Nigeria -- Its Role in Africa and in the World - Part 1 of 9

[Okoroman]

NDelta: 3 more Ijaw communities razed

...4000 additional troops deployed to beef up JTF

From MURPHY GANAGANA, Abuja

Daily Sun, Friday, June 5, 2009

[Okoroman]

"Two key International Organisations (National Democratic Institute(NDI) led by former United States Secretary of State, Madeleine Albright), and European Union Elections Observation Mission(EU EOM), yesterday declared last Saturday's presidential and National Assembly elections(that installed Yar'Adua administration) in Nigeria as heavily flawed and, perhaps, the worst in all regions of the World. --- Guardian Newspapers Tuesday April 24, 2007.

[Okoroman]

"President Umaru Yar'Adua on Tuesday in Abuja admitted that the nation's electoral process was lacking in credibility and that elections fell short of international standards, stating that the April elections were massively rigged." -- Nigerian Tribune. Wednesday August 29, 2007.

[Okoroman]

Religious freedom panel adds Nigeria to list of world's worst violators

By Bob Allen

Friday, May 01, 2009

WASHINGTON, Associated Baptist Press(ABP)

"[The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom added Nigeria to its list of the world's worst violators of religious freedom in an annual report released May 1.]"

[Okoroman]

"[Citing sectarian violence, attempts to expand Sharia law and complaints by Christians in the north of discrimination at the hands of Muslim-controlled governments, the advisory panel for the first time designated Nigeria a "Country of Particular Concern." ]"