65 wraps of cocaine and heroin excreted by ex-convict in Nigeria
LAGOS, February 22, 2011 (AFP) – A Nigerian ex-convict has excreted 65 wraps of cocaine and heroin he had ingested with the aim of trafficking them to Australia, the anti-drug agency said on Tuesday. ”The drug convict, Dunu Chukwunyere Enoch, was nabbed on February 16, 2011 and has been under observation but completely expelled the drugs [...]
Police in Nigeria discover bomb at political rally
LAGOS, February 19, 2011 (AFP) – Police said Saturday they had found a powerful bomb planted under one of the seats of a stand for top officials at a political campaign rally in eastern Nigeria’s Enugu State. ”It would have caused tremendous havoc,” Enugu police spokesman Ebere Amaraeze told AFP by telephone, adding that analysis indicated [...]
Iranian arms seized in Nigeria was destined for the Gambia
ABUJA, February 8, 2011 (AFP) – Tehran’s ambassador to Nigeria said Tuesday that arms seized in October at a port in Lagos were destined for the Gambia and followed an agreement between Iran and the small West African nation. The controversial arms shipment sent from Iran has drawn international attention because it could constitute a violation [...]
Goodluck Jonathan launches campaign for the presidency in Nigeria
LAFIA, February 7, 2011 (AFP) – Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan was to launch his campaign on Monday in the ancient central city of Lafia ahead of the April 9 election. Jonathan is favoured to win the election in Africa’s largest oil producer after defeating a challenge from the country’s mainly Muslim north to take the ruling [...]
Two Nigerians held at airport with $10 million aboard a plane to Dubai
LAGOS, February 5, 2011 (AFP) – Two Nigerians accused of attempting to bring some $10 million and another one million euros aboard a plane to Dubai have been detained at the country’s main airport in Lagos, authorities said Saturday. They were carrying the money in large utility bags and airport authorities acted on a tip to [...]
Nigeria makes final attempt to register millions of voters
LAGOS, February 5, 2011 (AFP) – Nigeria wrapped up a huge effort to register voters in Africa’s most populous nation Saturday ahead of April elections after a process that was sometimes chaotic and violent — but better than past years. The aim was to provide what many say the country has never had: a credible voters [...]
In Nigeria: New trial date for Iranian in weapons case
LAGOS, February 1, 2011 (AFP) – A Nigerian court on Tuesday set a new trial date for later this month for an alleged Iranian Revolutionary Guard member charged over an illegal arms shipment seized in October in the West African country. Azim Aghajani and Nigerian suspect Ali Abbas Jega pleaded not guilty to three counts related [...]
Goodluck Jonathan says he is only seeking one-term presidency in Nigeria
LAGOS, February 1, 2011 (AFP) – Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan, favoured to win April elections, has pledged to stand for only one term after northern political elites opposed his candidacy, local media reported Tuesday. Jonathan made the pledge on Monday while addressing Nigerians living in Ethiopia, where he attended an African Union summit, several Nigerian newspapers [...]
More time needed for voter registration in Nigeria
LAGOS, January 26, 2011 (AFP) – Nigeria’s electoral chief on Wednesday asked for a week-long extension to the ongoing voter registration exercise for the April crunch general elections. Independent National Electoral Commission chairman Attahiru Jega told the Senate “if we have an additional one week… we should be able to register every registrable Nigerian that comes [...]
Nigeria calls on the U.N. to authorise the use of force to remove Laurent Gbabgo
LAGOS, January 24, 2011 (AFP) – Nigeria’s foreign minister on Monday called on the UN Security Council to authorise force in Ivory Coast as West African nations seek to further pressure strongman Laurent Gbagbo to quit power. Odein Ajumogobia, in an editorial in Nigerian newspapers, said the deadly crisis “single handedly precipitated by Mr. Laurent Gbagbo… [...]
