Oil prices rise to $70 on strong economy amid OPEC cuts

Oil prices were firm on Wednesday, receiving ongoing support from healthy economic growth as well as from supply restrictions led by a group of producers around the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and Russia. Spot Brent crude oil futures, the international benchmark for oil prices, were at 70 dollars a barrel at 0102…

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Obasanjo moves against Buhari’s second term bid

Ebun Francis || Elder Statesman and Nigeria’s former President, Olusegun Obasanjo on Tuesday asked President Muhammadu Buhari not seek a second term in 2019. The two time former Nigeria leader in an unflattering  13-page statement said that neither Buhari nor the ruling All Progressive Congress has what it takes to move the country forward. In…

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