Lagos -
Former United States Vice President Dick Cheney and several officials from five foreign companies are facing charges in a $180 million bribery scandal. Indictments will proceed within a week in a Nigerian court.
Nigeria's state of Plateau has enforced a curfew after nearly 200 people have died from religious clashes between Muslims and Christians in the city of Jos.
The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta has continued its attacks on oil facilities and took responsibility for destroying a major crude pipeline.