Jun 04 Watch Louisiana Congressman Indicted on Bribery Charges Rep. William Jefferson, D-La., was indicted Monday on charges including bribery and racketeering. The NewsHour talks with a congressional reporter about the case and Jefferson's future. Continue watching
May 29 Nigerian President Sworn In Following Controversial Election By PBS News Hour Even as opposition parties continued calls for a new election, Nigeria's new president Umaru Yar'Adua was inaugurated Tuesday following elections in April that international observers derided as being largely rigged. Continue reading
Apr 23 Ruling Party Candidate Declared President in Disputed Election By PBS News Hour Umaru Yar'Adua was named the victor of Nigeria's presidential election Monday, as election observers continued to criticize the fairness of the polls and the legitimacy of the results. Continue reading
Apr 20 Militia Stages Attacks in Niger Delta Seeking Local Control of Oil By PBS News Hour The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta, or MEND, first emerged in January 2006 when it launched coordinated attacks on oil installations and kidnapped four oil workers to protest the Nigerian government and foreign oil companies. Continue reading
Apr 16 Nigerian Court Reinstates Key Opposition Candidate as Election Looms By PBS News Hour Nigeria's Supreme Court on Monday cleared Vice President Atiku Abubakar as a valid presidential candidate, less than a week before elections are set to take place. Continue reading
Apr 05 Doubts Persist over Nigerian Presidential Election Process By PBS News Hour Amid voter registration delays and a dispute over the exclusion of a major candidate, Nigeria prepares for a historic presidential election that could see the country's first handoff of power from one elected civilian leader to the next. Continue reading
Apr 05 Ethnicity in Nigeria By PBS News Hour Despite being home to somewhere between 250 and 400 ethnic groups, Nigeria is primarily made up of four main ethnic groups -- Hausa, Fulani, Igbo and Yoruba -- that comprise about 60 percent of the population. Continue reading
Jan 26 Watch Guerilla Groups Attack Nigerian Oil Resources, Affecting World Market Oil pipelines in Nigeria, the fifth-largest provider of oil to the United States, have been the targets of guerilla groups recently, contributing to last year's gas price surges. Margaret Warner talks with author Sebastian Junger about the latest activity in… Continue watching
Dec 26 Nigerian Pipeline Explosion Kills Hundreds By PBS News Hour More than 260 people were killed Tuesday when a punctured gasoline pipeline exploded in Lagos, Nigeria. Continue reading
May 16 Nigerian Senate Blocks Obasanjo from Running for Third Term By PBS News Hour The Nigerian Senate on Tuesday threw out a controversial bill that would have amended the country's constitution to let President Olusegun Obasanjo seek a third term in office. Continue reading