Nigeria endorses Islamic leader
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Nigeria holds the final ceremony inaugurating the spiritual head of the country's estimated 70 million Muslims.
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Peace talks continued in Nigeria Thursday between the government and the leader of a militia group. By Michael Peel | Correspondent of The Christian Science Monitor.
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Umaru Yar'Adua took office as president of Nigeria on Tuesday, inheriting a catalogue of crises compounded by doubts over his own legitimacy after a flawed election.
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Nigeria's main opposition party says it will join newly elected President Umaru Yar'Adua's government.
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A devout Muslim with a background in political Islam won the Turkish presidency on Tuesday, in a major triumph for the Islamic-rooted government after months of confrontation with the secular establishment.
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Pope Benedict told Turkey on Tuesday he  backed its bid to join the European Union and believed Islam  was a religion of peace, hoping to soothe rows overshadowing a  delicate visit to the mainly Muslim country.
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Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf said that he won backing from Turkey for his plan to form a group of Muslim countries that will work towards peace in the Middle East.
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Adams Oshiomhole, the head of Nigeria's main union body, is said to have been freed after his arrest on Saturday.
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Catholic bishops in Zimbabwe pledge support for government critic Archbishop Pius Ncube.
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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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Conservative Anglican bishops largely   drawn from developing countries are expected to agree on a pact   condemning the ordination of gay clergy, Nigeria's archbishop   said on Wednesday.
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LONDON, December 23 (Online): The call given by Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf for enlightened moderation both within the Muslim world and in response of the world to Islam has found support from Lord ...
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Iraqi President Ghazi al-Yawer, an influential Sunni Muslim, on Wednesday endorsed countrywide elections scheduled for Jan. 30 despite rebel threats he said have paralysed voter registration in some Sunni areas of the country.
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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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A prominent militant leader tells Nigeria's vice-president he will try to help end violence in the oil region.
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The largest militant group in Nigeria's volatile oil-rich region called for a truce this week after the country's new president promised improvements for the people.
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Nigeria's governing party chooses a relatively unknown Muslim governor as its candidate for next April's polls.