(9 stories) Nigeria Ruling Party 'Resolving' Internal Rift

	Nigeria - News September 18, 2013 See Nigeria Weather Nigeria Ruling Party 'Resolving' Internal Rift (Voice of America) Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan reads his opening address during an ECOWAS Summit gathering west African leaders to plot a military strategy to wrest control of northern Mali from Islamist groups as fears grow over the risks they pose to the region a A spokesman for Nigeria's ruling People's Democratic Party says senior officials of the group ... (more) Cuba and Nigeria review bilateral relations (Granma) CUBAN Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla received September 2 his counterpart from the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Olugbenga Ayodeji Ashiru, in a meeting in which both parties confirmed the positive state of bilateral relations, established in 1974. Nigeria: Undergraduates, others arrested for stealing N2bn from bank (In-depth Africa) The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arrested two young men who claimed to be undergraduates of the University of Jos, Isaiah Friday and Azzaior Samuel, for an alleged N2.05bn fraud. Nigeria: 16 Soldiers Killed, Many Missing in Fresh Borno Attack (AllAfrica) Army authorities disclosed, yesterday, that 15 soldiers and a lieutenant have been killed by Boko Haram terrorists along the Baga-Maiduguri Road in Borno State, while 150 sect members were killed by troops of the 7th Division during a fierce battle with the insurgents last weekend. Nigerian army claims raid kills 150 Islamists (The Daily Star) LAGOS: A military strike on a Boko Haram camp in Nigeria's restive northeast last week killed 150 Islamists and 16 soldiers, an army spokesman said Wednesday. Punches thrown in Nigeria parliament (BBC News) Nigerian politicians have exchanged punches in parliament during a row over a splinter group within the ruling People's Democratic Party . 'I died seven times', says Lawyer abducted while negotiating Ozekhome's release (Vanguard) The spate of kidnapping in Nigeria and the involvement of youths in the criminal act have become a source of grave concern. Nigerian magnet uni student stole research (Sydney Star Observer) Earlier this week we reported on a Nigerian university student who claimed to have "disproved" homosexuality using magnets. Jailed Nigerian ex-governor said owned 30 pct of Oando -prosecutor (AlertNet) In this 2012 file photo, newspapers, with details of the sentencing of James Ibori, are seen on a a news-stand in Lagos, Nigeria REUTERS/Akintunde Akinleye LONDON, Sept 17 - Jailed former Nigerian oil state governor James Ibori told a Swiss private bank in 2004 that he owned 30 percent of oil firm Oando, which paid $1.2 million into his account ... (more) More Nigeria News... Manage your subscriptions or Unsubscribe Topix has Job listings for your town! Find Local Singles in your town! Find us on Facebook Follow us on Twitter Install the Topix Community Toolbar Copyright © 2013 Topix All rights reserved. PO Box 50654, Palo Alto, CA 94303

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