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...side were the Royal Dutch/Shell Group, Mobil and Gulf Oil. Arrayed against them was the ten-month-old civilian government of President Alhaji Shehu Shagari, which seemed to be charging that the oil companies had somehow or other tricked it out of 183 million bbl. of high-quality Nigerian crude. The government appeared to demand that the oil be either returned or paid for. The situation took on added importance because Nigeria is the U.S.'s largest supplier of crude oil (923,000 bbl. a day) after Saudi Arabia...
...lacked the razzle-dazzle supplied by Sugar Ray Leonard and four other U.S. gold medalists in 1976. But Teofilio Stevenson, 29, was once again on hand to play wrecking ball to the heavyweight division. Although rumored to be out of shape, the regal Cuban knocked out his first opponent, Nigerian Solomon Ataga, with one lethal right-hand punch and then considerately helped him to his corner...
...company's most promising new prospect, though, is the lucrative African market. In Nigeria, Ultra Sheen has become the generic name for all hair-conditioning products. In a joint venture with the Nigerian government, Johnson last month opened a $2 million manufacturing plant in Lagos. He optimistically predicts that the Nigerian factory will clear the way to the sale of a whole range of black health and beauty products in Africa and a return to the company's high road to profits...
Last August all eleven factions met in the Nigerian capital of Lagos to attempt to reach agreement, and they established a fragile government of national unity. But the new coalition government has barely functioned since its inauguration. Last week the Lagos truce appeared to have been irrevocably shattered...
Yesterday's final offered a unique study in contrasts: while Clemson bore a suspicious to the Nigerian national team, 18 of the 20 kickballers on SIU's roster learned the game on the sandlots of St. Louis...