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Nigeria Faces Double-Edged Crisis In Protests, Militant Group
January 11, 2012 Parts of Nigeria are under a 24-hour curfew, after demonstrations against a government policy to end fuel subsidies turned into a fiery rampage in the city of Minna. The BBC reports that "hundreds of rioters set fire to government and political party offices" and targeted the homes of politicians.
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Nigerians Stage Nationwide Strike After President Scraps Fuel Subsidies
January 9, 2012 The capital as well as the country's biggest city have come to a virtual standstill. Nigerians are demanding an end to corruption and a return to cheaper fuel prices.
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Suicide Bomber Targets U.N. Building In Nigeria
August 26, 2011 Early reports indicate that many people may have been killed.
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Nigeria's Corruption Case Against Cheney And Halliburton Goes Back
December 8, 2010 The case involves an alleged $180 million cash-for-contract scandal dating back about a decade. Cheney's lawyer says he's already been cleared of any wrongdoing.
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At Least 7 Dead In Nigeria Blasts
October 1, 2010 Explosions rocked the Nigerian capital of Abuja. Militants detonated three bombs, two of them car bombs, as people prepared for a parade today celebrating 50 years of independence.
