Naira Slumps as CBN Protects Reserves By Yemi Adebowale with agency reports The naira declined to its weakest level in at least 15 years yesterday as the Central Bank of Nigeria limited  the supply of dollars at its weekly auctions to protect the nation’s foreign reserves. “The naira slipped to N156.85 to the dollar by [...]

House c’ttee in laughable advisory over AP shares By Eromosele Abiodun in Lagos and Onwuka Nzeshi in Abuja Barring any last minute surprises, billionaire businessman and president of the Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote is set to become the president of the Nigerian Stock Exchange on Thursday, August 6, 2009 when the council of the Exchange [...]

200 dead bodies picked up in Maiduguri •Rescued militants’ wives defiant By Yemi Adebowale in Lagos and Michael Olugbode in Maiduguri and Segun Awofadeji in Bauchi with agency reports Questions and concerns are being raised over the death of the notorious leader of Boko Haram Islamic sect, Mohammed Yusuf who was killed, Thursday while in [...]

I Gotta Feeling is the second single from Black Eyed Peas’ The END album Hip-hop group Black Eyed Peas have set a new record for the longest successive stay at the top of the US Billboard Hot 100 singles chart by a duo or group. Having spent 12 weeks at the top of the chart [...]

Law has finished filming Sherlock Holmes with Guy Ritchie American model Samantha Burke is the woman carrying Jude Law’s fourth child, the actor’s spokeswoman has confirmed. In a statement, a lawyer for Ms Burke confirmed the 24-year-old had a relationship with the star and was pregnant with his child. It added Law, 36, had been [...]