Kidnappers snatched a three-year-old British girl from her vehicle as it carried her to school today in Nigeria’s lawless southern oil region, officials said.

Militants in restive southern Nigeria today claimed to have bombed three major oil pipelines.

Militants in Nigeria are planning a major new wave of attacks and kidnappings in the next few days that could include up to 20 simultaneous bombings across the country’s oil-rich delta region, US diplomats warned today.

Stocks bounded higher today as investors shrugged off a fresh indicator of rising inflation, but climbing oil prices kept a lid on gains.