Bush meets with Nigerian president at White House
Nigerian President Umaru Yar'Adua shakes hands with U.S. President George W. Bush after their meeting in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on December 13, 2007. (UPI Photo/Roger L. Wollenberg)
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PORT HARCOURT, Nigeria, Sept. 20 (UPI) -- Top leaders of rebel groups in the Niger Delta have not negotiated amnesty agreements with the government as the deadline approaches.
ABUJA, Nigeria, Sept. 2 (UPI) -- A government amnesty effort in the oil-rich Niger Delta is in danger of collapsing with the main militant group vowing to resume its attacks.
LAGOS, Nigeria, Aug. 22 (UPI) -- A Nigerian rebel group handed over about 300 assault rifles, several grenade launchers and ammunition to the government Saturday.
ABUJA, Nigeria, Aug. 12 (UPI) -- U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton traveled Wednesday to Nigeria to discuss U.S.-Nigerian relations, governance and corruption, officials said.
DAKAR, Senegal, June 7 (UPI) -- Nigerian President Umaru Yar'Adua has done a poor job of fighting corruption and fixing human rights abuses at his term's halfway mark, advocates say.
An offer of amnesty for Nigerian militants waging attacks in the oil-rich Niger Delta has been met with mixed reviews and prompted increased criticism of President Umaru Yar'Adua's handling of the ongoing violence in the region.
Nigeria has named a new minister to tackle the problems of militancy and violence in the oil-rich Niger Delta.
ABUJA, Nigeria, Dec. 12 (UPI) -- Nigeria's supreme court has thrown out the final challenge to last year's presidential election of Umaru Yar'Adua.
