Nigeria’s State Security Service (SSS) on Tuesday freed the deputy head of the main opposition coalition on bail, a day after he was detained over comments he is reported to have made warning of violence in next year’s presidential polls. Nasir el-Rufai was quoted in daily ThisDay last Thursday as […]
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Nigeria security service arrests deputy opposition leader
* El-Rufai quoted as warning of violence in upcoming polls * Nigeria faces closest poll since military rule ended * Previous elections have triggered mob killings Nigeria’s State Security Service (SSS) arrested the deputy head of the main opposition coalition on Monday over comments he is reported to have […]
Tension escalates in Nigeria over key oil state
Simmering tensions over a key oil-producing state in Nigeria mounted on Thursday, as the country’s two main political parties traded threats and insults, stoking fears of violence in the run-up to elections. The ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) of President Goodluck Jonathan accused the opposition All Progressives Congress (APC) of […]
