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July 15th (Al Jazeera) - The Sudanese government and the United Nations are "alarmingly" unprepared for a scheduled January 2011 referendum on south Sudan's independence, according to a new report from a coalition of NGOs.

July 14th (BBC News) - Nigeria's state oil firm is insolvent, unable to pay debts of $5bn (£3.3bn), a government minister has said.

July 2, 2010 (MPN) - an affiliate of US oil firm ExxonMobil confirmed another oil spill at its Qua Iboe oil fields in Akwa Ibom state fishermen and several communities affected by the spill have continued to express their disgust and anguish over what they term as cessation of their economic livelihood.

May 31, 2010 (The Guardian) - The Deepwater Horizon disaster caused headlines around the world, yet the people who live in the Niger delta have had to live with environmental catastrophes for decades

May 6, 2010 (Press TV) - Nigerian President Umaru Yar'Adua has died, an official at his office confirmed late on Wednesday.

Mar. 18th (BBC News) - Nigeria has recalled its ambassador to Libya after leader Muammar Gaddafi suggested Nigeria be divided into two states - one Christian and one Muslim.

March 17th (BBC News) - Nigeria's acting president, Goodluck Jonathan, has dissolved the country's cabinet.

Mar. 9th (BBC News) - The governor of Nigeria's Plateau state has accused military commanders of ignoring warnings of an attack on Sunday near the city of Jos.

Mar. 8th (Al Jazeera) - Nigerian authorities have arrested nearly a hundred people in connection with attacks near the central city of Jos that killed more than 500 people.

Mar. 7th (BBC News) Scores of people have been reported killed in suspected religious clashes near the central Nigerian city of Jos.