Yahoo Nigerian News Archive for January 2011

Sunday, January 30, 2011

Religious clashes have killed 35 in police

Nigeria gunmen attack police, kill officer

Nigeria police arrest 19 over candidate's slaying

Indian products exhibition in Nigeria draws large crowds

Buildings burn, death toll mounts in central Nigeria

Saturday, January 29, 2011

Nigeria striker Utaka leaves Portsmouth for Montpellier

Buildings set ablaze after Nigeria clashes

Soldiers shoot at university students in Nigeria

Nigeria militants threaten to attack oil offices

Nigeria hopes to partner with China to develop tourism

Friday, January 28, 2011

Governor aspirant, six others assassinated in Nigeria

Nigeria extends voter listing by a week

Gubernatorial aspirant killed in northeast Nigeria

Nigeria extends voter registration by 1 week

Thursday, January 27, 2011

4 die in northern Nigeria in religious violence; police officer killed guarding election site

Nigeria Federation Battles Scepticism About Guatemala Match

4 dead in north Nigeria in religious violence

Houses, mosques burn after Nigeria billiards dispute

Police officer shot to death in northeast Nigeria

4 dead in central Nigeria in religious violence

Nigeria's Shittu back at QPR

Dutch Lawmakers Question Shell on Oil Pollution in Nigeria

Voter drive shuts schools, angers parents

Wednesday, January 26, 2011

Nigeria oil spill payouts would encourage terrorism, Shell claims

Dutch Lawmakers Want Answers From Shell on Oil Pollution in Nigeria

Nigeria eyeing more time for voter listing

Nigeria approves extra time for voter registration

Green activists accuse Shell over Nigeria spills

1 more week asked for voter registration

Nigeria asks for extra week of voter registration

Tuesday, January 25, 2011

Nigeria's lawmakers suggest 2-week extension for voter registration ahead of April election

Nigeria Hikes Key Interest Rate To Contain Inflation: Reports

Nigeria lawmakers to extend voter registration

Army: Soldier killed in northeast Nigeria by sect

Monday, January 24, 2011

Amnesty slams Shell over oil spills in Nigeria

Niger Delta - the Hague to Hear Fresh Charges Against Shell

Central Nigeria attack sparks clash with soldiers: police

Nigeria Await FBI Report On Uche Okafor Suicide

Nigeria's Goodluck Jonathan Gets the PDP Nomination

Nigeria urges UN to authorise force in Ivory Coast

Nigeria Asks UN to Sanction Force to Remove Laurent Gbagbo, ThisDay Says

Nigeria urges force to oust I.Coast leader

Sunday, January 23, 2011

Yar'Adua Had Kidney Transplant - Wikileaks

Friday, January 21, 2011

Nigeria Says First Overseas Bond Sale Oversubscribed

Nigeria's debut Eurobond heavily oversubscribed

Nigeria told to reduce ministries

Nigeria’s First Eurobonds to Spur African Borrowing

Nigeria to issue bond in dollars

Nigeria honors 11 envoys for excellent service

Nigeria's First Government Eurobond Sale Will Spur Borrowing From Africa

The Poverty Time Bomb

Thursday, January 20, 2011

Nigeria women line up friendlies

Nigeria suspends dozens of stockbrokers

West African Court Agrees to Hear Oil Pollution Case

Nigeria suspends dozens of stockbroking firms

Nigeria to Issues Eurobond, Other African Govts May Follow

Wednesday, January 19, 2011

Trial Expected to Expose Iran Gun-Running

Tuesday, January 18, 2011

UN team examines seized Iranian weapons in Nigeria

Nigeria's ruling party chairman resigns after poll

Government Plans 10-Year Bond in First Foreign Sale

Ex Nigeria FA boss to make FIFA bid if Adamu loses appeal

Nigeria woos bidders for state-run power company

Ameobi excited by Nigeria call-up

Suspect in Nigeria bombings collapses in court

Shoot-to-kill orders issued in Nigeria after riot

Monday, January 17, 2011

3 die in riot over voter registration

Voter registration row kills three in central Nigeria

Nigeria Stock Index to Gain Further 13.7% This Year on Politics, CSL Says

Nigeria Plans 10-Year Bonds in First Foreign Sale

The Economy in 2011 And Beyond

Northern Youth Protest Presidential Primary Results

Sunday, January 16, 2011

Nigeria's oposition picks governor for April poll

Saturday, January 15, 2011

Atiku Mulls Court Action Following Primary

Health System Failing Nigeria's Youngest Citizens

Nigeria registers voters ahead of key April election

Nigeria begins registering millions for April polls

Nigeria starts voter registration for April poll

Nigeria registers voters ahead of April election

Nigeria registers voters ahead of key April vote

Friday, January 14, 2011

Nigeria Stocks Measure Advances to Eight-Month High on Political Stability

Nigeria’s Jonathan Wins Party Backing for Presidency

Nigeria Dollar Bond Sale May Spur Kenya Offer, Citigroup Says

Nigeria's Jonathan wins party primary

Nigeria's Jonathan wins party nomination

Nigeria's road to democracy

Thursday, January 13, 2011

Nigeria's ruling party decides Jonathan's fate

Ruling party votes for primary candidate

Anti-graft body questions 12 oil execs

Nigeria's ruling party votes on presidential candidate

Nigeria's Ruling Party Starts its Primary to Select Election Candidate

Leicester signs Nigeria striker Yakubu on loan

Nigeria leader in party challenge

Nigeria's ruling party to choose its candidate

Flouting of Expatriate Quota Guidelines

PDP Decides - How They Will Vote

Nigeria ruling party to pick leader

Q&A: Why Nigeria's presidential primaries matter

Security tight before Nigeria ruling party primary

Nigeria ruling party to hold presidential primary

Scandalous Cost of Foreign Education

Wednesday, January 12, 2011

Nigeria's ruling party to pick presidential candidate

Nigeria's ruling party to decide Jonathan's fate

Nigeria tackle Guatemala in friendly

Nigeria's Ruling Party Likely to Endorse Jonathan as Candidate for April

Our Goals, Our Plans By Jonathan, Atiku

Tuesday, January 11, 2011

Nigeria gears for high-stakes vote

Troops deploy after 13 reported dead in Nigeria

Nigeria ruling party to screen presidential aspirants

Monday, January 10, 2011

Gunmen kill policeman in northern Nigeria church attack

Policeman guarding a church is killed

Nigeria secret police return columnist's passports

Sunday, January 09, 2011

'Many' houses burnt in fresh tensions in central Nigeria

Homes set ablaze in violence-torn region

Secret police seize columnist's passports

Nigeria's presidential primaries

Nigeria's Obasanjo meets with Ivory Coast rivals

Crux time for Nigeria as election cycle begins

Gunmen 'kill six' at tavern in Nigeria

Saturday, January 08, 2011

Clashes kill 11 amid fresh tensions in central Nigeria

11 dead in latest violence in central Nigeria

Nigeria Clashes Kill Five at Opposition Party Rally in Central City of Jos

8 Dead in Latest Violence in Nigeria

Attack on Nigeria rally 'leaves several dead'

8 dead in latest violence in central Nigeria

Attack in Niger Delta kills 2, wounds 6

Fatal Attack at Official’s Home

Friday, January 07, 2011

UN warns over lead poisoning in northern Nigeria

Nigeria vote body says 'test' poll fair despite flaws

Former Nigeria player Okafor found dead in Texas

U.N. urges Nigeria clean-up after mass lead poisoning

Ruling party wins rerun state election

Okafor death stuns Nigeria

Political Financing, Incumbency and Free and Fair Elections

South Africa denies Nigeria bomb suspect bail

The Plot to Impeach Aregbesola

Nigeria Doctors Threaten Strike at State Hospitals Over Pay, ThisDay Says

Lead poisoning outbreak remains a threat

Thursday, January 06, 2011

Shell to face hearings on Nigeria work

Rerun gubernatorial election held in oil-producing state, some problems reported

'Politics behind Nigeria violence'

Rerun election held in oil state

Nigeria votes in key poll amid unrest

Ogonis Want UN Saro-Wiwa Probe

Nigeria votes in 'test' poll amid unrest

2011 Budget a Disaster - Soludo

The happiest place on earth

Sanusi Gets World Best Central Bank Governor Award

Wednesday, January 05, 2011

Nigeria Stocks Gauge Rises Most Since March on Amcon Debt, Stock Purchases

FACTBOX-Nigeria's presidential primaries

As PEF Pays N17.4billion Debt to Marketers

Nigeria's ex-ruler to run for presidency

Tuesday, January 04, 2011

Analysis: Nigeria, expected to lead any Ivory Coast military intervention, has own problems

Ivory Coast solution to take time: Nigeria

Security force kills 3 in northern cinema

Country Needs 25, 000MW to Survive Economic Crunch in 2011

Nigeria leader: Ivory Coast solution to take time

U20 champs Ghana to meet Nigeria

Jonathan's 2010 Achievements

Country's Debt is Sustainable -DMO

Monday, January 03, 2011

ArtsBeat: ‘Fela’ May Be Headed Soon to Nigeria

Nigeria's Satellite Passes Pre-Launch Test

Cash-driven piracy to rise in Nigeria's oil delta: analysts

Nigeria's president sets out anti-terror plans

Nigeria policeman killed by suspected Islamists

Policeman shot dead in northeastern Nigeria

Jonathan's Ambition And the Challenges of 2011

Atiku Writes Jonathan, Says 2011 Budget a Disaster

Greed, Bane of Our Development - Jonathan

NLC Tasks Judiciary On 2011 Elections

Sunday, January 02, 2011

Obama Condemns New Year's Eve Bombing

Nigeria violence shows Christian, Muslim split

Explosions rock Nigeria, churches attacked,

Violence shows Christian, Muslim split in Nigeria

Nigeria's Rebel Group Denies Responsibility for Abuja Bombing

Oil militants deny hand in barrack attack

Nigeria's MEND denies role in Abuja bombing

Vow to rid Nigeria of 'terrorists'

No Clue Yet in Abuja Blast - Defence Minister

Saturday, January 01, 2011

Obama condemns Egypt, Nigeria bombings

Nigeria blast kills 4 as violence tests president

Nigeria Christians urge halt to killings

Obama offers help after attacks in Egypt, Nigeria

Questions surround latest bomb attack

Friday, December 31, 2010

92 arrested in northern Nigeria after recent religious violence