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...Obasanjo's  letter, Rivers violence also SAN FRANCISCO, January 15, (THEWILL) –  The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Wednesday moved to probe state-sponsored and extra-judicial killings in the country from 1995. Already a five-man panel has been set up for this...

SAN FRANCISCO, January 15, (THEWILL) –  The Federal Government has been directed to conduct a fresh medical assessment within 15 days on the leader of the proscribed Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND), Henry Okah, who...

An Islamic court in Nigeria's northern state of Bauchi has put on trial 11 Muslim men accused of being homosexuals in violation of their religion, a religious leader has told the BBC. A 12th person arrested - a Christian -...

...Say use of chemical weapons unacceptable BEVERLY HILLS, CA, January 15, (THEWILL) – Some members of the House of Representatives have condemned the alleged shooting of Senator Magnus Abe and attack on Senator Mohammed Ali Ndume last weekend. While Senator Abe...

BEVERLY HILLS, CA, January 15, (THEWILL) –  President Goodluck Jonathan Wednesday led a ceremony in Abuja in honour of fallen personnel in the Nigerian Armed Forces.  

BEVERLY HILLS, CA, January 15, (THEWILL) –  For the second time in two days, the embattled National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Bamanga Tukur, has denied resigning his position as National Chairman of the party. Several media...

… Willie Obiano’s Governorship Threatened BEVERLY HILLS, CA, January 15, (THEWILL) – A Federal High Court Abuja presided over by Justice Abdul Kafarati has dissolved the national executive committee of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) led by Chief Victor...

BEVERLY HILLS, CA, January 15, (THEWILL) – The campaign organisation of the immediate past governor of Borno State, Senator Ali Modu Sheriff, has alleged that the explosion that rocked Maiduguri, the state capital, on Tuesday was apparently targeted at...

The history of political struggle in Nigeria reminds us of the dangers of a fixed majority rule. In a fixed majority rule as in the case of PDP, founded in 1998, the PDP has won every Presidential election since...

The National Security Agency has implanted software in nearly 100,000 computers around the world — but not in the United States — that allows the U.S. to conduct surveillance on those machines, The New York Times reported Tuesday. The Times...