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A dusk-to-dawn curfew imposed in Nigerian city; 18 died and 300 ...

Posted by: aarana

Jos :: Nigeria | about 1 month ago | Conflict & Tragedy

Muslim opposition supporters had gone on the rampage when they heard their candidate to head the council had lost.This sparked unrest in the religiously divided city, with Christians burning mosques and Muslims burning churches. At least 20 people, including one...

Orders shoot on sight ;raising the death toll to at least 153:Jos, ...

Posted by: aarana

Jos :: Nigeria | about 1 month ago | Conflict & Tragedy

Twenty bodies bearing fresh wounds were prepared for burial at the Jos central mosque as troops sent to restore calm received orders to shoot any troublemakers on sight. Mobs behind Nigeria's worst sectarian fighting in years burned homes, churches and...

Nigeria riot victims swamp medics

Posted by: mufaza

Jos :: Nigeria | about 1 month ago | No category

Hospitals in a Nigerian city that was convulsed by lethal sectarian violence at the weekend are struggling to cope, say aid officials. Bodies awaiting burial were piled up at wards in Jos, witnesses said, as troops enforced a curfew amid...

Hundreds dead in polls clashes in Nigeria

Source: The Daily Star (Bangladesh)

Jos :: Nigeria | about 1 month ago | Conflict & Tragedy

Remains of burned bodies litter some parts of the town; it is so terrible," Christian clergyman Yakumu Pam said. Local Radio Plateau said the governor of Plateau State, Jonah Jang, had placed four districts of the city placed under a...

Bed Bath & Beyond lowers 3Q outlook on sales drop

Source: International Business Times

Jos :: Nigeria | about 1 month ago | Business News

The company said it expects third-quarter earnings to range between 31 cents and 35 cents a share for the quarter ending Nov. 29. That's down from previous guidance of 41 cents to 47 cents a share the company gave in...

Deadly clashes erupt in Nigerian city

Source: Boston Herald

Jos :: Nigeria | about 1 month ago | No category

K ANO, Nigeria - Deadly clashes erupted Friday in a Nigerian city after a local election dispute, a lawmaker said. The fighting broke out early today in the city of Jos after a vote for local officials that took place...

Nigerian city of Jos quiet after riots

Source: United Press International

Jos :: Nigeria | about 1 month ago | Conflict & Tragedy

A Red Cross spokesman told the BBC Sunday that government troops were patrolling the streets amid sporadic gunfire. The BBC said about 10 bodies had been seen in the streets but residents said the number was probably in the hundreds....

Youths invade mosque in riot city

Source: The Daily Telegraph

Jos :: Nigeria | about 1 month ago | No category

Youths entered the main mosque as the speaker of the House of Representatives, Dimeji Bankole, made an appeal to Muslim leaders for calm. The youths shouted for the removal of Plateau state governor Jonah Jang and his government before they...

Nigerian unrest shows risk from ethnic weapon

Source: Kuwait Times

Jos :: Nigeria | about 1 month ago | Political News

December 03, 2008 An outburst of bloodletting at the cusp of Nigeria's Muslim north and Christian south shows how easily ethnic and religious rivalries can be exploited to political ends in Africa's most populous nation. The worst sectarian violence in...

Nigerian violence death toll exceeds 300

Source: Press TV

Jos :: Nigeria | about 1 month ago | No category

Imam Sheikh Khalid Abubakar said 183 more bodies were also left unattended to in the area. The town, an ethnic powder keg, submerged in bloodbath after the announcement of the results of the much-awaited state election...The confrontation also consigned many...