<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 even though he has not spoken or been ...

<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 bags. Even a white-collared clergyman had ...

<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. grand jury on Wednesday indicted Umar Farouk ...

<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 ...