No more congratulations please, asks Nigerian president
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New Nigerian President Umaru Yar&#39;Adua asked well-wishers on Thursday to stop sending delegations to congratulate him.
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The Nigerian government denies claims that militant leader Henry Okah has been killed while in detention.
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EL-FASHER, Sudan  - Nigerian President Olusegun  Obasanjo vowed on Saturday the African Union would not give up  efforts to bring peace to Sudan's western Darfur region,  despite cease-fire violations and months of failed talks.
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The Nigerian government cancels another sale of a state company carried out under former President Obasanjo.
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New Nigerian President Umaru Yar'Adua will urgently address the crisis in the oil-producing Niger Delta, he said in an inaugural address on Tuesday, appealing to armed groups in the region for an end to violence.
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Umaru Yar'Adua took office as president of Nigeria on Tuesday promising to tackle a catalogue of crises in Africa's most populous nation and conceding that his own election was "not perfect".
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Nigeria's president is accused by his deputy of awarding contracts to his favourite aides and ministers.
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ABUJA, Nigeria -- Nigeria's new president, Umaru Yar'Adua, was sworn in yesterday, pledging to be a humble "servant-leader" and to reform the electoral process to prevent future fraud, after the elections he won last month were widely condemned by international and local observers.
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Nigeria&#39;s president, Olusegun Obasanjo, said Thursday that the African Union, of which he is the chairman, had decided to send thousands of troops and monitors to help
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Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo visited the southern oil-rich but troubled Ogoniland and called on local people to embrace peace and reconciliation.
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Nigeria's ex-military ruler Gen Babangida, a top candidate in next year's polls, says he is proud of his time in office.
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Nigerian President Umaru Yar'Adua scraps state owned oil company, in a bid to restructure the oil sector.
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Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo implored dozens of fellow African leaders Sunday to work together to overcome the poverty, disease and conflict afflicting the world's poorest continent.
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Jailed Nigerian separatist leader Muhajid Dokubo Asari, who is facing a treason charge has ruled out negotiating his release with President Olusegun Obasanjo.
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Nigeria's justice minister says the redenomination of the national currency has been postponed.
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Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo spoke to his annointed successor live on television on Wednesday in an effort to dispel rumours that Umaru Yar'Adua had died.
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Following is a transcript of President Bush&#39;s remarks on Iraq today during an appearance with President Olusegun Obasanjo of Nigeria, as provided by e-Media.