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    Atlanta 96' Olympic Final: Nigeria vs Argentina
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    EFCC busts some Nigerian Scammers
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    About Abuja Nigeria
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    Central Nigeria on "high alert"
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    Lagos, Nigeria - The Africa You Don't See On Television Pt 2
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    Ailing Nigerian president back home
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    Dozens killed in violence in northern Nigeria - 27 Jul 09
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    Nigeria - 2010 FIFA World Cup: 32 Teams, 1 Dream
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    Security and justice in Nigeria
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    Nigeria Footage
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    Riz Khan - Nigeria's leadership crisis
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    Nigerian Comedy
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    Nigeria vows to tackle violence
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    Cousin says Nigerian president 'recovering well'
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    British Columbia: Nigeria North?
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    Beyonce Singing Nigerian National Anthem
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    The cholera outbreak was caused by contamination of drinking water
    photo: IRIN News / Noor Ali
    The State: Nigeria: Cholera epidemic death toll rises to 352
    Chinedu Ugoma stands near gas flare belonging to the Agip Oil company in Idu Ogba, Niger Delta area of Nigeria, Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2006.
    photo: AP / George Osodi
    Wall Street Journal: Nigeria's Ascendant Oil Industry Faces Host of Pitfalls
    Bullet of Kalashnikov
    photo: WN / Jamal Penjweny
    Independent online (SA):  Kalashnikov rifles seized in Nigeria
    Shell - Crude Oil
    photo: WN / Sweet Radoc
    Yahoo Daily News: Shell in Nigeria warns on output after sabotage
    Shell, Ess0,Petronas ,Bhp, in Malaysia.
    photo: WN / Periasamy
    m&c;: Shell warns oil theft increasing in Nigeria
    File:Cholera northern Nigeria nurses.jpg
    photo: Public Domain / Tm
    PhysOrg: Cholera outbreak kills 40 in northern Nigeria: official
    Nigeria's body scanners unused at international airports
    photo: WN / marzena
    The Boston Globe: Nigeria's body scanners unused at international airports
    The Union Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas, Shri Murli Deora - India- Politics
    photo: PIB of India
    This Day: India's ONGC-Mittal Plans 180,000bpd Refinery in Nigeria
    Airport Body scanner
    photo: Creative Commons / ProComKelly
    Breitbart: Body scanners going unused at Nigeria airports
    ExxonMobil - Exxon - Mobil
    photo: Creative Commons / Steve Snodgrass
    Yahoo Daily News: ExxonMobil resumes oil shipments after Nigeria spill
    UBA , Is one of Nigeria Multi-national banking institutions located in Freetown-Charlotte street-Sierra Leone.
    photo: WN / John Sahid
    Business Report: Nigeria the frontier market for new hotel development
    Shell Gasoline Station
    photo: WN / Sweet Radoc
    Yahoo Daily News: Shell to sell off some of its oil fields in Nigeria: source
    An unidentified woman lays clothes out to dry on an oil pipeline running through the Okrika neighborhood of Port Harcourt in Nigeria's oil-rich delta region, in this Oct. 7 2006 file photo. Oil prices dropped nearly $2 a barrel, Tuesday, May 29, 2007 on hopes that the inauguration of a new president in OPEC member Nigeria would contribute to a stable supply from the Niger Delta region
    photo: AP / Sunday Alamba, file
    BBC News: Nigeria state oil firm insolvent, says minister
    Newcastle's Obafemi Martins
    photo: AP / Scott Heppell
    The Guardian: Nigeria striker Martins joins Russian champions
    Nigeria world cup team player Obafemi Martins
    photo: AP / Rick Bowmer
    Goal: VfL Wolfsburg Confirm Nigeria Striker Obafemi Martins Will Join Rubin Kazan
    Newcastle´s Obafemi Martins celebrates his goal during their UEFA Cup, first round, second leg soccer match at St James´ Park, Newcastle, England, Thursday Sept. 28, 2006-ayt1
    photo: AP/Scott Heppell
    BBC News: Nigeria's Obafemi Martins signs for Russian champions
    A mother and her severely malnourished child at a UNICEF feeding centre in Gombe state
    photo: IRIN / Aminu Abubakar
    IRINnews: NIGERIA: Gearing up to fight food shortages
    Bharati Airtel - cellular service provider, India
    photo: WN / Geeta
    Syracuse: Nigeria: Bharti promises $600M telecom investment
    Nigeria's Ikechukwu Uche, third from left in background, celebrates with fellow team members after scoring a goal during the World Cup group B soccer match between Nigeria and South Korea at the stadium in Durban, South Africa, Tuesday, June 22, 2010.
    photo: AP / Schalk van Zuydam
    Goal: FIFA Give Nigeria 48 Hours To Reverse Withdrawal Decision Or Face Suspension
    Nigeria president suspends soccer team for poor play
    photo: AP / Pablo Martinez Monsivais
    The Miami Herald: Nigeria president suspends soccer team for poor play
    Nigeria FIFA
    photo: WN / Bhaskar Mallick
    This Day: Nigeria Risks FIFA Ban
    ** FILE ** Former security guard Esakpo Henry visits the oil flow station where he worked until an attack by militants led Shell to close the station earlier this year, in Eriemu, Nigeria, in this Saturday, Oct. 28, 2006 file photo.
    photo: AP / George Osodi, File
    MSNBC: Shell Nigeria investment on hold pending reform
    Nigeria striker Obafemi Martins, left, celebrates together with Osaze Odenwege, second left, Christopher Obodo and Nwankwo Kanu in Abuja, Nigeria, Saturday Oct. 8 2005 during their World Cup 2006 qualifying soccer match against Zimbabwe. Nigeria beat Zimbabwe 5-1 but still missed out on qualifying for the 2006 World Cup finals Saturday.
    photo: AP / George Osodi
    Goal: Nigeria Striker Kanu Retires From International Football
    Mohamed Kallon of reacts to the referee call during the match against the Bafana Bafana
    photo: WN / John Sahid
    Goal: The Rainbow Nation: Goal.com Warned Nigeria, Bafana You Better Listen
    Kwame Nkrumah's tomb and memorial monument in Accra Ghana. Nkrumah's statue points the way forward.
    photo: Creative Commons / Emkamau
    Joy Online: Avoiding the oil curse; Ghana repeating Nigeria’s mistakes
    In this May 29, 2007 file photo, Nigeria's President Umaru Yar'Adua, right, stands with Nigeria's former President Olusegun Obasanjo, left, and Nigeria's vice President Goodluck Jonathan, center, after they were sworn in at Abuja, Nigeria.
    photo: AP / George Osodi, File
    In this May 29, 2007 file photo, Nigeria's President Umaru Yar'Adua, right, stands with Nigeria's former President Olusegun Obasanjo, left, and Nigeria's vice President Goodluck Jonathan, center, after they were sworn in at Abuja, Nigeria.
    Nigeria's new vice president Goodluck Jonathan signs the document of office after taking the oath of office in Abuja, Nigeria, Tuesday, May 29, 2007. Nigeria's new president Umaru Yar'Adua, second right, stands with Nigeria's former president Olusegun Obasanjo, right. A reclusive former governor hand-picked by departing President Olusegun Obasanjo was sworn in as Nigeria's new leader Tuesday in the first transfer of power from one elected government to another in Africa's most populous country.
    photo: AP / George Osodi
    Nigeria's new vice president Goodluck Jonathan signs the document of office after taking the oath of office in Abuja, Nigeria, Tuesday, May 29, 2007. Nigeria's new president Umaru Yar'Adua, second right, stands with Nigeria's former president Olusegun Obasanjo, right. A reclusive former governor hand-picked by departing President Olusegun Obasanjo was sworn in as Nigeria's new leader Tuesday in the first transfer of power from one elected government to another in Africa's most populous country.
    Nigeria's Nwankwo Kanu is consoled by an unidentified man at the end of the Group 4 World Cup qualifying soccer match against Zimbabwe in Abuja, Nigeria, Saturday Oct. 8, 2005. Nigeria beat Zimbabwe 5-1 but missed out on qualifying for the 2006 World Cup.
    photo: AP / George Osodi
    Nigeria's Nwankwo Kanu is consoled by an unidentified man at the end of the Group 4 World Cup qualifying soccer match against Zimbabwe in Abuja, Nigeria, Saturday Oct. 8, 2005. Nigeria beat Zimbabwe 5-1 but missed out on qualifying for the 2006 World Cup.
    The Union Minister of Commerce and Industry, Shri Anand Sharma with HE Chief Babtunde Fashola, Governor Lagos State Representing Vice President of Nigeria, Mr. Achike Udenwa, Commerce and Industry Minister of Nigeria during the India-West Africa Business Seminar, in Nigeria on January 15, 2010.
    photo: PIB of India
    The Union Minister of Commerce and Industry, Shri Anand Sharma with HE Chief Babtunde Fashola, Governor Lagos State Representing Vice President of Nigeria, Mr. Achike Udenwa, Commerce and Industry Minister of Nigeria during the India-West Africa Business Seminar, in Nigeria on January 15, 2010.
    Abuja is the capital city of Nigeria. It is located in the center of Nigeria in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). Abuja is a planned city, which was built mainly in the 1980s and officially became Nigeria's capital on 12 December 1991, replacing the role of the previous capital Lagos.
    photo: Creative Commons / Martin H.
    Abuja is the capital city of Nigeria. It is located in the center of Nigeria in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). Abuja is a planned city, which was built mainly in the 1980s and officially became Nigeria's capital on 12 December 1991, replacing the role of the previous capital Lagos.
    THE National Church of Nigeria
    photo: Creative Commons / Chippla
    THE National Church of Nigeria
    Nigeria striker Obafemi Martins, left, celebrates together with Osaze Odenwege, second left, Christopher Obodo and Nwankwo Kanu in Abuja, Nigeria, Saturday Oct. 8 2005 during their World Cup 2006 qualifying soccer match against Zimbabwe. Nigeria beat Zimbabwe 5-1 but still missed out on qualifying for the 2006 World Cup finals Saturday.
    photo: AP / George Osodi
    Nigeria striker Obafemi Martins, left, celebrates together with Osaze Odenwege, second left, Christopher Obodo and Nwankwo Kanu in Abuja, Nigeria, Saturday Oct. 8 2005 during their World Cup 2006 qualifying soccer match against Zimbabwe. Nigeria beat Zimbabwe 5-1 but still missed out on qualifying for the 2006 World Cup finals Saturday.
    Nigeria´s new president Umaru Yar´Adua, 56, waves to the supporters after he was sworn in Abuja, Nigeria, Tuesday, May 29, 2007. A reclusive former governor hand-picked by departing President Olusegun Obasanjo was sworn in as Nigeria´s
    photo: AP/George Osodi
    Nigeria´s new president Umaru Yar´Adua, 56, waves to the supporters after he was sworn in Abuja, Nigeria, Tuesday, May 29, 2007. A reclusive former governor hand-picked by departing President Olusegun Obasanjo was sworn in as Nigeria´s
    People pass a billboard of Nigeria's ruling party presidential candidate Umar Yaradua, left, and his running mate Goodluck Jonathan in Port Harcourt Nigeria, Feb. 10, 2006. Rival politicians are arming militias in advance of April elections in Nigeria, in hopes of rigging the outcome and gaining control of millions in oil revenue at stake.
    photo: AP / George Osodi
    People pass a billboard of Nigeria's ruling party presidential candidate Umar Yaradua, left, and his running mate Goodluck Jonathan in Port Harcourt Nigeria, Feb. 10, 2006. Rival politicians are arming militias in advance of April elections in Nigeria, in hopes of rigging the outcome and gaining control of millions in oil revenue at stake.
    U.S. Ambassador to Nigeria Robin Sanders hands out clothes, toys and schoolbooks to students at Pacelli School of the Blind in Lagos Nigeria.
    photo: US Navy / Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Matthew Bookwalter
    U.S. Ambassador to Nigeria Robin Sanders hands out clothes, toys and schoolbooks to students at Pacelli School of the Blind in Lagos Nigeria.
    The body of Nigeria's late President Umaru Yar'Adua is brought to a plane to be transported for burial in his home state of Katsina, at the airport in Abuja, Nigeria, Thursday, May 6, 2010. Goodluck Jonathan was sworn in Thursday as the president of Nigeria, Africa's most populous nation, just hours after the death of the oil-rich country's elected leader whose long illness had sparked a leadership crisis.
    photo: AP / Felix Onigbinde
    The body of Nigeria's late President Umaru Yar'Adua is brought to a plane to be transported for burial in his home state of Katsina, at the airport in Abuja, Nigeria, Thursday, May 6, 2010. Goodluck Jonathan was sworn in Thursday as the president of Nigeria, Africa's most populous nation, just hours after the death of the oil-rich country's elected leader whose long illness had sparked a leadership crisis.
    Nigeria's Kanu, right, celebrates the goal of Garba Lawal, jsa1
    photo: AP / Ben Curtis
    Nigeria's Kanu, right, celebrates the goal of Garba Lawal, jsa1
    Nigeria's former military leader Ibrahim Babangida, right, welcomes Britain's Foreign Minister Jack Straw at a lecture in Abuja, Nigeria, Tuesday, Feb. 14 2006. Straw said Tuesday that Africa is an attractive base for terrorists looking to launch worldwide attacks and that the risk is set to grow over the next decade. Straw is on a three-day visit to Nigeria, Africa's most populous nation and largest oil producer.
    photo: AP
    Nigeria's former military leader Ibrahim Babangida, right, welcomes Britain's Foreign Minister Jack Straw at a lecture in Abuja, Nigeria, Tuesday, Feb. 14 2006. Straw said Tuesday that Africa is an attractive base for terrorists looking to launch worldwide attacks and that the risk is set to grow over the next decade. Straw is on a three-day visit to Nigeria, Africa's most populous nation and largest oil producer.
    Nigeria
    photo: AP / George Osodi
    Nigeria
    Muhammadu Buhari, a presidential candidate with the All Nigeria People's Party (ANPP) arrives to cast his vote in Daura, Nigeria, Saturday, April 20 2007. Voters seeking a new leader able to provide life's basics overcame a failed truck bombing at Nigeria's electoral commission headquarters and polling station disarray to cast ballots Saturday in general elections meant to cement democratic rule in Africa's unruly giant.
    photo: AP / AP Photo
    Muhammadu Buhari, a presidential candidate with the All Nigeria People's Party (ANPP) arrives to cast his vote in Daura, Nigeria, Saturday, April 20 2007. Voters seeking a new leader able to provide life's basics overcame a failed truck bombing at Nigeria's electoral commission headquarters and polling station disarray to cast ballots Saturday in general elections meant to cement democratic rule in Africa's unruly giant.
    Nigeria's Taye Taiwo, right, battles with Kagisho Dikgacoi of South Africa, jsa1
    photo: AP / Segun Ogunfeyitimi
    Nigeria's Taye Taiwo, right, battles with Kagisho Dikgacoi of South Africa, jsa1
    Mrs. Laura Bush visits with Nigeria President Olusegun Obasanjo Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2006, at the presidential villa in Abuja, Nigeria. ula1
    photo: White House by Shealah Craighead
    Mrs. Laura Bush visits with Nigeria President Olusegun Obasanjo Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2006, at the presidential villa in Abuja, Nigeria. ula1
    Nigeria's acting President Goodluck Jonathan, right, takes the oath of office in front of chief justice Aloysius Katsina-Alu, left, to become the nation's next leader, at the Presidential villa in Abuja, Nigeria, Thursday, May 6, 2010. Jonathan was sworn in Thursday as the president of Nigeria, Africa's most populous nation, just hours after the death of the oil-rich country's elected leader whose long illness had sparked a leadership crisis
    photo: AP
    Nigeria's acting President Goodluck Jonathan, right, takes the oath of office in front of chief justice Aloysius Katsina-Alu, left, to become the nation's next leader, at the Presidential villa in Abuja, Nigeria, Thursday, May 6, 2010. Jonathan was sworn in Thursday as the president of Nigeria, Africa's most populous nation, just hours after the death of the oil-rich country's elected leader whose long illness had sparked a leadership crisis
    Argentina's soccer player Pablo Zabaleta, front and Nigeria's Taye Taiwo, battle for the ball during the final of the World Championships soccer U20 match between Nigeria and Argentina at the Galgenwaard stadium in Utrecht, The Netherlands, Saturday July 2, 2005.
    photo: AP / Bas Czerwinski
    Argentina's soccer player Pablo Zabaleta, front and Nigeria's Taye Taiwo, battle for the ball during the final of the World Championships soccer U20 match between Nigeria and Argentina at the Galgenwaard stadium in Utrecht, The Netherlands, Saturday July 2, 2005.
    Nigeria players celebrate after defeating Zambia in their African Cup of Nations quarterfinal match, at Tundavala Stadium in Lubango, Angola Monday, Jan. 25, 2010. Two-time champion Nigeria beat Zambia 5-4 on penalties to advance to the semifinals.
    photo: AP / Rebecca Blackwell
    Nigeria players celebrate after defeating Zambia in their African Cup of Nations quarterfinal match, at Tundavala Stadium in Lubango, Angola Monday, Jan. 25, 2010. Two-time champion Nigeria beat Zambia 5-4 on penalties to advance to the semifinals.
    Olusegun Obasanjo, president of Nigeria, Brasilia, 6 September 2005. Brasilia - Presidente da Nigeria, Olusegun Obasanjo fala durante almoco em sua homenagem, no Itamaraty
    photo: Jose Cruz/ABr. file
    Olusegun Obasanjo, president of Nigeria, Brasilia, 6 September 2005. Brasilia - Presidente da Nigeria, Olusegun Obasanjo fala durante almoco em sua homenagem, no Itamaraty
    Nigeria's John Obi Mikel, left, jumps to trap the ball as Ivory Coast's Bakari Kone looks on during their Africa Cup of Nations group B soccer match in Sekondi, Ghana, Monday, Jan. 21, 2008. Ivory Coast beat Nigeria 1-0.
    photo: AP / Themba Hadebe
    Nigeria's John Obi Mikel, left, jumps to trap the ball as Ivory Coast's Bakari Kone looks on during their Africa Cup of Nations group B soccer match in Sekondi, Ghana, Monday, Jan. 21, 2008. Ivory Coast beat Nigeria 1-0.
    Nigeria's Ikechukwu Uche, third from left in background, celebrates with fellow team members after scoring a goal during the World Cup group B soccer match between Nigeria and South Korea at the stadium in Durban, South Africa, Tuesday, June 22, 2010.
    photo: AP / Schalk van Zuydam
    Nigeria's Ikechukwu Uche, third from left in background, celebrates with fellow team members after scoring a goal during the World Cup group B soccer match between Nigeria and South Korea at the stadium in Durban, South Africa, Tuesday, June 22, 2010.
    2003/02/12 Smoke over Nigeria and the Gulf of Guinea - These images and data products from the Multi-angle Imaging SpectroRadiometer(MISR) document extensive smoke from fires burning throughout Nigeria and north central Africa on January 31, 2003. At left
    photo: NASA/GSFC/LaRC/JPL, MISR Team. file
    2003/02/12 Smoke over Nigeria and the Gulf of Guinea - These images and data products from the Multi-angle Imaging SpectroRadiometer(MISR) document extensive smoke from fires burning throughout Nigeria and north central Africa on January 31, 2003. At left
    Taxi drivers on motor bikes drive past in Maiduguri, Nigeria, Tuesday, Aug 4, 2009. Police in northern Nigeria are investigating how a homegrown Islamist sect managed to unleash a wave of violence that left more than 700 people dead last week, a police spokesman said Monday.
    photo: AP / Sunday Alamba
    Taxi drivers on motor bikes drive past in Maiduguri, Nigeria, Tuesday, Aug 4, 2009. Police in northern Nigeria are investigating how a homegrown Islamist sect managed to unleash a wave of violence that left more than 700 people dead last week, a police spokesman said Monday.
    The cholera outbreak was caused by contamination of drinking water Chinedu Ugoma stands near gas flare belonging to the Agip Oil company in Idu Ogba, Niger Delta area of Nigeria, Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2006. Bullet of Kalashnikov Shell - Crude Oil Shell, Ess0,Petronas ,Bhp, in Malaysia. File:Cholera northern Nigeria nurses.jpg Nigeria's body scanners unused at international airports The Union Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas, Shri Murli Deora - India- Politics Airport Body scanner ExxonMobil - Exxon - Mobil UBA , Is one of Nigeria Multi-national banking institutions located in Freetown-Charlotte street-Sierra Leone. Shell Gasoline Station An unidentified woman lays clothes out to dry on an oil pipeline running through the Okrika neighborhood of Port Harcourt in Nigeria's oil-rich delta region, in this Oct. 7 2006 file photo. Oil prices dropped nearly $2 a barrel, Tuesday, May 29, 2007 on hopes that the inauguration of a new president in OPEC member Nigeria would contribute to a stable supply from the Niger Delta region Newcastle's Obafemi Martins Nigeria world cup team player Obafemi Martins Newcastle´s Obafemi Martins celebrates his goal during their UEFA Cup, first round, second leg soccer match at St James´ Park, Newcastle, England, Thursday Sept. 28, 2006-ayt1 A mother and her severely malnourished child at a UNICEF feeding centre in Gombe state Bharati Airtel - cellular service provider, India Nigeria's Ikechukwu Uche, third from left in background, celebrates with fellow team members after scoring a goal during the World Cup group B soccer match between Nigeria and South Korea at the stadium in Durban, South Africa, Tuesday, June 22, 2010. Nigeria president suspends soccer team for poor play Nigeria FIFA ** FILE ** Former security guard Esakpo Henry visits the oil flow station where he worked until an attack by militants led Shell to close the station earlier this year, in Eriemu, Nigeria, in this Saturday, Oct. 28, 2006 file photo. Nigeria striker Obafemi Martins, left, celebrates together with Osaze Odenwege, second left, Christopher Obodo and Nwankwo Kanu in Abuja, Nigeria, Saturday Oct. 8 2005 during their World Cup 2006 qualifying soccer match against Zimbabwe. Nigeria beat Zimbabwe 5-1 but still missed out on qualifying for the 2006 World Cup finals Saturday. Mohamed Kallon of reacts to the referee call during the match against the Bafana Bafana Kwame Nkrumah's tomb and memorial monument in Accra Ghana. Nkrumah's statue points the way forward. In this May 29, 2007 file photo, Nigeria's President Umaru Yar'Adua, right, stands with Nigeria's former President Olusegun Obasanjo, left, and Nigeria's vice President Goodluck Jonathan, center, after they were sworn in at Abuja, Nigeria. Nigeria's new vice president Goodluck Jonathan signs the document of office after taking the oath of office in Abuja, Nigeria, Tuesday, May 29, 2007. Nigeria's new president Umaru Yar'Adua, second right, stands with Nigeria's former president Olusegun Obasanjo, right. A reclusive former governor hand-picked by departing President Olusegun Obasanjo was sworn in as Nigeria's new leader Tuesday in the first transfer of power from one elected government to another in Africa's most populous country. Nigeria's Nwankwo Kanu is consoled by an unidentified man at the end of the Group 4 World Cup qualifying soccer match against Zimbabwe in Abuja, Nigeria, Saturday Oct. 8, 2005. Nigeria beat Zimbabwe 5-1 but missed out on qualifying for the 2006 World Cup. The Union Minister of Commerce and Industry, Shri Anand Sharma with HE Chief Babtunde Fashola, Governor Lagos State Representing Vice President of Nigeria, Mr. Achike Udenwa, Commerce and Industry Minister of Nigeria during the India-West Africa Business Seminar, in Nigeria on January 15, 2010. Abuja is the capital city of Nigeria. It is located in the center of Nigeria in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). Abuja is a planned city, which was built mainly in the 1980s and officially became Nigeria's capital on 12 December 1991, replacing the role of the previous capital Lagos. THE National Church of Nigeria Nigeria striker Obafemi Martins, left, celebrates together with Osaze Odenwege, second left, Christopher Obodo and Nwankwo Kanu in Abuja, Nigeria, Saturday Oct. 8 2005 during their World Cup 2006 qualifying soccer match against Zimbabwe. Nigeria beat Zimbabwe 5-1 but still missed out on qualifying for the 2006 World Cup finals Saturday. Nigeria´s new president Umaru Yar´Adua, 56, waves to the supporters after he was sworn in Abuja, Nigeria, Tuesday, May 29, 2007. A reclusive former governor hand-picked by departing President Olusegun Obasanjo was sworn in as Nigeria´s People pass a billboard of Nigeria's ruling party presidential candidate Umar Yaradua, left, and his running mate Goodluck Jonathan in Port Harcourt Nigeria, Feb. 10, 2006. Rival politicians are arming militias in advance of April elections in Nigeria, in hopes of rigging the outcome and gaining control of millions in oil revenue at stake. U.S. Ambassador to Nigeria Robin Sanders hands out clothes, toys and schoolbooks to students at Pacelli School of the Blind in Lagos Nigeria. The body of Nigeria's late President Umaru Yar'Adua is brought to a plane to be transported for burial in his home state of Katsina, at the airport in Abuja, Nigeria, Thursday, May 6, 2010. Goodluck Jonathan was sworn in Thursday as the president of Nigeria, Africa's most populous nation, just hours after the death of the oil-rich country's elected leader whose long illness had sparked a leadership crisis. Nigeria's Kanu, right, celebrates the goal of Garba Lawal, jsa1 Nigeria's former military leader Ibrahim Babangida, right, welcomes Britain's Foreign Minister Jack Straw at a lecture in Abuja, Nigeria, Tuesday, Feb. 14 2006. Straw said Tuesday that Africa is an attractive base for terrorists looking to launch worldwide attacks and that the risk is set to grow over the next decade. Straw is on a three-day visit to Nigeria, Africa's most populous nation and largest oil producer. Nigeria Muhammadu Buhari, a presidential candidate with the All Nigeria People's Party (ANPP) arrives to cast his vote in Daura, Nigeria, Saturday, April 20 2007. Voters seeking a new leader able to provide life's basics overcame a failed truck bombing at Nigeria's electoral commission headquarters and polling station disarray to cast ballots Saturday in general elections meant to cement democratic rule in Africa's unruly giant. Nigeria's Taye Taiwo, right, battles with Kagisho Dikgacoi of South Africa, jsa1 Mrs. Laura Bush visits with Nigeria President Olusegun Obasanjo Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2006, at the presidential villa in Abuja, Nigeria. ula1 Nigeria's acting President Goodluck Jonathan, right, takes the oath of office in front of chief justice Aloysius Katsina-Alu, left, to become the nation's next leader, at the Presidential villa in Abuja, Nigeria, Thursday, May 6, 2010. Jonathan was sworn in Thursday as the president of Nigeria, Africa's most populous nation, just hours after the death of the oil-rich country's elected leader whose long illness had sparked a leadership crisis Argentina's soccer player Pablo Zabaleta, front and Nigeria's Taye Taiwo, battle for the ball during the final of the World Championships soccer U20 match between Nigeria and Argentina at the Galgenwaard stadium in Utrecht, The Netherlands, Saturday July 2, 2005. Nigeria players celebrate after defeating Zambia in their African Cup of Nations quarterfinal match, at Tundavala Stadium in Lubango, Angola Monday, Jan. 25, 2010. Two-time champion Nigeria beat Zambia 5-4 on penalties to advance to the semifinals. Olusegun Obasanjo, president of Nigeria, Brasilia, 6 September 2005. Brasilia - Presidente da Nigeria, Olusegun Obasanjo fala durante almoco em sua homenagem, no Itamaraty Nigeria's John Obi Mikel, left, jumps to trap the ball as Ivory Coast's Bakari Kone looks on during their Africa Cup of Nations group B soccer match in Sekondi, Ghana, Monday, Jan. 21, 2008. Ivory Coast beat Nigeria 1-0. Nigeria's Ikechukwu Uche, third from left in background, celebrates with fellow team members after scoring a goal during the World Cup group B soccer match between Nigeria and South Korea at the stadium in Durban, South Africa, Tuesday, June 22, 2010. 2003/02/12 Smoke over Nigeria and the Gulf of Guinea - These images and data products from the Multi-angle Imaging SpectroRadiometer(MISR) document extensive smoke from fires burning throughout Nigeria and north central Africa on January 31, 2003. At left Taxi drivers on motor bikes drive past in Maiduguri, Nigeria, Tuesday, Aug 4, 2009. Police in northern Nigeria are investigating how a homegrown Islamist sect managed to unleash a wave of violence that left more than 700 people dead last week, a police spokesman said Monday.


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