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49 to be charged with murder after communal violence in Nigeria

Thu - 11 Mar

Nigerian police say 49 people are to be charged with murder after communal violence left scores of villagers dead. Police spokesman Mohammed Lerama told the BBC that most of those facing charges are Muslims from the Fulani group, adding that the number of those arrested since the killings near the city of Jos has risen to 200.

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Nigerians demand appearance of ailing leader

Wed - 10 Mar

Hundreds of Nigerians gathered in the capital Abuja today for a march to the Presidency to demand the appearance of ailing leader, Umaru Yar'Adua, two weeks after he returned from a Saudi hospital. The 58-year-old leader has not been seen in public since being flown back after three months of treatment in Jeddah for a heart condition. There have been no announcements on his health but Presidency sources say he remains in intensive care.

Last Updated on Thursday, 11 March 2010 13:26

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State of emergency declared in Plateau State

Mon - 08 Mar

Nigerian Acting President, Goodluck Jonathan, has declared a state of emergency in Plateau State following Sunday’s ethnic violence in which at least 500 people were killed in villages near the central city of Jos. Security forces were on high alert to prevent any retaliatory attacks in neighbor States.

Last Updated on Tuesday, 09 March 2010 14:24

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Ban of weapon supplies around Nigeria's troubled city of Jos

Mon - 08 Mar

Nigeria's acting President Goodluck Jonathan has ordered security forces to prevent more weapons being brought into the area around the city of Jos. More than 100 people, many of them women and children, are believed dead after attacks in the area on Sunday. Witnesses said the mainly Christian villages had been attacked from the surrounding hills by men with machetes.

Last Updated on Monday, 08 March 2010 15:35

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Libya sends invitations to Arab leaders to attend Arab Summit

Sun - 07 Mar

Libya is sending out invitations to the Arab leaders to attend the Arab Summit. Libyan ambassador assigned, by the Libyan leader Moamer Al Ghadafi, to carry invitations arrived in the Egytian capital, Cairo on Saturday, hoping to continue to the Arabian Gulf and Middle East countries.

Last Updated on Sunday, 07 March 2010 21:43