http://www.mail.com/people/15568-goodluck-jonathan.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/people/15568-goodluck-jonathan.html http://www.mail.com/news/world/2092740-official-nigeria-military-attacks-camps-kills-21.html MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) — Soldiers in Nigeria launched their first raid against suspected Islamic extremists in a campaign to take back control of the nation's northeast, killing at least 21 people, a security official said Friday. The fighting happened Thursday in the Sambisa Forest Reserve, just south of Maiduguri, the capital of Borno state, which sold... Fri, 17 May 2013 20:26:56 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2092740-official-nigeria-military-attacks-camps-kills-21.html 2013-05-17T20:26:56Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2090634-warplanes-troops-ne-nigeria-mobile-phones-cut.html MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) — Mobile phone service was cut off Thursday in areas of northeast Nigeria as jet fighters streaked through the sky and more soldiers were deployed to fight Islamic extremists waging a brutal insurgency. Witnesses saw low-flying Nigerian jet fighters over Yola, the capital of Adamawa state, which President Goodluck Jonathan placed u... Thu, 16 May 2013 18:20:23 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2090634-warplanes-troops-ne-nigeria-mobile-phones-cut.html 2013-05-16T18:20:23Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2087714-nigeria-deploys-army-to-northeast-to-fight-rebels.html LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria rumbled to a war footing Wednesday as soldiers and equipment moved into its northeastern states as part of an emergency military campaign against Islamic extremists waging a bloody insurgency. In the last two days, Associated Press journalists and witnesses have seen armored tanks and soldiers moving through major roads and c... Wed, 15 May 2013 18:07:34 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2087714-nigeria-deploys-army-to-northeast-to-fight-rebels.html 2013-05-15T18:07:34Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1794922-10-things-to-wednesday.html Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about Wednesday: 1. OBAMA DOGGED BY TRIO OF TROUBLES Pressure on Benghazi, the IRS and a leaks investigation are giving new confidence and swagger to Republicans. 2. HOW IRS AGENTS COULD TARGET TEA PARTY GROUPS ... Wed, 15 May 2013 01:02:34 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1794922-10-things-to-wednesday.html 2013-05-15T01:02:34Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2085108-nigeria-president-declares-emergency.html LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Admitting Islamic extremists now control some of his nation's villages and towns, Nigeria's president declared a state of emergency Tuesday across the country's troubled northeast, promising to send more troops to fight what he said is now an open rebellion. President Goodluck Jonathan, speaking live on state radio and television net... Tue, 14 May 2013 20:13:56 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2085108-nigeria-president-declares-emergency.html 2013-05-14T20:13:56Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2071234-weapons-war-spill-blood-nigerias-insurgency.html LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — At first, the Islamic extremists in Nigeria's dusty northeast rode on the backs of motorcycles, firing on government officials and other perceived enemies with worn Kalashnikov assault rifles hidden beneath their flowing robes. Now, they come prepared for war. When Islamic fighters drove into a town in northeast Nigeria on Tuesday, t... Wed, 08 May 2013 13:37:31 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2071234-weapons-war-spill-blood-nigerias-insurgency.html 2013-05-08T13:37:31Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2069680-authorities-42-dead-nigeria-extremist-attacks.html MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) — Coordinated attacks by Islamic extremists armed with heavy machine guns killed at least 42 people in northeast Nigeria, authorities said Tuesday, the latest in a string of increasingly bloody attacks threatening peace in Africa's most populous nation. The attack struck multiple locations in the hard-hit town of Bama in Nigeria's ... Tue, 07 May 2013 21:29:08 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2069680-authorities-42-dead-nigeria-extremist-attacks.html 2013-05-07T21:29:08Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2050696-adichie-focuses-nigerias-novel.html LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — The traffic is there, grinding life to a halt as the middle class pound out messages on BlackBerry mobile phones and worry about Facebook. The heat, the sweat and the daily tragedy of unclaimed bodies lying alongside roadways, passers-by hurrying past for fear of someone else's misfortune becoming entangled in their own. This is mode... Mon, 29 Apr 2013 13:33:29 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2050696-adichie-focuses-nigerias-novel.html 2013-04-29T13:33:29Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2041718-nigeria-attack-recalls-killings-soldiers.html LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Residents in Nigeria's northeast accused the military of burning down civilian homes in a recent fight with Islamic extremists that left at least 187 people dead, the latest in a series of incidents which authorities have been blamed for the killing of bystanders. In separate incidents in 1999 and 2001, soldiers in Nigeria shelled vi... Wed, 24 Apr 2013 15:17:58 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2041718-nigeria-attack-recalls-killings-soldiers.html 2013-04-24T15:17:58Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2034440-nigeria-censors-documentary-growing-crackdown.html LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — The documentary on a massive strike that paralyzed life in Nigeria features newspaper headlines, television news footage and other information widely known about a government gasoline subsidy that saw billions of dollars stolen by greedy companies and the nation's elite. It also, according to Nigerian authorities, could spark violenc... Sun, 21 Apr 2013 15:11:57 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2034440-nigeria-censors-documentary-growing-crackdown.html 2013-04-21T15:11:57Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2025408-nigeria-sets-up-islamic-extremist-amnesty-group.html LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria formed a panel that will create an amnesty program for Islamic extremists to try to quell a bloody guerrilla campaign of bombings and shootings that's killed hundreds of people across its north, the government said Wednesday. The 26-person panel, created by President Goodluck Jonathan, has a 60-day deadline to come up with an... Wed, 17 Apr 2013 17:08:48 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2025408-nigeria-sets-up-islamic-extremist-amnesty-group.html 2013-04-17T17:08:48Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2023472-nigeria-reporters-face-criminal-charges-story.html LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Prosecutors filed criminal charges Tuesday against two journalists at a Nigerian newspaper over a story they published on alleged plans by the nation's presidency to disrupt opposition parties. The charges are a sign of growing government pressure on the media. Tony Amokeodo and Chibuzo Ukaibe face 10 counts of forgery after the dail... Tue, 16 Apr 2013 17:23:10 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2023472-nigeria-reporters-face-criminal-charges-story.html 2013-04-16T17:23:10Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2020280-hundreds-arrested-nigeria-immigrant-raids.html LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — The buses crammed full of young men leave each afternoon from this busy market in Nigeria's largest city, some with bruises around their faces and cuts on their arms. A series of raids by Nigerian authorities in recent days has brought fear to Katangua Market in Lagos, where immigrant labor makes the market thrum amid piles of second... Mon, 15 Apr 2013 14:59:32 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2020280-hundreds-arrested-nigeria-immigrant-raids.html 2013-04-15T14:59:32Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2013044-radical-islamic-group-rejects-nigeria-peace-effort.html LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — The leader of the Islamic extremist network Boko Haram apparently has refused to take part in any possible amnesty deal offered by Nigeria's government to stop the guerrilla campaign of bombings and shootings now plaguing the country. An audio recording obtained by The Associated Press on Thursday features a man who sounds like Abuba... Thu, 11 Apr 2013 16:32:48 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2013044-radical-islamic-group-rejects-nigeria-peace-effort.html 2013-04-11T16:32:48Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1963662-16-killed-northern-nigeria-explosion.html KANO, Nigeria (AP) — At least 16 people were killed in an explosion that hit a bus station in Kano in northern Nigeria, a medic said Monday in the latest violence to hit this West African nation. The medic, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he is not authorized to speak to the press, said at least 16 dead and dozens more injured people were brou... Tue, 19 Mar 2013 01:40:46 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1963662-16-killed-northern-nigeria-explosion.html 2013-03-19T01:40:46Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1962730-french-hostages-held-nigerian-sect-video.html MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) — A video surfaced Monday showing a man who appeared to be a French hostage held by Islamic extremists with six other family members kidnapped on Feb. 19 in northern Cameroon. The video's audio airs a man's voice that identifies himself as Tanguy Moulin-Fournier. He says that his family is being held by the Islamic radical sect kno... Tue, 19 Mar 2013 00:44:25 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1962730-french-hostages-held-nigerian-sect-video.html 2013-03-19T00:44:25Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1959726-france-discretion-needed-to-free-nigeria-hostages.html ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — France is adopting a "determined and discrete" approach to safeguard the lives of eight French hostages kidnapped by extremist groups in and near Nigeria, an official said Saturday. Laurent Fabius, France's foreign minister, made the comment to reporters at the international airport in Abuja, Nigeria's capital, after a closed-door me... Sat, 16 Mar 2013 19:15:37 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1959726-france-discretion-needed-to-free-nigeria-hostages.html 2013-03-16T19:15:37Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1956792-nigeria-summons-us-official-tweets-pardon.html LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria's foreign ministry summoned a top U.S. diplomat Friday night over an issue of national importance — on Twitter. At dispute are two messages sent Friday by the U.S. Embassy's Twitter account critical of an unconditional pardon given to a former governor convicted on corruption charges, a man who President Goodluck Jonathan onl... Fri, 15 Mar 2013 22:09:28 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1956792-nigeria-summons-us-official-tweets-pardon.html 2013-03-15T22:09:28Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1950772-nigeria-pardons-ex-governor-who-stole-millions.html LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria has pardoned the former political benefactor of the nation's president, a presidential adviser said Wednesday, a politician convicted of stealing millions of dollars while serving as a state governor. The decision from a closed-door meeting Tuesday of the Council of State to pardon former Bayelsa state Gov. Diepreye Alamieyes... Wed, 13 Mar 2013 11:43:21 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1950772-nigeria-pardons-ex-governor-who-stole-millions.html 2013-03-13T11:43:21Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1944182-hostage-killings-new-dangerous-turn-nigeria.html KANO, Nigeria (AP) — Radical Islamic fighters killed seven foreign hostages in Nigeria, European diplomats said Sunday, making it the worst such kidnapping violence in decades for a country beset by extremist guerrilla attacks. Nigeria's police, military, domestic spy service and presidency remained silent over the killings of the construction company wor... Sun, 10 Mar 2013 21:23:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1944182-hostage-killings-new-dangerous-turn-nigeria.html 2013-03-10T21:23:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1942944-nigerian-extremists-claim-they-killed-7-hostages.html KADUNA, Nigeria (AP) — A breakaway Islamic extremist group said Saturday it had killed seven foreigners who its members kidnapped from northern Nigeria, according to an online message purportedly from the group. The message, identified as coming from Ansaru, could not be immediately verified by The Associated Press, though it included photographs the grou... Sat, 09 Mar 2013 23:36:25 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1942944-nigerian-extremists-claim-they-killed-7-hostages.html 2013-03-09T23:36:25Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1932544-nigeria-muslim-leader-calls-extremist-amnesty.html KADUNA, Nigeria (AP) — The top spiritual leader for Muslims in Nigeria called Tuesday for the nation's president to grant a "total amnesty" for Islamic extremists now launching attacks in the country in order to halt the violence. The Sultan of Sokoto, Mohammed Abubakar, made the comments as a small village in northeast Nigeria awoke Tuesday to eight peop... Tue, 05 Mar 2013 17:58:34 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1932544-nigeria-muslim-leader-calls-extremist-amnesty.html 2013-03-05T17:58:34Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1898968-nigeria-extremists-claim-abduction-7-foreigners.html BAUCHI, Nigeria (AP) — A little-known Islamic extremist group claimed responsibility Monday for the kidnapping of seven foreign workers from northern Nigeria, threatening their safety if anyone tried to intervene and free them. The group that calls itself Ansaru issued a short statement, obtained by The Associated Press, in which it said its fighters kidn... Mon, 18 Feb 2013 16:30:42 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1898968-nigeria-extremists-claim-abduction-7-foreigners.html 2013-02-18T16:30:42Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1883466-health-worker-killings-north-nigeria-dangers.html POTISKUM, Nigeria (AP) — North Korean doctors hacked to death by machete-wielding attackers. Women vaccinating children against polio gunned down in the street. A top Islamic cleric, whose predecessors once served as ultimate rulers in the region, nearly killed in an ambush. These recent attacks in northern Nigeria show the changing tactics of Islamic ext... Mon, 11 Feb 2013 21:29:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1883466-health-worker-killings-north-nigeria-dangers.html 2013-02-11T21:29:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1881100-attackers-kill-3-north-korean-doctors-nigeria.html POTISKUM, Nigeria (AP) — Assailants in northeastern Nigeria killed three North Korean doctors, beheading one of the physicians, in the latest attack on health workers in a nation under assault by a radical Islamic sect, officials said Sunday. The deaths Saturday night of the doctors in Potiskum, a town in Yobe state long under attack by the sect known as ... Sun, 10 Feb 2013 15:43:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1881100-attackers-kill-3-north-korean-doctors-nigeria.html 2013-02-10T15:43:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1861984-nigeria-lawmaker-charged-alleged-bribery.html ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — A Nigerian lawmaker who led a probe into the nation's fuel subsidy program that saw billions of dollars lost through fraud has been charged with allegedly soliciting a $3 million bribe from someone targeted by the inquiry. Rep. Farouk Lawan and his aide Emenalo Boniface pleaded not guilty Friday to the charges they face in a Federal ... Fri, 01 Feb 2013 14:35:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1861984-nigeria-lawmaker-charged-alleged-bribery.html 2013-02-01T14:35:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1840436-pipeline-attack-nigeria-unrest-spreads.html AREPO, Nigeria (AP) — Thick plumes of smoke rose into the sky and fire danced across the fuel-slicked waters surrounding the Nigerian pipeline, another attacked and vandalized so thieves could steal the gasoline inside. But this attack didn't happen in Nigeria's oil-rich and unrest-prone Niger Delta, where crude oil pipelines are routinely targeted. Inste... Wed, 23 Jan 2013 16:25:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1840436-pipeline-attack-nigeria-unrest-spreads.html 2013-01-23T16:25:00Z