U.S. Embassy ABUJA U.S. Consulate General LAGOS NIGERIA April 19, 2007 Warden Message This Warden message is being issued to inform American citizens in Nigeria about a noticeable increase in violent crime and of an increase in public political activities, … read more
Nigeria’s presidential election, threatened with an opposition boycott, will take place as planned on Saturday, an official with the electoral commission said Thursday. “The election is holding; no doubt about it,” electoral commission spokesman Segun Adeogun told AFP. The Nigerian … read more
No matter how many times Olusegun Obasanjo speaks of his plans to retire to his chicken farm after stepping down as president of Nigeria, millions still wonder whether he really means to relinquish power. Obasanjo is presiding over elections that … read more
Muslim radicals killed at least 13 police in the northern Nigerian city of Kano on Tuesday to avenge the assassination of a hardline cleric four days earlier, police and witnesses said. The attackers, from an extreme Islamic sect, burned down … read more
Nigeria’s main opposition parties have called for Saturday’s presidential election to be postponed. In a statement, 18 parties also threatened to boycott the poll unless several of their conditions were met. Their demands include the annulment of last weekend’s state … read more
The United States and European Union have called on Nigeria to curb violence and take action to prevent vote-rigging in Saturday’s presidential election, while a Supreme Court ruling has added to turmoil surrounding the poll. The Independent National Electoral Commission … read more
THERE are strong indications that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) may cancel elections in seven states due to alleged monumental fraud in last Saturday�s polls. Nigerian Tribune findings showed that the commission had confirmed records of malpractices and irregularities … read more
Opposition parties joined forces Wednesday to call for a postponement of the presidential vote scheduled for this weekend, as fighting broke out between troops and suspected Islamists in northern Nigeria. The gunfire erupted in the town of Kano near an … read more
Some 25 Islamic militants have been killed in an offensive near the city of Kano in Nigeria’s north, the army says. Militants held an area after attacking a police station on Tuesday. Nine Islamists have been captured, as well as … read more
The Independent National Electoral Commission on Monday blamed the police and other security agencies for the widespread irregularities that characterised the April 14 governorship and state Houses of Assembly elections. INEC�s National Commissioner in charge of Publicity, Mr. Phillip Umeadi … read more