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The prosecution of a former Managing Director of Intercontinental Bank, Erastus Akingbola and an associate, Bayo Dada, before an Ikeja High Court, was on Thursday adjourned to Feb. 20, 2013, for assignment to a new judge. The defendants are standing tr...
A former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, on Thursday described the death of the second republic senator, Dr Olusola Saraki, as a loss to the country. Atiku said this in Ilorin during a condolence visit to the family of the late politician who died on W...
President Barack Obama told Republican senators that if they had a problem with the handling of the Benghazi attack in Libya, ``go after me’’. Obama also told the senators to go after him that rather than pick on his ambassador to the UN, S...
The National Electricity Regulation Commission (NERC) has begun a compulsory training programme for management staff of electricity companies in the country. The ``PHCN Management Orientation by NERC” took off in Kaduna on Thursday. The Managing ...
The trial of six policemen accused of the murder of five auto spare parts dealers and their female companion in Abuja in 2005 suffered yet another setback on Thursday. Those standing trial are DCP Danjuma Ibrahim, ASP Othman Abdulsalami (still at large...
United States President, Mr. Barrack Obama, yesterday said that he hopes to meet with former Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney in next month after saying in his acceptance speech that conferring with his former rival would be one way to see...
The candidate of the Republicans in the just-concluded presidential election in the United States, Mr. Mitt Romney, said on a conference call with donors yesterday that President Obama won the 2012 presidential campaign because of "gifts" giv...
Unidentified gunmen suspected to be numbering twenty on Thursday morning attacked another community in Kaduna State, killing six members of one family. The attack LEADERSHIP gathered, took place in Madauchi community, Zango Kataf Local government...
Workers across the European Union are staging a series of protests and strikes against rising unemployment and austerity measures. General strikes in Spain and Portugal have halted transport, businesses and schools, and led to clashes between police an...
President Hu Jintao stepped aside as ruling party leader yesterday to clear the way for Vice President Xi Jinping to take China’s helm as part of only the second orderly transfer of power in 63 years of Communist rule. In a possible break from tr...
The State of North Carolina has backed out of the secession petitions already being issued by well over 22 states to enable them pull out of the United States and form their own governments. A letter from North Carolina to the White House affirms that ...
Insurgents unleashed a new wave of bombings across Iraq early yesterday targeting security forces and civilians, and killing 17 people and wounding dozens more in the latest challenge to government efforts to promote a sense of stability, police and he...
Manchester United and France defender Patrice Evra says it would be a failure for him if he did not win a tournament with his national team. The Manchester United full-back believes a lack of success with Les Bleus would represent a very disappointing ...
Despite budget limitations and tight schedule, the Local Organising Committee (LOC) of the Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) 2013 is confident South Africa will pull off a successful tournament. A three-man LOC delegation, including chairperson Advocate Ch...
In recognition of his positive contributions to sports development in Africa, the Supreme Council for Sports in Africa (SCSA) has awarded its MEDAL OF HONOUR to the Director-General National Sports Commission, Chief Patrick Ekeji. The SCSA Medal of Hon...