Nigeria’s Current Articles & News from Sahara Reporters [May ‘11 Series]

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                           By SaharaReporters, New York           Nigerian anonymous Internet hacker group-NaijaCyberHacktivists- yesterday brought down the website of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) to protest the decision of the Jonathan regime to spend 1 billion Naira on the  presidential  inauguration. It is the second time the hackers will be attacking a Nigerian government website. The NDDC has since restored their website after the disruption which lasted a whole day.

Source: NDDC Website Hacked By NaijaCyberHacktivists To Protest N1 billion Inauguration Spending

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   By  Chido Onumah           If there was any hope of free, fair, and credible elections in Nigeria last month, that hope was dashed the moment President Goodluck Jonathan decided to run for president. I shall return to this.

Source: When Democracy Insults

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                 By Daniel Fayemi/http://www.nigeriapoliticsonline.com           U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki Moon in his first in-country visit, held meetings with government officials on  Nigeria’s maternal and infant health care services but avoided meeting even a single one of the 120 human rights NGOs in Human Rights Nigeria, the umbrella group said.

Source: Human Rights Groups Slighted By U.N. Chief In First Visit To Nigeria