Tuesday, May 31, 2011

Nigerian Inaugural

Ruined by.... ????

"Nigeria’s president sworn in, seeks unity" May 30, 2011|Associated Press

LAGOS, Nigeria —Hours after the inaugural, a series of bomb blasts at an army barracks in Nigeria’s northeast killed at least five people, police said. There was no immediate claim of responsibility....

Ever notice "terrorists" always show up where oil is under the ground?

Observers heralded the April 16 vote as the fairest election that Nigeria had held since it became a democracy in 1999.

The April vote, however, was marred by postelection riots that left hundreds dead, highlighting religious and ethnic fault lines in Africa’s most populous country....   

Oh, right, then it's a Muslim-Christian thing.

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Also see: Good Luck For Jonathan in Nigerian Election