By Gilbert da Costa Abuja 28 June 2007 The recent release of Niger Delta militant Mujahid Dokubo-Asari has prompted calls for the immediate release of another separatist leader from the southeast. For VOA, Gilbert da Costa reports from Abuja. Ralph U...
By Nico Colombant Port Harcourt, Nigeria 29 May 2007 Many Nigerians hope their new president, Umaru Yar'Adua, will urgently address the issue of gasoline scarcity after he is sworn in today. Even though Nigeria is Africa's biggest oil producer, mass...
By Nico Colombant Abuja 21 April 2007 Voters in Africa's most populous country, Nigeria, have gone to the polls for a presidential and legislative election in sizable numbers, and now nervously await results. Many said they did not have much faith in...
By Sarah Simpson Lagos 14 April 2007 Nigerians voted for new state governors and legislators Saturday, but in a poor suburb of the commercial capital, Lagos, many people were doubtful that the election could bring any improvement to their lives. Sar...
By Gilbert da Costa Nasawara 16 February 2007 Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter is known in Nigeria as the architect of a sustained campaign to rid the country of Guinea worm disease. Guinea worm is a water-borne worm infection that is contracted w...
By Sarah Simpson Lagos 01 February 2007 The Nigerian government's announcement earlier this week that tests confirmed the country's first human death from the bird flu virus appears to have left Lagos residents unfazed. Sarah Simpson reports for VOA...
By Gilbert da Costa Abuja 17 August 2006 Recent political killings in Nigeria have prompted fears about next year's general ballot. Election related violence has dogged Nigerian politics over the years, and some Nigerian groups are seeking divine in...
By Gilbert Da Costa Abuja 29 May 2006 Nigerian Senator Idris Kuta, left, Senator Shola Adeleye, center and Niger State Governor Abdulahi Kure, right celebrate outside the National Assembly in Abuja, Nigeria, Tuesday, May 16, 2006 A few weeks ago, th...