Nigeria Elections Jostle Oil Prices
Politics and oil prices go hand in hand these days, as the ongoing U.S. conflict with the Middle East has proved. Now, another country's politics have added to the creeping increase of oil prices - in this case, the presidential elections to be held in Nigeria this Saturday. This is the second stage in the Nigerian elections, although many hope the tone of the elections changes soon. Last week's state elections were tainted by reports of vote rigging, intimidation, fraud and violence. In fact, Nigerian newspaper The Guardian recently stated that "the election has brought Nigeria to the crossroads of…