Groups in Nigeria's Niger Delta have criticized the Yar'Adua administration for the proposed spending for the region next year. President Umaru Yar'Adua proposed a slight decrease in government expenditure in the Niger Delta, despite a clamor for ma

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By Gilbert da Costa Abuja 18 July 2007 Nigerian authorities are investigating a suspected case of human trafficking involving children. Gilbert da Costa reports for VOA that Nigeria has taken a tough stance in the fight against human trafficking. Nea

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By Lisa Bryant Paris 25 April 2006 Chernobyl Twenty years after an explosion at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in the Ukraine, European countries remain deeply divided over the use of nuclear power

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By Sabina Castelfranco Rome 26 February 2006 Pope Benedict XVI waves to faithful during the Angelus prayer in St. Peter's square, at the Vatican, February 26, 2006 Pope Benedict XVI says God will seve

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By Gilbert da Costa Abuja 12 July 2007 An audit to enhance accountability and transparency in Nigeria's oil industry has been launched. For VOA, Gilbert da Costa reports that while oil firms and politicians have benefitted from oil revenues, the weal

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By Gilbert da Costa Abuja 07 September 2007 An official U.S. warning that Western interests in Nigeria are at risk of a terrorist attack has provoked a strong reaction from the Nigerian government. A government spokesman rejected the report as an unf

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