Politics | Economy - Development
Niger Delta peace talks meet dead end
afrol News, 2 July - The Nigerian government's plan to bolster peace in the conflict-plagued region of the Niger Delta has failed with South-South leaders rejecting talks in capital Abuja yesterday. The relentless unrests are said to have cause a major dent in the West African country's oil production and a breakthrough in the disagreements seems far-fetched.
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Politics | Economy - Development | Society | Human rights
Indonesia executes two Nigerian drug smugglers
afrol News, 27 June - Two Nigerians, Samuel Okoye, 37 and Hansen Anthony Nwaolisa, 40, were executed by firing squad in Indonesia on Friday after they had been convicted on attempting to smuggle 7kg of heroine into the country.
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Economy - Development
Dangerous gasoline offloaded in Nigeria, Ghana
afrol News, 24 June - A vessel from the shipping company Trafigura, "High Land", is currently in the Nigerian port of Lagos, loading off what is allegedly dangerous and poor gasoline, aimed at West African consumers. The vessels last stop was in Tema, Ghana, where it probably also loaded off bad gasoline.
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Health
Fresh polio outbreak in northern Nigeria
afrol News, 20 June - Another time, efforts to eradicate polio worldwide are jeopardised by an outbreak in northern Nigeria. The fresh polio outbreak has already spread to two neighbouring countries; Niger and Benin. A further spread is expected.
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Economy - Development | Politics
Sailor dies in Niger Delta boat attack
afrol News, 9 June - At least one sailor was left dead and several others injured when gunmen on military boats assailed a patrol vessel working for Addax, a Canadian petroleum company in Nigeria's oil producing Niger-Delta region, today. Read more
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