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A injured man is carried from a United Nation's office after a car blew up in Abuja, Nigeria, Friday, Aug. 26, 2011. A car laden with explosives rammed through two gates and blew up at the United Nations' offices in Nigeria's capital Friday, killing at least seven people and shattering part of the concrete structure. (AP Photo)
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ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTOGRAPHS Women display posters in support of Nigeria's former chief security officer, Maj. Hamza Al-Mustapha (leaving court Monday, below center), at the federal high court in Lagos. After nearly 14 years in prison, Maj. Al-Mustapha is facing trial on charges of orchestrating the killing of a political rival's wife, reopening old wounds from an era of terror in Nigeria.
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In this Monday Aug. 8, 2011 photo, Nigeria's former Chief security officer, Maj. Hamza Al-Mustapha, center, leaves after his trial at the federal high court in Lagos, Nigeria. Maj. Hamza Al-Mustapha served as the right-hand man of Nigeria's feared and final military dictator, suppressing dissent through fear and once boasting of even having a "license to kill. Now, after nearly 14 years in prison, he's finally facing trial on charges of orchestrating the murder of a political rival's wife, reopening old wounds from an era of terror in Nigeria. ,
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Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni (center) arrives for the inauguration ceremony of Nigeria President Goodluck Jonathan at the main parade ground in Nigeria's capital of Abuja on May 29, 2011. (Associated Press File)
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Suspected rioters await a court hearing in Kaduna, Nigeria. About 200 people were arraigned Wednesday in the local court for taking part in the rioting, arson and killing that followed the announcement that President Goodluck Jonathan had been re-elected. (Associated Press)
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Hundreds of devoted fans gathered under the breeze of spinning ceiling fans in a steamy warehouse-like club to see the opening night performance of "Fela!" in Nigeria with Sahr Ngaujah, in blue shirt, in the title role. (Associated Press)
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An unidentified man reads about the cancellation of National Assembly elections in Lagos, Nigeria, on Sunday, April 3, 2011. The head of the national election commission halted voting Saturday because ballot papers and tally sheets were missing from many areas. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba)
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Nigeria President Goodluck Jonathan, Centre, waves to the crowd as he arrived for a ceremony to commission new locomotive trains, in Lagos, Nigeria, Saturday, March 12, 2011. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba)
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Models walk the runway during the Arise Magazine Fashion Week in Lagos, Nigeria, Saturday, March 12, 2011. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba)
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A model walks the runway during the Arise Magazine Fashion Week in Lagos, Nigeria, Friday, March 11, 2011. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba)
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A Nigerian checks for his name on a voters registration list in Lagos, Nigeria, on Friday, Feb. 18, 2011. Voters in oil-rich Nigeria are finding it hard to verify that they are on the registration list before the country's crucial April elections. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba)
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The chairman of Zain Nigeria, Oba Otudeko (left), talks with Sunil Mittal, founder and chairman of Bharti Airtel, India's largest mobile-phone company, and Nigeria managing director Rajan Swaroop (center) during the company rebranding in Lagos, Nigeria. (Associated Press)
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Woman pray during the celebration of the Muslim religious holiday, Eid al-Adha, in the city of Lagos, Nigeria, Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2010. Thousands of Muslims world wide celebrate Eid al-Adha yearly.(AP Photo/Sunday Alamba)
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The Rev. Appolonia Okwu of Nigeria works to build a fire in her hand-built mud-and-straw brick oven in Lineville, Ala., on Oct. 5. She is one of 19 trainees from 10 countries learning how to make the efficient, clean-burning cook stoves from mud bricks. (Associated Press)
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People walk past burnt cars and debris after a car bomb exploded in Abuja, Nigeria, Friday, Oct. 1, 2010. Two car bombs blew up on Friday as Nigeria celebrated its 50th independence anniversary, killing a number of people in an unprecedented attack on the capital by suspected militants from the country's oil region. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba)
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An unidentified man wearing a face mask stands in front of the shells of burnt cars after a car bomb exploded in Abuja, Nigeria, Friday, Oct. 1, 2010. Two car bombs blew up on Friday as Nigeria celebrated its 50th independence anniversary, killing a number of people in an unprecedented attack on the capital by suspected militants from the country's oil region. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba)
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Nigerian soldiers stand by the burnt shells of cars after a car bomb exploded in Abuja, Nigeria, Friday, Oct. 1, 2010. Two car bombs blew up on Friday as Nigeria celebrated its 50th independence anniversary, killing a number people in an unprecedented attack on the capital by suspected militants from the country's oil region. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba)
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People walk past burnt cars and debris after a car bomb exploded in Abuja, Nigeria, Friday, Oct. 1, 2010. Two car bombs blew up on Friday as Nigeria celebrated its 50th independence anniversary, killing a number of people in an unprecedented attack on the capital by suspected militants from the country's oil region. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba)
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Nigerian police stand near wreckage after a car bomb exploded in Abuja, Nigeria, Friday, Oct. 1, 2010. Two car bombs blew up on Friday as Nigeria celebrated its 50th independence anniversary, killing a number of people in an unprecedented attack on the capital by suspected militants from the country's oil region. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba)
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Nigerian police inspect the shells of burnt cars after a car bomb exploded in Abuja, Nigeria, Friday, Oct. 1, 2010. Two car bombs blew up on Friday as Nigeria celebrated its 50th independence anniversary, killing a number of people in an unprecedented attack on the capital by suspected militants from the country's oil region. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba)
