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Millions of Dollars Donated for Malaria Drugs Stolen

LONDON -- A leading global health fund believes millions of dollars worth of its donated malaria drugs have been stolen in recent years - perhaps hundreds of millions of dollars worth - vastly exceeding levels of theft previously suspected, according to confidential documents obtained by The Associated Press. The internal...

Mobs Leave Charred Corpses, Fear in North Nigeria

KADUNA, Nigeria -- The mobs poured into the streets by the thousands in this dusty city separating Nigeria's Muslim north and Christian south, armed with machetes and poison-tipped arrows to unleash their rage after the oil-rich nation's presidential election. Muslim rioters burned homes, churches and police stations in...

Nigeria Opposition Fails to Agree on Election Pact [VIDEO]

Day Care Operator, in Body Armor, Returned to Houston

A woman accused of shopping while a fatal fire broke out at her home day care center was brought back to Houston early today, and she stayed silent as she was walked into the jailhouse in handcuffs and a body armor vest. Jessica Tata, 22, fled to Nigeria several days after the Feb. 24 fire, which killed four children and...

Fugitive Operator of Day Care Center Where 4 Died in Fire Jailed in Ga.

The woman who fled to Nigeria after four children died in a fire at her Houston day care center has been returned to the United States and is behind bars in Atlanta. Jessica Tata, 22, appeared in court this morning and waived extradition to Texas, where she faces charges on four counts of manslaughter related to the Feb....

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05/30/12 Europe Gasoline/Naphtha-Prices follow crude down Source: Reuters Gasoline and naphtha prices in northwest Europe followed crude oil futures lower on Wednesday, whilst lacklustre demand continued to dog the market.
05/30/12 Protests over renaming Nigeria university grow Source: ABC - KCAU 9 - Sioux City IA Commandeered buses blocked off the main bridge linking Nigeria's largest city Wednesday, stranding thousands of commuters as protesters took over the 12-kilometer (7Â½-mile) span to demonstrate against the country's president.
05/30/12 Protests over renaming Nigeria university grow Source: Boston.com - Boston MA A police officer carrying canisters of tear gas stands guard after a protest on the Third Mainland Bridge in Lagos, Nigeria, Wednesday, May 30, 2012.
05/30/12 'Delta Boys' director Andrew Berends talks about being... Source: The Christian Science Monitor In 2008 while making his documentary Delta Boys , filmmaker Andrew Berends ( The Blood of My Brother , When Adnan Comes Home ) was arrested and falsely accused of espionage at the bustling Nembe waterside in Port Harcourt , Nigeria , while filming women bringing their products to the market.
05/30/12 Nigeria students protest over name change Source: SFGate.com - San Francisco CA A major university in Nigeria has shut down campus for two weeks after thousands protesting a proposed name change for the institution closed a major bridge leading into business center of the country's largest city.

Background on Nigeria

Nigeria , officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.

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