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NIGERIA
- Current Issues
- Country Background, Politics & Law
- Human Rights Issues
- Security, Humanitarian Issues and Protection Related Issues
- Federal States
- Please Note: The information in this topics & issues file is no longer updated (last update November 2008). It remains online for archive purposes until further notice.
Current Issues
- Religious tensions between Christians and Muslims
- Violence within the context of oil production
- Ethnic Militias/Vigilante Groups
- Sharia
- Secret Societies / Cults
- Overview
- Ogboni
- Ritual Killings
- Male Studentcults
- Supreme Vikings Confraternity (SVC)/Adventurers or the De Norsemen Club of Nigeria
- Buccaneers/National Associations of Sea Lords
- Black Bras
- Amazons
- Pyrates/National Association of Sea Dogs
- Black Axe/Neo-Black Movement
- Eternal Fraternal Order of the Legion Consortium/Klansmen Konfraternity (KK)
- Supreme Eiye Confraternity/ National Association of Air Lords
- National Association of Adventurers
- Second Son of Satan (SSS)
- Black Eye
- Family Confraternity/Campus Mafia/Mafia
- Brotherhood of the Blood/Two-Two/Black Beret
- Night Cadet
- Sonmen
- Mgba Mgba Brothers
- Trojan Horse
- Jurists
- White Bishops
- Gentlemen Clubs
- Fame
- Executioners
- Dreaded Friend of Friends
- Black Scorpion
- Eagle Club
- Red Sea Horse
- Fraternity of Friends
- Victor Charlie Boys
- Overview
- Female Studentcults
- Double Jeopardy - Decree 33
- Charles Taylor
- Traditional rule
- Elections 2007
- Bakassi Peninsula
Country background
- Population
- Overview
- Akpa
- Ambai
- Ananng (Anaan)
- Aro
- Azara
- Baggara (Baggarah, Shuwa Arabs)
- Berom
- Bnai Ephraim ("Children of Ephraim")
- Bura
- Defaka (Afakani)
- Ebira
- Edo (Bini)
- Fulani
- Fon
- Hausa
- Hausa-Fulani
- Ibibio-Efik
- Igala (Igara)
- Igbo (Ibo)
- Ijaw (Izon)
- Itsekiri (Jekri, Isekiri or Ishekiri)
- Jukun
- Kanuri (Beri Beri)
- Kofyar
- Mambila
- Mumuye
- Nkoroo
- Nupe
- Taroks
- Tiv
- Urhobo
- Yoruba
- Yungar
- Ogoni
- Kuteb
- History
- Economy
- Education
- Languages
- Maps
Politics & Law
- Political analyses
- Constitution
- Government and parliament
- Political Parties
- Overview
- ACCORD
- Action Alliance (AA)
- Action Congress (AC)
- Advanced Congress of Democrats (ACD)
- African Democratic Congress (ADC)
- African Renaissance Party (ARP)
- Alliance for Democracy (AD)
- All Nigeria Peoples' Party (ANPP)
- All Peoples Liberation Party (APLP)
- All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA)
- Better Nigeria Progressive Party (BNPP)
- Citizens Popular Party (CPP)
- Community Party of Nigeria (CPN)
- Congress for Democratic Change (CDC)
- Democratic Alternative (DA)
- Democratic Peoples Alliance (DPA)
- Democratic People's Party (DPP)
- Fresh Democratic Party (FRESH)
- Justice Party (JP)
- Labour Party (LP)
- Liberal Democratic Party (LDP)
- Masses Movement of Nigeria (MMN)
- Movement for Democracy and Justice (MDJ)
- Movement for the Restoration and Defense of Democracy (MRDD)
- National Action Council (NAC)
- National Advance Party (NAP)
- National Conscience Party (NCP)
- National Democratic Party (NDP)
- National Majority Demoratic Party (NMDP)
- National Reformation Party (NRP)
- National Solidarity Democratic Party (PSDP)
- National Unity Party (NUP)
- New Democrats (ND)
- New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP)
- Nigeria Elements Progressive Party (NEPP)
- Nigeria Peoples Congress (NPC)
- People's Democratic Party (PDP)
- Peoples Mandate Party (PMP)
- Peoples Redemption Party (PRP)
- Peoples Salvation Party (PSP)
- Progressive Action Congress (PAC)
- Progressive Peoples Alliance (PPA)
- Republican Party of Nigeria (RPN)
- United Democratic Party (UDP)
- United Nigeria Peoples Party (UNPP)
- Elections
- Judicial system
- National law
- Documents
Human Rights Issues
- Overview
- Death Penalty
- Torture/Mistreatment
- Arbitrary Detention
- Fair Trial
- Prison conditions
- Demonstrations
- Ethnic Affiliation
- Religious Affiliation
- Political Affiliation
- NGOs and human rights defenders
- Women
- Sexual orientation
- Children and minors
- Handicapped and sick persons
- Journalists and media
- Military service and desertion
- Refugees
Security
Humanitarian questions
Protection-related issues
Federal States
- Federal Capital Territory
- Federal states A-G
- Abia (Capital Umuahia)
- Adamawa (Capital Yola)
- Akwa Ibom (Capital Uyo)
- Anambra (Capital Awka)
- Bauchi (Capital Bauchi)
- Bayelsa (Capital Yenagoa)
- Benue (Capital Makurdi)
- Borno (Capital Maiduguri)
- Cross River (Capital Calabar)
- Delta (Capital Asaba)
- Ebonyi (Capital Abakaliki)
- Edo (Capital Benin City)
- Ekiti (Capital Ado Ekiti)
- Enugu (Capital Enugu)
- Gombe (Capital Gombe)
- Federal States H-L
- Federal States M-O
- Federal States P-Z