Court boosts Nigeria VP ambitions
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Legal moves against Vice-President Atiku Abubakar in Nigeria are quashed freeing him to run in polls next year.
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Rampant corruption among court bailiffs in Nigeria's largest city has prompted the judiciary to replace them with a new corps of U.S.-style sheriffs, complete with cowboy hats and handcuffs.
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The probity of the man tipped as South Africa&#39;s next leader was on trial yesterday when a businessman appeared in court accused of paying more than Â£110,000 in bribes.
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Three former Nigerian governors are charged in an Abuja court for alleged corruption and money laundering.
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A Nigerian former state governor has turned himself in to police after more than a year on the run, vowing to defend himself in court against allegations of corruption, local newspapers reported on Saturday.
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JOHANNESBURG, May 29 -- Nigeria's new president, Umaru Yar'Adua, pledged in his inaugural address Tuesday to work urgently to quell rising violence in the volatile Niger Delta, a major source of oil exports to the United States.
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Umaru Yar&#39;Adua was sworn in Tuesday as president of oil-rich Nigeria, Africa&#39;s most populous country, succeeding Olusegun Obasanjo who stepped down after eight years in office.
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OBINNA Chukwudum Uzoh by now has a high recognition quotient as politician and businessman, having declared public interest in the governorship of his home state, Anambra
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Nigeria's Supreme Court annuls April's election of the governor of oil-rich, violence-prone Rivers State
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Nigeria's ruling party on Sunday chose a  reclusive Muslim state governor, Umaru Yar'Adua, to be its  candidate to succeed Olusegun Obasanjo as president of Africa's  most populous nation in elections next year.
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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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Governors in north Nigeria introduced the criminal aspect of Islamic law for political gain, say human rights activists.
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Former South African Deputy   President Jacob Zuma is due in court this week to face   corruption charges, strengthened by outspoken supporters who   have kept alive his hope of political resurrection.
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A multi-billion dollar lawsuit brought by the government against major tobacco firms is to open in Nigeria.
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One of Nigeria's most prominent opposition parties, Action Congress (AC), has accused President Olusegun Obasanjo of seeking to prolong his term in office.
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A general strike gripped Nigeria on Wednesday, posing the first significant test for the country&#39;s new president and putting oil markets on edge over supplies from one of the world&#39;s top crude exporters.
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Legal moves against Vice-President Atiku Abubakar in Nigeria are dropped freeing him to run in polls next year.