Police investigating the murder of a five-year-old boy whose headless torso was found in the Thames 10 years ago are to travel to Nigeria in a new attempt to track down his killers... more
Although the term 'Pub & Dining Room' has recently been commandeered by reworked gastropubs, the time-honoured connotations of the term are fully evoked by the Guinea... more
Armed pirates raid a tanker off the West African coast and kidnapped 23 sailors, taking off with the vessel in waters that are increasingly at risk of piracy
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Tullow Oil, the London-based explorer with the most licences in Africa, and its partners will invest at least $4 billion (£2.4 billion) to develop new oil fields off Ghana's Atlantic coast... more
A solicitor jailed for Britain's biggest fake wedding racket will remain in prison even longer after he was found guilty of a £323,000 mortgage fraud... more
A London council caretaker who headed a Nigerian people-smuggling gang that forced children into Juju voodoo rites and prostitution has been jailed after a landmark trial... more
Oil explorer Tullow Oil says it expects to post record revenue of around $1.05 billion for the first half of 2011 as it ramps up output in Ghana and raises its guidance for full-year production... more
London based oil services company Petrofac today said it will spend up to $75 million doubling its stake in Seven Energy, the Nigerian oil explorer in which it first invested last year... more
Four Nigerian women forced to work as slaves in London homes have been awarded £20,000 damages after a judge slammed the police for failing to investigate their cases promptly... more
The harrowing stories of rape and violence suffered by women in developing countries have inspired The Great Initiative, with A-list assistance ... more
At least 800 people killed in post election violence that swept across northern Nigeria as it became clear that a northern candidate would not succeed in unseating the southern president
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Soaring oil prices help Dragon Oil enjoy a 49% rise in profit to $386.1 million last year, the company saying that it has spread its search for new assets to include West Africa and Asia as well as the Middle East... more
Campaigners are fighting the deportation of a Nigerian woman who claims she could be killed for witchcraft after her one-year-old daughter died... more
Exclusive: After high-profile allegations this season, Charlton's manager is pleased the issue is now being addressed but says the authorities still have plenty of work to do
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