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Hodgson Braced For Scotland

Roy Hodgson has warned his England players they will have to block out the partisan home crowd at Celtic Park if they are to defeat Scotland on Tuesday night. England recorded their fifth straight win on Saturday when they came...

Eagles Prepare For Bafana And Rain

The Super Eagles fine-tuned their game for Bafana Bafana away from prying eyes this afternoon. Unlike the huge crowd that turned out and were let in to cheer the team yesterday evening as they had their first feel of...

Japan Beat Aus In Cup Warm-Up

Japan banged in two goals in an eight-minute blitz to set-up a 2-1 win over Australia in a key Asian Cup warm-up in Osaka on Tuesday. The Australians created the better chances in a scoreless first half but were overrun...

Stocks Rise, Naira Falls As Markets Cautious On Finance Minister’s Plan

Stocks rose and the naira currency fell yesterday, as markets tried to digest plans by Nigeria’s finance minister to mitigate the unfavourable effects of the declining oil prices, which have significantly reduced government revenue since June. The main benchmark index,...

Kafando Sworn In As Burkina Faso Transitional President

Michel Kafando was sworn in as transitional president of Burkina Faso on Tuesday, faced with the task of leading the West African country to elections in a year following a brief military takeover. The former foreign minister, who will be...

G20’s New Growth Plans Suspiciously Long In The Tooth

As leaders of the world's 20 most powerful nations congratulate themselves on plans to boost economic growth, a closer look at their 800-plus policy proposals reveals a catalog of measures that are either old, vague or unlikely to be...

Japan Shares Rebound After U.S. Megadeals, Dollar Steady

Japanese shares led a tentative recovery in Asian markets on Tuesday, drawing some support from two U.S. blockbuster acquisitions and anticipation of more European monetary stimulus. A day after shock data showing Japan slipping into recession had rattled financial markets,...

Takata, Honda Sued Over Death Linked To Faulty Air Bag

Takata Corp and Honda Motor Co were hit Monday with a lawsuit over an air bag linked to the death last month of a woman in Florida, the latest legal issue for the companies as they continue to recall...

OPINION: NAIRA’S DITHERING: NOLLYWOOD AND AGRICULTURE CAN AID EBBING NIGERIAN CURRENCY

Naira the fickle currency of Nigeria is quite sensitive to the depressing oil price in the international market. Nigeria receives 75-80 percent of her foreign exchange from the export of crude oil. So once there are any negative changes...

OPINION: SHEIKH GUNMI AND GENERAL BUHARI, THE BITTER TRUTH

Last week, I expressed my view about the candidature of president Goodluck Jonathan and General Muhammed Buhari and my position was simple, both men do not have what it takes to lead Nigeria come 2015. Let the two divisive...

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