Cholera deaths top 1,500 in Nigeria LAGOS, Nigeria - More than 1,500 people have died in Nigeria from a cholera outbreak this year, international health officials said Monday, more than double the last estimates provided by federal officials.
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LAGOS, Nigeria -- More than a quarter of people in sub-Saharan Africa worry about future conflict along religious lines, though concerns in Rwanda and Nigeria are even higher, according to a new survey on religious attitudes released Thursday. The Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life, which conducted the survey, however, found that unemployment, crime and corruption are of greater concern to Africans than future religious conflict.
LAGOS, Nigeria - More than 160 poor villagers from Nigeria's north died from lead poisoning while trying to leach gold from rock deposits, sparking evacuations as health officials try to come to grips with a crisis six months in the making, authorities said Friday. Dr. Henry Akpan, Nigeria's chief epidemiologist, told The Associated Press that 100 of the dead were children from five villages in Zamfara state, a near-desert region of the Sahel that has seen a growing food crisis over recent weeks. Akpan said the children either played near the leaching process or took part in it, swallowing the lead by putting their hands in their mouths or breathing it in.
Williams had been seeking the Lagos governorship now held by the incumbent, Bola Tinubu of the opposition Alliance for Democracy party, which currently holds Lagos state, and within it, Lagos city - sub-Saharan Africa's biggest city, of more than 14 million people.
LAGOS, Nigeria Militants threatened more attacks on Nigeria's oil centers and vowed Sunday to cut daily oil exports by 1 million barrels, adding to concerns for OPEC as it prepares for a strategy meeting this week. Oil is already more than $60 a barrel, and the markets are nervous about potential disruptions to the supply from this OPEC member, Africa's largest producer of crude oil.
SANTIAGO, Chile -- Authorities evacuated hundreds of people from villages in southern Chile Friday after a snow-capped volcano considered to have been dormant for thousands of years erupted. The blast sent minor earthquakes rippling through the region. The 3,550-foot Chaiten volcano belched fire and ash Thursday night, causing more than 60 small tremors in the Los Lagos region, 750 miles south of the capital, Santiago, the government's Emergency Bureau said.
As Christianity enters its third millennium, the heart of the faith is shifting from its traditional Western centers toward developing parts of the world. Many believe the most dynamic force comes from Africa, where new movements are thriving. LAGOS, Nigeria - Dawn is near. But the congregation shows no sign of tiring. For more than eight hours - all through a torrid tropical night - they have danced, shouted and prayed with a preacher most simply call Daddy.
..., use of CD-ROM systems and quicker and more qualitative service to clients and cooperation bet... as predictor of lawyers' productivity in Lagos state, Nigeria. . Objectives--considering the cruc...
The Nigerian constitution provides and guarantees for each citizen the freedom of religion, religious practice, and religious education.7 These rights are generally observed throughout Nigeria. [...] places of worship are freely established,8 and no restrictions are placed on the number of clergy trained in Nigeria9 or on the number of people who may perform pilgrimage.
..., the adherents of both religions number more than the adherents of the indigenous traditional A... to Islam; others, such as King Adele of Lagos were patrons for Muslims. Nevertheless, when Chris...
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