Nigeria
# nigeria - Monday 22 April, 2013
‘Dozens’ killed in Nigeria gun battles
Mobile phone network coverage in some parts of Borno was crippled last year after an Islamic group burned down a series of telecommunication masts.
# nigeria - Thursday 4 April, 2013
Taribo West 12 years older than he let on through career – reports
We’ve all lied about our ages… but 12 years, Taribo?
# nigeria - Sunday 31 March, 2013
Pope prays for peace in Syria, Korea on first Easter
In his first Easter Sunday message in front of a crowd in St Peter’s Square, Pope Francis prayed for Syria, the Korean peninsula and issued an appeal for hostages held by militants in Nigeria.
Column: This Easter, think of those who made your chocolate eggs and bunnies
Irish people are now spending more on chocolate per head of population than any other country in the world, but what do we know about where the chocolate we eat comes from, asks Jim Clarken.
# nigeria - Tuesday 19 March, 2013
Survivors recall terrifying scene of suicide attack in Nigeria as death toll rises to 41
The attack yesterday saw two suicide bombers ram their car into the bus station in Kano, Nigeria’s second largest city.
# nigeria - Sunday 17 February, 2013
Gunmen abduct seven foreign workers in Nigeria
A security guard was killed in the attack, police have said.
# nigeria - Sunday 10 February, 2013
Super Eagles: Mba’s moment of brilliance wins the African Cup of Nations
NIgeria won the competition for the first time in 19 years this evening.
Preview: Burkina Faso bid to round off ‘Cup of Upsets’ with Soweto win
The Stallions take on Nigeria in tonight’s African Cup of Nations final.
# nigeria - Saturday 9 February, 2013
Our favourite moments so far from this year’s African Cup of Nations
Oddly, most of them involve goalkeepers.
# nigeria - Sunday 3 February, 2013
VIDEO: The brilliant solo goal which knocked Ivory Coast out of the AFCON
Nigeria’s Sunday Mba ran from inside his own half to score the winner in the quarter-final.
# nigeria - Wednesday 31 October, 2012
‘Millions of lives’ could be saved by new global subsidy for malaria drugs
The first independent evaluation of the international scheme shows promise.
# nigeria - Sunday 28 October, 2012
Sitdown Sunday: 7 deadly reads
The very best of the week’s writing from around the web.
# nigeria - Friday 19 October, 2012
Non-Chinese Asians are the fastest growing ethnic group in Ireland – CSO
The vast majority of people in Ireland remain “white Irish”, who at 3,821,995 people represents 85.8 per cent of the population.
# nigeria - Sunday 14 October, 2012
Gang in police uniforms kills 21 people at Nigerian mosque
The attack is thought to be the latest in a long and bloody conflict between Christian and Muslim mobs.
# nigeria - Wednesday 3 October, 2012
Nigerian troops swarm after 40 killed in student massacre
Last week in Mubi, Nigeria’s military conducted a high-profile raid targeting an extremist group, killing a senior figure and arresting 156 suspected members.
# nigeria - Sunday 23 September, 2012
Suicide bomber at Nigeria church kills woman and child
The blast comes after a wave of targeted attacks at Catholic churches earlier this year.
# nigeria - Friday 21 September, 2012
Revenue seize €70,000 of cannabis in Drogheda
The seizure was a result of the controlled delivery of a package, originating in Nigeria, to a residential premises.
# nigeria - Thursday 20 September, 2012
Mikel shuts Twitter account after racist abuse (updated)
Meanwhile, there were also allegations of racism following tonight’s game between Tottenham and Lazio.
# nigeria - Monday 10 September, 2012
Al Qaeda’s second-in-command in Yemen killed says country’s military
Saeed al-Shehri, the second man in Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, was killed in an operation by armed Yemeni forces according to the country’s defence ministry.
# nigeria - Saturday 25 August, 2012
Body of Irishman shot dead in Nigeria to be repatriated next week
Robert Gray was shot dead in the east of the country on Thursday. He was originally from Westport in Co Mayo.
# nigeria - Friday 24 August, 2012
Irish man shot dead in Nigeria ambush
The engineer in his forties was working for an Irish company in the south east of Nigeria.
# nigeria - Wednesday 4 July, 2012
Afghanistan and Pakistan a ‘potential reservoir’ for spreading polio
Security issues mean that up to 40 per cent children in some parts are not vaccinated.
# nigeria - Wednesday 20 June, 2012
Up to 27 million people are living in slavery, says US report
US State Dept’s annual report on human trafficking shows progress being made in Burma, while Syria fell in the rankings.
# nigeria - Monday 11 June, 2012
Boko Haram attacks on two churches in Nigeria kill at least seven
A suicide bomber and a gunman attacked churches in the cities of Jos and Biu.
# nigeria - Monday 4 June, 2012
Fears of on-ground deaths after Nigeria plane crash
The airliner crashed into a densely-populated area of Lagos yesterday.
# nigeria - Sunday 3 June, 2012
Over 150 feared dead after plane crashes into building in Nigerian city
The plane crashed into a two-storey building in Africa’s largest city. Residents said the plane had been coming in low and making a loud noise before it crashed.
# nigeria - Thursday 31 May, 2012
German engineer kidnapped in Nigeria killed
Reports of the killing say it’s unclear if the hostage was killed before or during a failed rescue attempt.
# nigeria - Tuesday 8 May, 2012
Almost 800 doctors fired in Lagos over pay dispute
Doctors went on indefinite strike last month over the implementation of a pay raise agreed in late 2010.
# nigeria - Saturday 5 May, 2012
Nigerian football mourns the loss of World Cup ’94 star Rashidi Yekini
The Super Eagles striker will be remembered fondly for his goal celebrations after scoring against Bulgaria in the tournament.
# nigeria - Monday 30 April, 2012
10 killed in suicide blast in northeast Nigeria
A suicide bomber drove into a convoy carrying a top police official in northeast Nigeria todayy, detonating his explosives and killing at least 10 people.
# nigeria - Tuesday 10 April, 2012
Ahern’s profile removed from public speaking agencies’ websites
A spokesman for one public speaking agency said it had been advised to remove the former Taoiseach’s profile.
# nigeria - Sunday 1 April, 2012
Shatter confirms investigation into slashing of Garda on deportation flight
The government has for the first time confirmed the details of an incident on board a repatriation flight from Madrid to Nigeria last month.
# nigeria - Tuesday 27 March, 2012
After resignation from FF, Ahern is keynote speaker at Nigerian conference
Bertie Ahern spoke at the Ogun State Investors’ Forum in south-western Nigeria yesterday, it has emerged.
# nigeria - Friday 16 March, 2012
Gardaà are ‘not getting protection they need’ – Calleary
The Fianna Fáil TD has raised a number of concerns after it emerged that a garda was attacked and slashed with a sharp object aboard a repatriation flight last week.
Garda slashed by detainee on deportation flight Exclusive
Representatives of rank-and-file gardaà have accused managers of “reckless endangerment”, saying there were not enough officers on the aircraft.
# nigeria - Friday 9 March, 2012
Details of hostages’ last days emerge amid UK and Italian diplomatic row
Briton Chris McManus and Italian Franco Lamolinara died in a botched rescue attempt in north-western Nigeria yesterday. Italy’s president accused Britain of an “inexplicable” failure to consult with Italy over the mission.
# nigeria - Thursday 8 March, 2012
Kidnapped engineers killed during failed rescue attempt in Nigeria
David Cameron has confirmed the deaths of the Briton and Italian who were kidnapped in May while working on a construction project.
# nigeria - Tuesday 6 March, 2012
Fatal gas fire off Nigerian coast extinguishes after 46 days
The fire killed two people and destroyed a Chevron rig before it extinguished by itself.
# nigeria - Monday 20 February, 2012
Ireland gives €5 million in emergency funding to Sahel region
Ten million people are at risk from a growing food crisis in Burkina Faso, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Senegal, Chad, Cameroon and Nigeria.
# nigeria - Wednesday 15 February, 2012
A quarter of the world’s children do not have enough to eat – report
A major survey carried out by the charity Save the Children has highlighted the problem of child malnutrition.
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