Nigeria's main militant faction said it was starting a serious dialogue with Nigeria's government after its emissaries formally met the president....
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Dutchman Jo Bonfrere has admitted to BBC Sport that he is keen to coach Nigeria for a third time.The 63-year-old was assistant coach of the Super Eagles from 1990 to 1994 and then led Nigeria's under-23 team to gold at the Atlanta Olympics.He coached the senior side at the Nations Cup in 2000 but was sacked in 2001 following defeat to Sierra Leone in a World Cup qualifying match.Amodu's position has...
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Nigeria claimed a place in the World Cup finals after beating Kenya as Tunisia, suffered a shock defeat in Mozambique.Tunisia were well on course to qualify for South Africa with 10 minutes to go in both games but when Obafemi Martins scored his second goal of the game Nigeria went top of the table.Martins scored in the 83rd minute, the same time as Dario got Mozambique's winner.Kenya went ahead through...
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Zagreb: Nigeria staged a second-half comeback to beat Kenya on Saturday and snatch a place at next year's World Cup finals from rivals Tunisia.Obafemi Martins scored twice as Nigeria came from behind to beat Kenya 3-2 in Nairobi while Tunisia lost to a late goal in Mozambique after starting the final round of matches two points clear in the Group B standings.Nigeria leapfrogged Tunisia to win the group...
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Former Liberian President Charles Taylor has said he was duped by Nigeria into being arrested there in 2006.Speaking at his war crimes trial in The Hague, he said Nigeria's then-leader had reneged on a promise to let him leave the country freely.Mr Taylor is accused of backing rebels, who committed widespread atrocities throughout the 1990s in Liberia's neighbour Sierra Leone.He was living in exile...
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Nigeria are through to the knock-out stages of the Under 17 World Cup after an excellent win over Argentina on Friday.Nigeria finished top of group A with seven points, one ahead of Argentina and three ahead of Germany.Esteban Orfano had put put Argentina into the lead in only the third minute of the game.But Omoh Ojabu levelled things up just a short while later, and Sani Emmanuel scored from the...
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Exxon ended months of negotiations with Nigeria by renewing three oil leases for fields the company operates in the country....
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KANO, Nigeria (AFP) - Plastic bowls in hand, often chanting religious texts, growing numbers of child beggars are roaming Nigeria's second city Kano in a trend that is worrying authorities and res......
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visitWARRI, Nigeria—Western oil companies operating in Nigeria are racing to lock up license renewals ahead of legislation that could boost tax and royalty rates.Amid the negotiating scramble, several big players are expected to recommit to community-development programs and local infrastructure projects. Royal Dutch Shell PLC has even agreed to offer business training to former gun-toting militants...
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Nigeria's central bank has ordered the country's banking sector to report suspicious cash transactions from people involved in politics.The move is part of sweeping reforms made by central bank governor Lamido Sanusi to try and stop corruption.Mr Sanusi has sacked the heads of five banks top and brought fraud charges against several bank executives.The regulations are common elsewhere in the world...
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