West Africa

Oil ends about $123 a barrel; gasoline just over $4 - USATODAY.com

usatoday.com     14 hrs ago   74 related          

NEW YORK (AP) — Oil prices sank to their lowest point in weeks Friday as investors questioned whether crude has cooled enough to reflect a serious deterioration in demand. Earlier the contract dropped as far as $122.50, its...                

Oil edges up, remains under pressure

cnn.com     22 hrs ago   483 related          

Crude prices rise slightly in Asia as fundamental supply and demand concerns curb recent declines. Paste this link into your favorite RSS desktop reader See all CNNMoney.com RSS FEEDS Crude prices have fallen 15% since hitting...                

Gunmen kidnap eight oil workers in Nigeria: sources

reuters.com     19 hrs ago   13 related          

By Austin Ekeinde PORT HARCOURT, Nigeria (Reuters) - Gunmen have kidnapped eight oil workers in three separate incidents in Nigeria's oil-producing Niger Delta in the past 24 hours, security sources said on Friday. The first...                

Nigeria: 15 Burnt to Death, As Petrol Tankers Explode in Lagos

allafrica.com     17 hrs ago   12 related          

Posted to the web 25 July 2008 Olumide Bajulaiye Lagos Tragedy occurred in Lagos yesterday when 15 persons, including a pregnant woman and a soldier, were burnt to death as two petroleum tankers fell and exploded. Daily Trust...                

Nigeria: Oil Probe - Obasanjo Signed As Minister, President - $210 Million Signature Bonus Missing

allafrica.com     17 hrs ago   9 related          

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo signed each bid document for oil blocs twice, as President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and as Minister of Petroleum Resources, the House of Representatives ad-hoc committee probing the...                

Nigeria: PDP Denies Link to Attack On Abia Gov

allafrica.com     17 hrs ago   12 related          

Posted to the web 25 July 2008 Abdulkadir B. Mukhtar The Abia State PDP has described as diversio- nary, the attempt by the Abia State Governor, Chief Theo-dore Orji to blame the attack on his convoy last Tuesday by gun-men....                

Five abducted in Niger delta

cnn.com     20 hrs ago   5 related          

Gunmen hold five crew from boat in Niger delta region, security sources say Hostages reportedly Russian and Ukrainian Kidnappings in the region fairly common and often end peacefully PORT HARCOURT, Nigeria (AP) -- Security...                

Rare Twin Born in Germany, one with black colored skin, One with White colored

groundreport.com     20 hrs ago   3 related          

Leo and Ryan are rare twin because one of them is black skined and another one is white skined. This incident is rare. According to medical experts, one out of million twins born with different colored skin. The mother of this...                

Newcastle striker Obafemi Martins flies home after mother's death in oil tanker crash

iht.com     21 hrs ago   19 related          

Obafemi Martins has left Newcastle's preseason preparations after his mother died when an oil tanker caught fire near her apartment in the Nigerian capital Lagos. Martins' mother Alhaja, 62, was among at least eight people...                

Liberia: More Details On Rationale Behind Armed Robbery Bill

allafrica.com     22 hrs ago   3 related          

Posted to the web 25 July 2008 Executive Mansion Provides On Tuesday, July 22, 2008 President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf signed into law "An Act to amend chapters 14 &15 Sub-Chapter (c), Title 26 of the Liberian Code of Laws...                

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