Politics of local refineries and Niger Delta's next battle front Samuel Ese in Yenagoa writes that the challenge in the Niger Delta has shifted post-amnesty from that of militancy to the struggle for the protection of the people's thriving rudimentary method of... (photo: AP / George Osodi) Business Day Online Niger Delta Oil Photos Politics Society |
Nigeria’s car imports drop by 36% in 2009 •On account of inaccessible credit, rising exchange rate Vehicle imports into Nigeria slumped from 75,000 units in 2008 to 47,288 units in 2009, representing a 36 percent drop, due to rising exchange... (photo: Public Domain / OSX) Business Day Online Car Financial Imports Nigeria Photos |
Ghana’s president rejects Christmas gifts •To show his stand on corruption President John Atta Mills surprised many corporate organisations and individuals who sent packages and hampers to his office this Christmas, with a formal... (photo: Creative Commons / Thelmadatter) Business Day Online Christmas Festival Ghana Photos President |
A Primer in PETN By RON WINSLOW PETN, the explosive that nearly doomed Northwest Airlines Flight 253 in Detroit on Christmas Day, is a white powder that can deliver powerful blasts in quantities as small as tenths or... (photo: AP / Carlos Osorio) Wall Street Journal Airline Intelligence Photos Terrorism US |
Bomb suspect's teacher, family dismayed, shocked December 27, 2009 JON GAMBRELL () LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — A Nigerian man who tried and failed to blow up a plane over Detroit "sneaked" into his native country the day before his botched Christmas... (photo: AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, file) Newsday AlQaeda Lagos Photos Terrorism |