| 5,687,143 |
11.84644 |
13.16027 |
Nigeria |
|
Gunmen opened fire on police guarding Christian worshippers at a church in northern Nigeria. A policeman was killed and two other people, including the church security guard, were seriously injured |
| 5,687,148 |
9.79399 |
8.86397 |
Nigeria |
|
Fresh tensions in central Nigeria left "many" houses burnt on Sunday and led security forces to rush to the area to restore calm, after a Christian community member's house was burnt and Christian residents sought to retaliate. Security forces brought the situation in the Bukuru area under control. Six people were seriously injured and being treated in hospital. |
| 5,687,153 |
9.53333 |
8.9 |
Nigeria |
|
Following an attack on Christian community in Wareng, a further five people were killed in what appeared to have been a reprisal attack in the village of Barkin Ladi. |
| 5,687,158 |
9.92849 |
8.89212 |
Nigeria |
|
13 people were reported killed in an attack on a mainly Christian village. A local politician also told AFP that 13 people were believed killed in Wareng, alleging Fulani Muslims had attacked Christian Beroms in the village. |
| 5,687,163 |
4.92472 |
6.26417 |
Nigeria |
|
An explosion hit the local headquarters of an opposition party in Nigeria's oil-producing Niger Delta shortly after delegates had finished holding state governorship primaries. The explosion took place at the Labour Party office. |
| 5,687,166 |
9.2 |
12.48333 |
Nigeria |
|
In Adamawa State, there were protests over the voting pattern of the state's PDP delegates at the convention. The delegates from Adamawa, the state of origin of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, voted 76 to 31 in favour of President Jonathan. |
| 5,687,169 |
12.4498 |
10.0444 |
Nigeria |
|
There were protests in Hadejia, in Jigawa State at the weekend over the voting pattern by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) northern delegates to the presidential primary election in Abuja. Youths, who took over major streets set fire on some PDP billboards and flags erected by the party's faithfuls all over the town |
| 5,687,172 |
12.98943 |
7.60063 |
Nigeria |
|
There were protests in Katsina, the capital of Katsina State, and Hadejia, in Jigawa State at the weekend over the voting pattern by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) northern delegates to the presidential primary election in Abuja. |
| 5,687,176 |
10.52224 |
7.43828 |
Nigeria |
|
Pandemonium had broken out along the busy Muhammadu Buhari/ Waff Road in Kaduna metropolis when youths numbering about a hundred set ablaze the flag of the ruling PDP. They said they were protesting the outcome of the party's presidential primaries held in Abuja last Thursday. The youths, who barricaded the road for some time, created tension in the area as passersby scampered away for safety. The youths who came on motorcycles were chanting "Ba muson PDP," meaning they don't want PDP. Police dispersed the group. |
| 5,687,180 |
8.56667 |
8.55 |
Nigeria |
|
Two Police officers and two journalists with Vanguard newspapers narrowly escaped death, during the evening hours at Shabu village, Nasarawa State when a group of youths, protesting against the death of their colleagues, held them hostage for hours. The demonstration began against speed-breakers along a nearby highway - the protesters barricaded the road with objects and lit fires. |
