Nigeria: China's Investments in Country Hit $3 Billion

While Nigerian main militant Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (Mend) has declared an "oil war" against forgeign-owned oil companies working in the region, Nigeria emerges as the third third largest...

Nigeria rebels declare 'oil war' against forgeign-owned oil companies

After declairing oil war on foreign companies in Nigeria, the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (Mend) has launched an aggresive operation called hurricane Barbarossa killing 22 Nigerian...

Opec agrees to cut oil output in 40 days

In reaction to OPEC decision to reduce production to 520,000 barrels per day, there was a small increase in oil prices of 9cents. " Oil climbs on OPEC production cut Wed, 10 Sep 2008 13:20:51 GMT   Crude...

Newcomer Asa Takes Neo-Soul Music To A Whole New Level

She grew up listening to her father’s record collection, soaking up the heady sounds of soul, reggae and folk-jazz via Nina Simone, Aretha Franklin, Marvin Gaye, Bob Marley and classics from the Gold Coast of...

Warning! I received this 419 scam message on my NP account, don't react money...

419 Money scam Original message received on NP email. Don't react it's the famous 419 Money scam originated in Nigeria. To be not identified the money scammers ( ask for money to transfer millions of dollars from...

Angolan MPLA set for big poll win

Despite an extraordinary long voting process and the opposition UNITA call for a re-run, Agolan ruling MPLA is set for a big win with 81% votes in parlamentary elections. "  Angola's ruling MPLA party is...

Brazil doesn't want to join OPEC

As Indonesia prepares to leave and Ecuador just joined amid soaring oil prices, Brazil refuses to become an OPEC member. " Thu, 04 Sep 2008 00:43:43 GMT Brazil has turned down a “formal invitation”...

Nigerian Preacher Told to Divorce 82 of His Wives

Nigerian preacher Mohammed Bello Abubakar has been told to divorce 82 of his 86 wives. "Abuja A Muslim preacher in Nigeria with 86 wives is to marry again despite being told to divorce 82 of his partners by Islamic elders. Mohammed Bello, 84, has at least 170 children. " If...

Gaddafi 'to hand out oil money'

" Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi has said oil rofits should be given directly to citizens, as part of sweeping economic and political reforms. Speaking during celebrations to mark 39 years in power in Libya's...

Argentina beat Nigeria to retain Olympic football title

Argentina claimed back-to-back Olympic football titles with the winning goal engineered by superstar Lionel Messi in a 1-0 win over former champions Nigeria in the gold medal match at the Beijing Games on Saturday at the Bird’s Nest stadium. The newly build stadium with...

Nigerian Faces Death Sentence For Marrying 86 Wives

The Jamatu Nasril Islam (JNI) passed their verdict on Mohammed Bello Abubakar, 84, according to Sharia law. The former teacher and preacher lives in Niger State with his wives and at least, 170 children, and says...

Elusive peace in Nigeria's oil Delta

"An effort by the Nigerian government to bring peace to the oil-rich Niger Delta region hangs in the balance before it has even begun. Vice-President Goodluck Jonathan announced that the government would no longer be holding a planned "summit" in order to bring together the...

Row in Nigeria over Obama money

"A Nigerian group backing US senator Barack Obama for president has told the BBC the money it raised from a gala event was never meant for his campaign. It is illegal for campaign groups outside the United States to donate funds to US political parties. Earlier this week,...

Ahmadinejad :Tehran's nuclear rights irrevocable

" Tehran's nuclear rights irrevocable Sun, 03 Aug 2008 02:01:29    The Iranian president underlines that Tehran will not back down "one iota" over its legitimate right to access civilian nuclear...

Three dead after shopping mall collapses in Abuja, Nigeria

UPDATE: 6:14PM EST" Emergency personnel could not remove any dead bodies and many people are still buried under the rubble. "For the past two hours, no person has been rescued yet and no dead bodies have been removed. They are still digging through the rubble," police...

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