The latest in Lagos

S.African cameraman escapes Nigerian abductors: official

2010-03-02T12:18:18Z

<div><p>A cameraman who was among three members of a South African television crew abducted in Nigeria has fled to safety and is now in Lagos, an official from the M-Net channel told AFP.</p><p>Alexander Effiong, a Nigerian cameraman, "fled from his abductors and has now ar...

Glitches emerge in closely-watched Nigerian state poll

2010-02-22T11:05:09Z

<div><p>AWKA/ONITSHA, Nigeria (Reuters) - Polls opened late and voters complained they were not on electoral lists on Saturday in a Nigerian state election seen as a test of the country's ability to hold credible national polls next year.</p><p>The election for governor of Anam...

Pressure mounts for Nigerian leader to give up power

2010-02-22T17:09:27Z

<div><p>ABUJA (Reuters) - Nigeria's ailing president, in hospital overseas for the past two months, faced mounting pressure on Thursday to end a power vacuum that is increasingly worrying investors.</p><p>Critics want President Umaru ...

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2010-02-22T19:09:08Z

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Nigerians to demand end to political uncertainty

2010-02-22T21:58:47Z

<div><p>ABUJA (Reuters) - Nigerian religious leaders, politicians and educators will lead a mass rally on Tuesday in the capital Abuja to demand the government put an end to the political uncertainty surrounding its ailing president.</p><p>The 58-year-old leader maintains executive powers ...

Bomb plot forces new look at Lagos airport security

2010-02-22T23:34:58Z

<div><p>Trolleys overflowing with open suitcases litter the check-in hall each night at Lagos airport where security has been tightened since Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab set off a new international terrorist alert.</p><p>Porters struggle through the crowds alongside customs and anti-narcotics officers sifting through bag...

Nigeria says plane suspect was properly screened

2010-02-23T00:06:30Z

<div><p>ABUJA (Reuters) - A Nigerian man accused of trying to blow up a U.S.-bound airplane on Christmas Day had been properly screened by airport authorities before boarding a flight in Lagos, the Attorney General said on Thursday.</p><p>A U.S. gr...

US scanners went unused at Nigeria airport

2010-02-23T07:28:40Z

<div id="subtitle">US scanners given to Nigeria go unused at Lagos airport where bomb suspect passed through</div><div><p>The U.S. gave Nigeria four full-body scanners for its international airports in 2008 to detect explosives and drugs, but none were used on the man suspected trying to blow up a Detroit-bou...

Terror suspect raised no suspicion in Amsterdam

2010-02-23T01:03:22Z

<div id="subtitle">Dutch probe: airline bombing suspect likely had explosives on him before reaching Amsterdam</div><div><p>Dutch investigators said Tuesday they found no evidence that a Nigerian suspected of trying to blow up a U.S.-bound airliner contacted accomplices at Amsterdam's airport, and that he already had the explosives on him when he...

Bomb suspect may not have begun trip in Ghana

2010-02-23T07:00:18Z

<div><p>ACCRA (Reuters) - A Nigerian charged with trying to blow up a U.S. passenger jet on Christmas Day may not have begun his journey in Ghana, a Ghanaian airport official said on Saturday.</p><p>Reuters) - A Nigerian man charged with trying to blow up a U.S. passenger jet on Christmas Day began his journey in Ghana and spent less than 30 minutes in Nigeria's Lagos airport, the Nigerian government said on Thursday.</p><p>

Dutch, Nigerians to use full-body scans for flights

2010-02-23T10:50:02Z

<div><p>THE HAGUE (Reuters) - The Netherlands and Nigeria said on Wednesday they would use full-body scanners at airports after a failed Christmas Day attack on a U.S.-bound plane by a 23-year-old Nigerian suspect who passed through both countries.<...

Nigeria attacker cut contact with family

2010-02-23T08:57:50Z

<div><p>ABUJA (Reuters) - The family of a Nigerian man who tried to blow up a U.S. passenger jet said on Monday they had lost contact with him while he was studying abroad and had reported his disappearance to security agencies two months ago.</p><p>

U.S. plane attacker "sneaked" into Nigeria: government

2010-02-23T10:52:02Z

<div><p>LAGOS (Reuters) - A Nigerian man who tried to blow up a U.S. passenger jet had lived outside the West African nation for some time and only returned on the eve of the foiled attack, the Nigerian government said on Sunday.</p><p>Umar Farouk Abdulm...

Plane bomb suspect 'in Nigeria on December 24'

2010-02-23T10:49:41Z

<div><p>A Nigerian accused of trying to blow up a passenger jet over the United States entered and left Nigeria on December 24, a day ahead of the attempt, Nigeria's information minister said Sunday.</p><p>US authorities on Saturday charged Umar Farouk Abdulmuta...

No sign Detroit flight incident in larger plot: U.S.

2010-02-23T11:09:23Z

<div><p>WASHINGTON (Reuters) - There is no initial evidence that the Nigerian man charged with trying to blow up a U.S. passenger jet was involved in a larger plot, a senior U.S. official said on Sunday.</p><p>But al Qaeda involvement is a "subject of investigation" in Friday's incid...

Suspected US plane bomber identified by Nigerian father

2010-02-23T11:02:29Z

<div><p>Nigeria Saturday ordered a top-level probe of a 23-year-old Nigerian arrested over a botched attempt to blow up a US airliner preparing to land in Detroit, as the suspect was identified by his father.</p><p>"The Vice President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Goodluck Ebele Jona...

Nigeria orders probe into failed US plane bombing

2010-02-23T11:09:08Z

<div><p>Nigeria on Saturday ordered a top-level probe after a botched attempt by a young Nigerian to blow up a US plane as it was preparing to land in Detroit, a government statement said.</p><p>"The Vice President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Nigerian man who claimed to be acting on orders from al-Qaida to blow up the airliner, officials and travelers said.</p><p>The commotion began as ABIDJAN (Reuters) - Africans living on the coast, who face the loss of their cities, homes and livelihoods to rising seas, are less interested in haggling over greenhouse gas emissions than getting aid to move to higher ground.</p><p>Speaking as talks on a global climate deal in