Abuja's

Ken Saro-Wiwa, a local intellectual and community leader who had fought against Abacha's oppression, tried and failed to draw international attention to Abuja's violations, and the ways in which foreign oil companies indirectly supported them, for instance by striking up joint v entures with the government in order to operate in Nigera at all.

Nigeria at 50 Roger Bate 2010

Nigerian soldiers raised the nation's green-and-white flag above Abuja's Eagle Square as air force jets zoomed by in a flyover in honor of President Jonathan's inauguration.

Goodluck Jonathan Inaugurated as Nigerian President 2011

The party's primary started with a festive flourish Thursday evening when delegates, many dressed in matching outfits and hats, streamed into Abuja's Eagle Square to cast votes one by one.

Nigerian Leader Wins Vote Will Connors 2011

After watching all night as nearly 4,000 ballots were counted in Abuja's Eagle Square, Mr. Jonathan accepted the nomination just past dawn, calling for unity and paying tribute to party challengers Sarah Jibril and Atiku Abubakar, who he says fought gallantly.

Nigerian President Wins Ruling-Party Nomination for April Vote 2011

Nigerian soldiers raised the nation's green-and-white flag above Abuja's Eagle Square as air force jets zoomed by in a flyover in honor of President Jonathan's inauguration.

Goodluck Jonathan Inaugurated as Nigerian President 2011

And then five days into my visit, I spend a Sunday evening at a gospel-and-jazz service at Abuja's largest church, House on the Rock.

Tamar Abrams: Abuja, Nigeria: Happy to Leave Tamar Abrams 2011

Thursday's vote is slated to be held in Abuja's Eagle Square, where in the past delegates have lined up in a procession and cast ballots, one by one, deep into the night.

Nigeria President Favored to Win Primary Nod Will Connors 2011

However, Abuja's failure to address regional grievances that fuel a low-level insurrection makes it particularly difficult to address the Niger Delta's current ecological predicament.

Amb. John Campbell: Oil Pollution in the Niger Delta: Who's Fault? 2010

However, Abuja's failure to address regional grievances that fuel a low-level insurrection makes it particularly difficult to address the Niger Delta's current ecological predicament.

Amb. John Campbell: Oil Pollution in the Niger Delta: Who's Fault? 2010

"This is heresy, he is a heretic," says Ustaz Abubakar Siddique, an imam of Abuja's Central Mosque.

And he married 86 wives..... 2008