
February 2008 www.guardian.co.uk In the Niger Delta, children as young as eight have had nails driven into their heads after being identified as witches. Others have been buried alive, mutilated or left to die by their families, who think the children are possessed.
June 2005 Nigeria's lucrative oil reserves may have enriched its politicians but they've brought little but misery to ordinary people. Now, a rebel group is fighting for a share of the profits. "I need help. I need help," begs a woman, clutching her young children in despair. Her home has just been ...
In The Know: Panelists discuss the complicated issues facing Nigeria or Niger. More coverage at: www.onion.com
July 2005 www.guardian.co.uk In Nigeria, University fraternities have taken on brutal extremes. Students are being murdered and defiled with impunity by vicious cult members. 'It was a baptism of fire' recalls vice chancellor of University Benin. 'They cut his head open and flipped it -- like a ...
the Ogoni and the Itsekiris. The inhabitants dare to ask the self-evident, they demand an end to it. As a response they are massively and brutally attacked by special forces of the army and the police, which are armed by the oil companies. The camera meets at the river militia of the Movement for ...
Awash in oil, yet its people, for the most part, are destitute. Nigeria discovered "liquid gold" half a century ago and today is the world's eighth largest oil exporter. But the country is plagued by corruption, inefficiency, underdevelopment and an uprising in its Niger Delta -- the area where ...
Video detailing the callous and brutal child abuse activities of many churches in Nigeria who label innocent children as witches in order to extort money from the parents by claiming to cure the children of witchcraft. Many of the children end up dead , killed by fearful parents.You could do ...
Massive Casualties Feared in Nigerian Military Attack on Niger Delta Villages The Nigerian military has been accused of killing hundreds, maybe thousands, of civilians in the oil-rich Niger Delta. The military offensive began eight days ago but has received little international attention. We go to ...
Documentary from the Niger Delta. See poisonfire.org ... Nigeria Oil Gas flaring Niger Delta environment grassroots outreach