OYO ACN SHOULD FACE REALITY The PDP SYNERGY LEAGUE through its Spokesman in Oyo State, Prince Dotun Oyelade, has described as bizarre the allegation by ACN that the military was used last Saturday to intimidate voters. Tue, 31 Jan 2012 12:26:16 -0600
Nigeria court sentences Abacha security aide to hang The security chief of former Nigerian military ruler Sani Abacha was sentenced to death on Monday for the murder of the wife of one of his main political rivals. Mon, 30 Jan 2012 16:19:51 -0600
Nigerian naira eases on strong dollar demand The Nigerian naira eased against the U.S. dollar on the interbank market and at the central bank's bi-weekly forex auction on Monday on strong dollar demand from importers, dealers said. Mon, 30 Jan 2012 12:27:07 -0600
WAfrica Crude-Slightly stronger on Asian demand West African crude oil differentials picked up slightly on Monday on the back of stronger Asian demand as traders looked to three separate buying tenders into India and Indonesia. Mon, 30 Jan 2012 12:23:26 -0600
Gov Amosun motivates rampaging Flamingoes The Executive Governor of Ogun State, Senator Ibikunle Amosun on Monday challenged the U-17 Women National Team, nicknamed Flamingoes, to go all out and spell Kenya when they host their counterparts from that East African country in a FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup qualifier in Abeokuta on Saturday, February 4. Mon, 30 Jan 2012 11:19:59 -0600
Flamingoes to play Kenya in Abeokuta The U-17 Women National Team, also known as Flamingoes, will host their Kenyan counterparts for the second leg of their FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup qualifying fixture at the Moshood Kashimawo Olawale (MKO) Abiola Stadium in Abeokuta. Sat, 28 Jan 2012 17:47:27 -0600
Foreigners kidnapped in Africa Here are details of foreigners held by kidnappers around Africa. Fri, 27 Jan 2012 17:38:55 -0600
Shell fixes Nigerian oil line, restores output Royal Dutch Shell's Nigerian venture has finished repairs to a damaged Nigerian oil pipeline and restored output, the company said on Friday, boosting supplies from Africa's top exporter. Fri, 27 Jan 2012 17:32:32 -0600
Nigerian interbank rates up on budget cash delay Nigeria's interbank lending rates were up on Friday to an average of 15.50 percent, compared with 14.25 percent last week, as a delay in releasing the December budgetary allocation to government agencies starved the system of funds, traders said. Fri, 27 Jan 2012 17:22:39 -0600