks -- Bloomberg
Nigeria secret police say terror group broken up -- USA Today
Nigeria busts terror cell plotting attacks against Israelis -- Jerusalem Post
Nigeria arrests 3 suspected of spying for Iran, planning attacks -- Global Post
Police Says 3 Nigerians Arrested for Spying for Iran -- Naharnet
Nigerian Secret Police Parade Iranian Trained Spies -- Times of Nigeria

Christian-Muslim Clashes Return To Nigeria

Dozens Dead In Religious Clashes In Nigeria -- Al Jazeera

Violence between Christians and Muslims in Jos said to have left 42 people dead, with residents blaming security forces.



Religious clashes between Christians and Muslims in the troubled central Nigerian city of Jos have reportedly left at least 42 people since Monday.



Jamastu Nasril Islam, Nigeria's main Muslim body, said 22 members of its community had been killed, while the Stefanos Foundation, a local Christian group in Jos, reported on Friday the death of 20 people.



Residents accuse security forces of being responsible for most of the deaths.



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More News On Religious Strife in Nigeria

Jos clashes: Nigerian Christians and Muslims seek calm -- BBC

Nigeria: More Than 40 Killed In Religious Clashes -- NPR

Nigeria’s Muslim, Christian Clashes Leave at Least 42 Dead in City of Jos -- Bloomberg

At Least 21 Are Killed as Christian-Muslim Clashes Continue in Central Nigerian City -- New York Times/AP

Nigerian army threatens force after clashes -- AFP

U.N. Compound In Nigeria Destroyed In Suicide Bombing

18 Killed In Suicide Bombing Of U.N. Compound In Nigeria -- L.A. Times

The bomber drove his car into the U.N. headquarters in the Nigerian capital on Friday. An Islamist extremist group called Boko Haram claims responsibility for the attack on a compound that houses people working for U.N. humanitarian and development agencies.



Reporting from Johannesburg, South Africa — At least 18 people died when a suicide bomber rammed his car through the two front gates of the U.N. headquarters in the Nigerian capital of Abuja on Friday, raising fears that a terrorist group in the country is widening its attacks.



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More News On Today's Bombing At The UN Compound In Nigeria

16 killed in bombing on UN building in Nigeria -- Yahoo News/AP

Suicide Bomber Attacks U.N. Building in Nigeria -- New York Times

Bomb Hits U.N. Building in Nigeria's Capital -- Wall Street Journal

lslamist group claims bomb attack in Nigeria that kills at least 18 -- USA Today

Massive car bomb hits U.N. building in Nigeria, killing at least 16 -- Toronto Star

Massive bomb blast hits UN building in Nigeria -- The Telegraph

Deadly bomb blast rocks UN building in Nigeria -- Deutsche Welle

UN Chief Says Nigeria Bomb Toll Likely 'Considerable' -- Radio Free Europe

Abuja bombing: Ba Ki-moon dispatches deputy, security chief to Nigeria -- Vanguard

Analysis: How the Nigeria attack shows Boko Haram is growing in strength -- The Telegraph

Islamic Militant Attacks On The Increase In Nigeria

Fear Of Islamic Militant Attacks In Nigeria Spreads To Lagos -- Voice Of America

The fear of attacks by Islamic militants in Nigeria is spreading south to the commercial capital, Lagos, where city buses are being checked for bombs. A group that says it is fighting for a separate Islamic state is thought responsible for a series of attacks across the north.

Bomb attacks and ambushes in the northern city of Maiduguri have indefinitely closed the university there and led to an exodus of civilians, some of whom are newly unemployed motorbike taxi drivers after all motorbikes were banned in Maiduguri because Islamic militants were using them to throw bombs.

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More News On Nigeria's Islamic Insurgency

Nigerian 'Islamists' taunt military, threaten attacks -- AFP
Fear of attacks spreads south in Nigeria -- UPI
Nigerian government seeks dialogue with Islamist Boko Haram -- M&C
Nigeria: Boko Haram Fights Back -- allAfrica.com
Thousands flee Nigerian city hit by Islamist attacks -- AFP
3 killed in bomb blast in northeast Nigeria -- AP
Residents flee Nigerian city hit by sect attacks -- Reuters
30 said killed in clashes in Nigeria -- UPI
Nigeria army claims 11 Boko Haram deaths in Maiduguri -- BBC
'Nigeria Heading for Disintegration' -- Doyin Adebusuyi, AllAfrica

25 Killed In Bomb Attack In Northern Nigeria

Bomb Attack Kills At Least 25 In Northern Nigeria -- The Guardian

Suspicion falls on Islamist group Boko Haram, which claimed responsibility for recent killings in Abuja

At least 25 people were killed and 12 injured in a bomb attack believed to have been carried out by Islamist extremists in north-eastern Nigeria on Sunday. Police said the attack was carried out by two men riding on motorcycles who threw bombs into three beer gardens in the city of Maiduguri, Borno state, during the afternoon.

The authorities have attributed the bombings to the Boko Haram group, who recently claimed responsibility for another attack that killed at least 22 people at the police headquarters in the country's capital, Abuja.

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More News On Yesterday's Bomb Attack In Northern Nigeria

Deadly bomb blasts hit Nigerian city -- Al Jazeera
Nigeria: 25 killed in 3 bomb attacks in northeast -- AP
25 killed in attacks in northern Nigeria: security sources -- Yahoo News/AFP
Dozens killed in attacks in northern Nigeria -- Mail & Guardian
Suspected Islamists bomb Nigerian pubs, killing 25 -- The Telegraph

Strife Between Muslim And Christian Groups Has Resulted In 600 Deaths In Nigeria's Post-Election Violence

Nigerian Rights Group Says 600 Killed in North's Post-Election Violence -- Bloomberg

At least 600 people were killed in violence between Muslim and Christian ethnic groups in Nigeria, triggered by opposition protests against President Goodluck Jonathan’s victory in the April 16 election, a local civic group said.

Most of the victims, 516 people, were killed in Kaduna state, Shehu Sani, executive director of the Kaduna-based Civil Rights Congress, said in a telephone interview from the city today, citing reports from members. “We keep discovering more details of massacres that have been carried out in the hinterland.”

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More News On The Unrest In Nigeria

Nigeria election violence 'left more than 500 dead' -- BBC
Nigerian rights group says more than 500 killed in unrest -- AFP
Nigeria rights group says over 500 killed in riots -- Reuters
Relief group: 500 died in Nigeria violence -- UPI
Group: At least 500 dead in Nigeria election riots -- MSNBC/AP
Violence continues in Nigeria after vote. -- The National
Mass burials held in rural Nigeria -- BBC
Nigeria: Boko Haram blamed for Maiduguri bombings -- BBC
Explosions kill 3 in northern Nigeria on eve of governorship elections -- CNN
Bomb Blast Kills At Least 3 in Northern Nigeria Ahead of Vote -- Voice of America
Nigeria Blasts Kill 3, Wound 14 -- Voice of America
Hotel blast in northeastern Nigeria kills 3, wounds 14 just days before gubernatorial election -- Canadian Press

Unrest In Nigeria Continues With Fears Of Civil War Being Voiced

Presidential Rival Challenging Nigerian Election Results -- Voice of America

The second-place finisher in Nigeria's presidential election is challenging results that he says were rigged by electoral commission computers. There has been violence in northern states following a vote that most international observers believe was largely free and fair.

Former military ruler Muhammadu Buhari is calling on his supporters to remain calm as his party prepares to challenge the re-election of President Goodluck Jonathan.

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More News On The Unrest In Nigeria

Nigeria leader says unrest recalls civil war build-up -- Yahoo News/AFP
Nigeria leader says polls to continue despite riots -- Reuters
Violence postpones gubernatorial elections in 2 Nigeria states -- CNN
Nigeria Violence Won’t Halt Final Election Round, President Jonathan Says -- Bloomberg
Nigerian President Calls Out More Security Forces -- Voice of America
Nigeria leader says unrest echoes civil war era -- AFP
Nigeria unrest 'recalls lead-up to 1967 Biafra war' -- BBC
Nigeria's president orders an end to electoral violence -- BBC
Nigeria elections: Tension ahead of state polls -- BBC
Over 200 killed in Nigerian post-election riots -- Xinhuanet
The worry of Nigeria's election results -- The Economist
Vote Results Tap Nigeria's Tensions -- Wall Street Journal

Muslims Riot And Murder Christians After Nigerian Presidential Elections

Amid Rioting, Nigeria’s President Declared Election Winner -- Boston.com/AP

ABUJA, Nigeria — President Goodluck Jonathan was declared the winner of the presidential election yesterday, as rioting swept across the Muslim north.

The violence cut across 13 states, demonstrating the religious and ethnic tensions that divide Africa’s most populous nation.

Heavy gunfire echoed through cities. Crowds burned buildings and tires and threw stones at security forces. Many residents hid in their homes.

Hundreds were injured and many were feared dead, though federal officials declined to offer any figures.

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The People's Democratic Party (PDP) has won all elections since the end of military rule in 1999. It won two-thirds of Nigeria's 36 states last time. To win at the first round, a candidate needs at least 25% of the vote in two-thirds of Nigeria's 36 states.

More News On The Violence In Nigeria

Charred corpses line road after Nigeria vote riots -- Yahoo News/AP
Nigerian president urges unity after election riots -- Yahoo News/Reuters
Soldiers patrol tense Nigerian north after poll riots -- Yahoo News/Reuters
Nigerian post-election riots kill 'many' -- Yahoo News/AFP
Nigeria election: Thousand flee after riots -- BBC
Goodluck Jonathan retains Nigerian presidency -- CNN
Nigerian leader wins presidential poll amid riots -- Bloomberg Businesweek
Nigerian President Calls For Calm After Reelection -- Radio Free Europe
Violence in Nigeria: Things turn nasty -- The Economist

Is Nigeria's Elite Forces Running Death Squads Against Christians?

Nigerian Elite Force Accused Of Murders In Plateau State -- The Jamestown Foundation

Ongoing violence in Nigeria’s mixed Christian-Muslim Plateau State took a new turn when an elite force of Nigerian troops tasked with restoring order were accused of attacks on civilians in two Christian villages that killed eight, creating a new national scandal as the country approaches general elections in April. Over 100 people have been killed in the region surrounding the state capital of Jos since Christmas.

The government’s response to the violence was Operation Safe Haven, a campaign to be implemented by a Special Military Task Force (STF) drawing on members of the army, navy, air force and police. The STF is led by Brigadier-General Hassan Umaru, whose wife is believed to have been killed by attackers last month

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More News On Nigeria's Sectarian Violence

In Plateau, Nigerian Army Neutrality Questioned -- Council On Foreign Relations
Nigeria clashes have killed 200 in past month: group -- Reuters
Wave of violence kills 200 in Central Nigeria -- Times Live
Nigeria Arrests 39 Suspected Attackers in Sectarian Clashes Close to Jos -- Bloomberg
Up to 13 die in village attacks in volatile central Nigeria -- Toronto Star
A synopsis on the Jos crisis -- Next

Unrest In Nigeria Continues

Nigerian Militants Threaten New Attacks -- Voice of America

Nigeria's main militant group is threatening new attacks, this time against oil and fuel storage facilities.

In a statement Tuesday, the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) warned people living near fuel depots to evacuate immediately.

The group also said it will target vehicles transporting petroleum products.

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Nigerian militants threaten attacks on oil sector -- Reuters
Nigeria's Main Rebel Group Says It Plans Attack on Downstream Oil Industry -- Bloomberg
MEND warns of imminents attacks on oil installations, petrol tankers. -- Vanguard
Nigerian rebels warns of "ferocious attack" -- Times Live
Nigeria attack 'imminent' -- Upstreamonline
Political uncertainty may hinder Nigerian oil output -- Vanguard
Nigerian Militants Warn Of Imminent Attack On Oil Facilities -- Times of Nigeria
Shoot-to-kill orders issued in Nigeria after riot -- Yahoo News/AP

Nigerian flashpoint city Jos: Army shoot-to-kill orders -- BBC
Shoot-to-kill orders issued in Nigeria after riot -- AP
Three killed in voter listing in Nigeria's Jos -- AFP
Voter registration row kills 3 in central Nigeria -- Reuters
Soldiers in Jos, Nigeria given shoot-to-kill orders after election official is killed and burnt -- NGex!
Shoot-to-kill orders issued in Nigeria after riot -- Jerusalem Post/AP
Nigeria: 3 die in riot over voter registration -- MSNBC/AP

Religious Violence Returns To Nigeria

Protest In Central Nigerian City After Muslims Killed -- Reuters

JOS, Nigeria (Reuters) - Nigerian soldiers fired into the air to disperse youths burning vehicles and tyres in the central city of Jos on Saturday in protest at the killing of seven Muslims in a nearby village, residents said.

The Muslims were on their way back from a wedding when they were attacked late on Friday after their bus got lost near a predominantly Christian village which was at the centre of ethnic and religious clashes last year, witnesses said.

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More News On Nigeria's Religious Violence

11 dead in latest violence in central Nigeria -- AP
Nigeria Clashes Kill Five at Opposition Party Rally in Central City of Jos -- Bloomberg
Clashes kill 11 amid fresh tensions in central Nigeria -- AFP
Jos boils again, 10 feared dead -- The Nation

Christians And Muslims Clash Following Bombings In Nigeria

(Photo: After an explosion in Nigeria’s central city of Jos on December 25, 2010 picture/Afolabi Sotunde)

Nigeria Seeks To Contain Violence After Christmas Attacks -- Christian Science Monitor

The Christmas bomb attacks on Christian churches has Nigeria seeking to contain a possible outbreak of religious and sectarian violence.

Nigerian state police are rushing once more into the central Nigerian state of Jos, after a series of bomb blasts in Christian churches – presumably set off by Islamist militants – killed 38 over the Christmas holidays.

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon condemned the attacks and supported the government’s pledge to arrest the perpetrators. The local police commissioner, Abdulrahman Akano, swears that the situation is under control. But local residents have been vocal, condemning the police for failing to protect them.

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More News On The Religious Violence In Nigeria

Riot police out on streets in Nigerian city -- the telegraph
Nigerian Police Dispatched to Jos in Effort to Control Violence -- Voice of America
Security boosted in central Nigeria after attacks -- Reuters
Christian-Muslim clashes flare in Nigeria after Christmas Eve bombings -- Reuters
Christians and Muslims clash following bombings -- The Independent
Nigeria: Jos sees renewed clashes after bombings -- BBC
New Clashes in Central Nigeria After Deadly Friday Bombings -- Voice of America
Killing spree hits Nigerian church -- Press Association
Officials appeal for calm after violence in Jos -- BBC
JOS BLASTS: Tension as reprisal attacks engulf city -- Vanguard

Religious Clashes In Nigeria Continue After Christmas Eve Bombings

Nigeria's Goodluck Jonathan Pledges To Find Jos Bombers -- BBC

Nigeria's president has said his government will do all it can to find those responsible for a string of bomb attacks that killed at least 32 people near the central city of Jos.

Goodluck Jonathan promised that the bombers would "face the law". No group has said it carried out the attacks.

The Christmas Eve blasts happened in an area where up to 1,000 people died in sectarian clashes this year.

The region straddles Nigeria's mainly Muslim north and the Christian south.

About 74 people were wounded in the bomb blasts. Some are in a critical condition.

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More News On The Christmas Eve Attacks Against Christians In Nigeria

Troops patrol Nigerian city after deadly attacks -- AFP
Christmas weekend violence kills 38 in Nigeria -- Yahoo News/AP
Religious clashes flare in central Nigeria -- Reuters
Nigerian Villages and Churches Are Struck in Deadly Attacks -- New York Times
Nigeria: More Casualties Recorded in Jos Bomb Blasts -- allAfrica.com
At least one killed in new clashes in central Nigeria: media report -- Xinhuanet
Nigeria vows to hunt bomb suspects -- Al Jazeera

Attacks Against Christians In Nigeria Kills Dozens

Violence in Nigeria Leaves Dozens Dead -- Wall Street Journal/AP

JOS, Nigeria—Multiple explosions in central Nigeria killed 32 people and six others died in attacks by Muslim sect members on two churches in the north, officials said Saturday.

Police spokesman Mohammed Lerama said 32 people died and at least 74 were injured in four bomb blasts Friday night that went off in close succession in different parts of Jos in central Nigeria—a region violently divided between Christians and Muslims.

Manasie Phampe, the Red Cross secretary in Jos, gave slightly different figures and said 52 people were injured. Some of the injured were in intensive care at the Jos University Teaching Hospital.

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More News On Today`s Attacks In Nigeria

Nigeria: At least 38 killed in Xmas Eve attacks -- Yahoo News/AP
Christmas holiday attacks kill at least 38 in Nigeria -- AFP
Christmas Eve Attacks in Nigeria Kill at Least 38 -- Voice of America
Official: Christmas Eve bombings in Nigeria kill 31 -- CNN
Christmas Eve bombs hit Nigerian city -- UPI
At least 20 killed in Nigeria's Jos bomb blasts -- Xinhuanet
Suspected Bomb Blasts Kill at Least 20 in Nigeria -- Bloomberg
Official: Christmas Eve bombings in Nigeria leave dead, injured -- CNN
Jos residents reel from twin blasts that killed tens -- Next
Xmas Eve Tragedy: Bomb Blasts In Jos, Many Killed -- Saturday Tribune
Many feared dead as blasts rock Jos on Xmas eve -- Vanguard
Bomb blast perpetrators want resurgence of violence: Jang -- NEXT

Bombings And Attacks Mar Christmas Celebrations In Nigeria

Christmas Eve Attacks Kill At Least 26 In Nigeria -- Yahoo News/Reuters

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) – At least six people were killed in attacks on two churches in northeastern Nigeria on Christmas Eve and 20 more died in explosions in the country's central region, officials said on Saturday.

Attackers threw petrol bombs late on Friday at a church in Maiduguri, killing five people, including a Baptist pastor. A security guard at a nearby church died in a similar assault.

"This is a worrisome situation and the government will do all it can to fish out the perpetrators of this evil act," Governor of Borno State, Ali Sheriff said on Saturday.

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More News On Today's Attacks In Nigeria

Christmas Eve bombs hit Nigerian city -- UPI
At least 20 killed in Nigeria's Jos bomb blasts -- Xinhuanet
Suspected Bomb Blasts Kill at Least 20 in Nigeria -- Bloomberg
Official: Christmas Eve bombings in Nigeria leave dead, injured -- CNN
Jos residents reel from twin blasts that killed tens -- Next
Xmas Eve Tragedy: Bomb Blasts In Jos, Many Killed -- Saturday Tribune
Many feared dead as blasts rock Jos on Xmas eve -- Vanguard

Nigeria's Rebel Groups Threatening A Resurgence In Bombings And Attacks

Nigeria’s Main Rebel Group Repeats Threat Of Bombings -- Bloomberg Businessweek

Oct. 19 (Bloomberg) -- The main rebel group in Nigeria, Africa’s biggest oil producer, repeated a threat that it may plant more bombs in Abuja, the capital, and said it will also target President Goodluck Jonathan’s election campaign.

The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta’s warning came four days after the group threatened to carry out a new bomb attack in the city following twin blasts on Oct. 1 that killed 12 people. The explosions occurred near a venue where Jonathan was marking the country’s 50th anniversary of independence from Britain.

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Update: Nigeria's MEND Repeats Warning To Abuja's Residents -- Wall Street Journal

My Comment: Nigeria has had problems with insurgents in its oil producing regions for as long as I can remember. This is just a continuation of the same conflict and demands from a region that feels its oil resources are being exploited by the central government.

Gunmen Stage Massive Prison Break Of Radical Islamists In Nigeria

Gunmen Stage Massive Prison Break in Northern Nigeria -- Voice of America

Nigerian police say more than 730 inmates escaped during a prison break in the northern city of Bauchi. Gunmen attacked the prison, freeing suspected members of a radical Islamic group.

Bauchi state police commissioner Danlami Yar'Adua says gunmen attacked the prison late Tuesday, breaking open cells and setting part of the facility on fire. The gunmen are believed to be part of the radical Boko Haram group that attacked churches, government offices, and police stations in July of 2009.

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Islamist gunmen free 732 prisoners in deadly attack on Nigerian jail -- The Telegraph
'Boko Haram attack' frees hundreds of prisoners -- BBC
Prisoners freed in Nigeria attack -- Al Jazeera
721 inmates freed in Nigeria's prison break -- Xinhuanet
'Islamists' free inmates in Nigerian jail attack -- AFP
Attack on Nigerian prison frees hundreds of inmates -- Mail & Guardian
Nigeria army in Maiduguri after 'Boko Haram attacks' -- BBC

Suspected Islamists kill officer, wound five in Nigeria -- AFP
Nigeria: Sect blamed for 2 targeted killings -- AP
Nigeria leader replaces military, security heads -- AFP
Nigeria's president announces new security leaders -- AP
Nigeria reshuffles military chiefs ahead of polls -- Reuters
Nigerian Election: President Says He Will Run -- Voice of America

Nigeria's President Dies From A Long Illness. Power Struggle To Succeed Him Is Now Expected

Nigeria's acting President Goodluck Jonathan is sworn in as head of state following the death of President Umaru Yar'Adua. Photo from The BBC

President Yar’Adua’s Death May Spark Power Struggle In Oil-Rich Nigeria -- The Times

President Yar’Adua of Nigeria, whose long sickness plunged Africa’s most populous country into a constitutional crisis, has died, the Office of the Presidency announced last night.

A spokesman said Mr Yar’Adua, 58, passed away at 9pm at Aso Rock presidential villa, with his wife Turai by his side. He will be buried today in accordance with Muslim custom.

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New Nigerian President Sworn In -- New York Times
After Nigerian President's Death, Successor Sworn In -- Wall Street Journal
Nigeria swears in new president after Yar'Adua's death -- Yahoo News/AFP
Goodluck Jonathan sworn in as Nigeria's president -- Yahoo News/AP
Jonathan sworn in as Nigeria’s president -- Financial Times
New president sworn in as Nigeria mourns -- CNN
Nigerians mourn deceased ex-president -- Xinhuanet
Nigerian President Umaru Yar'Adua dies -- Washington Post
President Yar'Adua's Funeral -- BBC
Nigeria prepares for president's funeral -- CNN
Umaru Yar'Adua Obituary -- The Telegraph
Constitutional Limbo Ends With Nigerian President's Death -- Newsweek
President Yar'adua dies and Nigeria power struggle begins -- Christian Science Monitor

Nigeria's Violence And Political Instability Continues

At Least 13 Killed in New Nigerian Sectarian Clash -- Voice of America

Nigerian officials and residents say at least 13 people were killed by Muslim herdsmen who attacked a predominantly Christian village close to the troubled central city Jos.

Witnesses say the attackers, disguised as soldiers, raided the village, 30 kilometers south of Jos, at dawn. Most of the victims of the attack were women and children. Local officials said security forces were alerted about the attack, but help came too late.

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More News on Nigeria

11 dead in fresh Muslim-Christian violence in Nigeria -- CNN
Deaths in Nigeria ethnic clashes -- Al Jazeera
New sectarian slaughter rocks Nigeria -- AFP
Nigeria village in machete attack -- BBC
Taking turns at slaughter in Nigeria -- L.A. Times
Nigeria: Death Now Resides in Jos Plateau -- All Africa
No end to Nigeria cycle of violence -- BBC

Nigeria's acting leader dissolves cabinet -- Reuters
Nigeria's acting president dissolves cabinet: official -- AFP
Acting Nigerian President Dissolves Cabinet -- Voice of America
Nigeria's acting president sacks Cabinet -- CNN
Nigerian cabinet dissolved -- The Telegraph
Nigeria leader Goodluck Jonathan dissolves cabinet -- BBC
Nigeria vote 'may be held early' -- BBC

Analysts Dismiss Calls by Libyan Leader Moammar Gadhafi to Split Nigeria into Two Countries -- Voice of America
Divide Nigeria in two, says Muammar Gaddafi -- BBC

Thousands Flee After Slaughter In Nigeria

Nigerians Recount Night of Their Bloody Revenge -- New York Times

JOS, Nigeria — Dispassionately, the baby-faced young man recounted his killings: two women and one man, first beaten senseless with a stick, then stabbed to death with a short knife.

The man, Dahiru Adamu, 25, was crouching on the floor in the sprawling police headquarters here, summoned to give an accounting of the terrible night of March 7, when, he said, he and dozens of other herdsmen descended on a slumbering village just south of here and slaughtered hundreds with machetes, knives and cutlasses in a brutal act of sectarian retribution.

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More News On Nigeria

Police charge 49 with murder after Nigeria sectarian massacre -- The Guardian
Nigeria killings: 49 charged -- BBC
Murder charges likely over Nigerian massacre -- ABC News (Australia)
Nigerian killings 'acts of revenge' -- The Australian
Militia's hunt for guns renews fears of Nigeria violence -- The Independent
Thousands flee after weekend slaughter in Nigeria -- AP
Tapestry of violence haunts central Nigeria -- AP
Nigerian survivors recall Jos massacre -- BBC
Religious leaders must unite to beat Nigeria’s extremists -- Times Online