Mobius buys Nigeria’s bank stocks as election violence sinks valuations
Clashes in the run-up to Nigeria’s elections that killed several people and the CBN’s bailout of banks have made the nation’s stocks so cheap that Mark Mobius, Standard Bank Plc and Renaissance Capital say it’s time to buy.
Politicians, military behind oil thefts – Wikileaks
POLITICIANS and military leaders _ not militants _ are responsible for majority of the oil thefts in the Niger Delta, according to a U.S. diplomatic cable quoting an official and released by WikiLeaks.
Jonathan pledges more jobs
PRESIDENT Goodluck Jonathan, yesterday, rekindled the hope of jobless youths across the country with assurance of his administration’s readiness to implement recommendations of the National Job Creation Committee to the letter, to move the nation beyond the rhetoric of several job creation schemes of the past.
Cote d’ Ivoire: ECOWAS expresses concerns over fate of Gbagbo
The President ofECOWAS Commission, Amb James Victor Gbeho, has expressed concerns over the fate of Mr. Laurent Gbagbo in captivity and called on President Alassane Ouattara of Cote d’Ivoire to ensure that the former Ivorian leader captured in Abidjan on Monday and currently under the protection of the United Nations was accorded the dignity and rights due him as a former Head of State.
I’m the symbol of PDP in Lagos- Bode George
CHIEF Olabode Ibikunle George, is a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Lagos State. During the rescheduled National Assembly elections held last week, Chief George bared his mind on issues bordering on the recent defection of some PDP stalwarts to the Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, his incarceration and the infighting in the state chapter of the party. Excerpts:
London 2012 Olympic draw holds today
The draw for the 2nd main round of the men’s qualifiers in the Olympic Football Tournaments, London 2012 will be held at the CAF Headquarters this morning.
