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Barack Obama calls Nigerian president elect

US President Barack Obama has spoken to Nigerian President-elect Muhammadu Buhari and outgoing leader Goodluck Jonathan, praising both for their role in the country’s first democratic transfer of power. Obama spoke to the men separately yesterday to “commend them for … read more

Obama congratulates President-elect Buhari

President Barack Obama is congratulating the president-elect of Nigeria, saying the election there has “shown the world the strength” of the African country’s commitment to Democratic ideals. Obama says in a White House statement Wednesday that he was impressed with … read more

Police teargas women protesters in Port Harcourt

Hundreds of women from different parts of Rivers state who were protesting to INEC headquarters along Aba/Port Harcourt Expressway in Port Harcourt, the Rivers state capital against alleged irregularities that characterised the last Saturday presidential and national assembly election in … read more

Boko Haram blamed for decapitations

Suspected Boko Haram gunmen decapitated 23 people in a raid on Buratai village in northeast Nigeria’s Borno state, residents and a politician said Saturday. Scores of attackers invaded the village at 11 p.m. Friday when residents were mostly asleep and … read more