Goodluck Jonathan
Nigerian troops kill 20 Boko Haram Islamists: military
Aug 12, 2012 18:26 EDT
Nigerian troops on Sunday killed 20 suspected Boko Haram Islamists in the restive northeastern city of Maiduguri, a senior officer said, an account quickly denied by the militant group.
Thousands gather to bury Ghana's Mills
Aug 10, 2012 07:09 EDT
Thousands of mourners from presidents and dignitaries to ordinary Ghanaians arrived in the capital's Independence Square on Friday for the funeral of president John Atta Mills.
Clinton urges Nigerian reforms as Islamist attacks worsen
Aug 09, 2012 17:38 EDT
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton urged the president of Nigeria on Thursday to push ahead with reforms as it faces a deadly Islamist insurgency which has shaken Africa's largest oil producer.
Clinton arrives in Ghana as African tour nears end
Aug 09, 2012 17:16 EDT
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrived in Ghana on Thursday to attend the funeral of president John Atta Mills as she neared the end of a 10-day African tour.
Clinton meets Nigerian leader on worsening Islamist attacks
Aug 09, 2012 11:33 EDT
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton met Nigeria's president Thursday as the continent's largest oil producer faces an Islamist insurgency raising deep concern among Western powers.
Clinton arrives in Nigeria for security talks with president
Aug 09, 2012 10:46 EDT
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrived in Nigeria on Thursday to meet President Goodluck Jonathan and was expected to offer assistance in helping the country stop a worsening Islamist insurgency.
Nigeria police abusing civilians after massacre
Aug 09, 2012 07:35 EDT
Residents in central Nigeria said Thursday that police have raided scores of homes and beaten unarmed civilians while searching for the perpetrators of a church massacre that killed 19 people this week.
Clinton in Nigeria as Islamist attacks worsen
Aug 09, 2012 07:30 EDT
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton meets Nigeria's president Thursday on her African tour as the continent's largest oil producer faces an Islamist insurgency raising deep concern among Western powers.
Nigeria's 2013 budget based on oil price of $75 per barrel
Aug 08, 2012 16:12 EDT
Nigeria's 2013 budget will be based on a world oil price of $75 per barrel and projected national output of 2.53 million barrels per day, Finance Minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala said Wednesday.
Clinton 'must urge Nigeria to address violence'
Aug 08, 2012 08:01 EDT
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton should urge Nigeria to address violence by militant Islamist group Boko Haram as well as abuses by the country's security forces, Human Rights Watch said Wednesday.
Gunmen open fire on Nigerian church service, kill 19
Aug 07, 2012 15:40 EDT
Gunmen stormed an evangelical church in central Nigeria, cut the electricity and opened fire once the building was plunged into darkness, killing 19 people including the pastor, officials said Tuesday.
Gunmen kill 19 people in attack on Nigerian church
Aug 07, 2012 12:39 EDT
Gunmen have opened fire on an evangelical church during a service in central Nigeria, killing the pastor and at least 18 worshippers while injuring several others, officials said Tuesday.
Nigeria church attack kills 19
Aug 07, 2012 09:50 EDT
Gunmen have opened fire on an evangelical church during a service in central Nigeria, killing at least 19 people in the latest such attack in the country, the military said on Tuesday.
Gunmen kill 15 people in attack on Nigerian church
Aug 07, 2012 03:55 EDT
Gunmen have opened fire on an evangelical church during a service in central Nigeria, killing at least 15 people in the latest such attack in the country, officials said Tuesday.
Nigerian leader slams sect leader's call on him to resign
Aug 06, 2012 04:34 EDT
Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan on Sunday dismissed as "blackmail" a call on him by the suspected leader of Islamist group Boko Haram to resign and convert to Islam.
Nigerian leader slams sect leader's call on him to resign
Aug 05, 2012 16:46 EDT
Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan on Sunday dismissed as "blackmail" a call on him by the suspected leader of Islamist group Boko Haram to resign and convert to Islam.
Fela Kuti's legacy lives on 15 years after death
Aug 02, 2012 07:36 EDT
The spirit of Fela Kuti haunts his old house -- the musician's colourful clothes in the bedroom, his shoes on a rack -- but the marijuana smoke, his many wives and his beguiling sax playing are long gone.
Push to preserve Fela Kuti's legacy 15 years after death
Aug 02, 2012 02:48 EDT
The spirit of Fela Kuti haunts his old house -- the musician's colourful clothes in the bedroom, his shoes on a rack -- but the marijuana smoke, his many wives and his beguiling sax playing are long gone.
Ghana president dies after illness: presidency
Jul 24, 2012 14:39 EDT
Ghana President John Atta Mills died suddenly on Tuesday at the age of 68 hours after being taken ill and months before a vote in which he was to seek re-election, his office said.
Nigerian pastor questioned over call for president to quit
Jul 23, 2012 17:30 EDT
Security agents on Monday questioned a fiery Nigerian pastor and ex-vice presidential candidate over comments he made to his congregation saying President Goodluck Jonathan should resign, a spokesman said.
