News Topic - Nigeria

Man enslaved girl for five years
WASHINGTON, July 16 (UPI) -- A former Maryland man extradited from Nigeria pleaded guilty Wednesday to enslaving a teenage girl from that country for five years, U.S. officials said.
United Press International  –  Jul 16, 2008 11:48 PM [GMT]  ¦  comment?
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Britain offers training to quell Niger Delta violence
AFP - Britain is to help Nigeria crack down on violence which has disrupted oil supplies in the troubled Niger Delta through a security training force, Prime Minister Gordon Brown said Wednesday.
Yahoo!  –  Jul 16, 2008 10:59 PM [GMT]  ¦  comment?
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Brown outlines Niger Delta help
Britain will work with Nigeria to improve security in the oil-rich but lawless Niger Delta region, Gordon Brown says.
BBC News  –  Jul 16, 2008 7:48 PM [GMT]  ¦  comment?
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Generator fumes kill 17 at Nigeria prayer meeting
Reuters - At least 17 people died at a prayer meeting in rural Nigeria after apparently breathing noxious fumes from their power generator while asleep, police and witnesses said on Wednesday.
Yahoo!  –  Jul 16, 2008 6:18 PM [GMT]  ¦  comment?
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Gunmen attack naval houseboat in Nigeria; 5 dead
AP - A band of suspected militants attacked a naval houseboat stationed in Nigeria's restive, oil-rich south Wednesday, sparking a gunbattle that left five people dead, military officials said.
Yahoo!  –  Jul 16, 2008 4:46 PM [GMT]  ¦  comment?
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Band of gunmen attack naval houseboat in oil-rich southern Nigeria; 5 dead from shootout
PORT HARCOURT, Nigeria (AP) — A band of suspected militants attacked a naval houseboat stationed in Nigeria's restive, oil-rich south Wednesday, sparking a gunbattle that left five people dead, military officials said.
Times Record News  –  Jul 16, 2008 4:36 PM [GMT]  ¦  comment?
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Man Pleads Guilty To Holding Teen Girl In Involuntary Servitude
A former Maryland resident pleaded guilty Wednesday to holding a teen girl from Nigeria in involuntary servitude for about five years, U.S. Attorney Rod J. Rosenstein announced.
nbc4.com  –  Jul 16, 2008 3:25 PM [GMT]  ¦  comment?
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Pirates raid Norwegian ship in Nigerian waters
AP - Armed pirates hijacked a Norwegian ship off southern Nigeria on Wednesday, roughing up the crew but releasing them after two hours, officials said.
Yahoo!  –  Jul 16, 2008 3:25 PM [GMT]  ¦  comment?
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Olympic threats for Ogbuke family
Threats to the family of Nigeria's Chinedu Obasi Ogbuke could force him to defy his German club over his call up for the Olympics.
BBC News  –  Jul 16, 2008 1:47 PM [GMT]  ¦  comment?
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Africans boycott church meeting
Bishops from Nigeria, Kenya and Uganda stay away from a meeting of the world's Anglicans.
BBC News  –  Jul 16, 2008 09:54 AM [GMT]  ¦  comment?
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