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Buhari Off To Gambia To Counsel Jammeh

SAN FRANCISCO, December 12, (THEWILL) – President Muhammadu Buhari will travel to Gambia, on Tuesday, with other West Africa leaders to persuade President Yahya Jammeh to hand power over to Adama Barrow, the president-elect. John Mahama, Ghanaian president who just...

OPINION: TAKEAWAYS FROM PRESIDENT MUHAMMADU BUHARI’S PARTICIPATION IN 3RD DAKAR FORUM ON AFRICAN PEACE AND SECURITY

This year's Dakar International Forum on Peace and in Security in Africa, the third in the annual series attracted the participation of President Muhammadu Buhari along with some other African leaders.  It was an important opportunity to strengthen relations...

Presidency Explains Why Chief Of Defence Staff Is Stepping Down

SAN FRANCISCO, December 12, (THEWILL) – The Presidency on Monday refuted a newspaper report that President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the replacement of Chief of Defence Staff, General Gabriel Olonisakin, and Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ekwe...

Looking Ahead To Trump Presidency, Netanyahu Refocusses On Iran

Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu has resumed his attacks on a nuclear deal with Iran, seeking Donald Trump's help to smash a cornerstone of the Obama administration's foreign policy legacy. Following up on remarks he made this month to a Washington think...

China Warns Trump Against Ignoring Its Taiwan Interests

China expressed "serious concern" on Monday after U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said the United States did not necessarily have to stick to its long-held stance that Taiwan is part of "one China", calling it the basis for relations. Trump's comments...

IMF’s Lagarde On Trial Over French Payout To Tycoon

International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde went on trial in Paris on Monday over her role in a 400 million euro ($424 million) payout of French taxpayer money to businessman Bernard Tapie in 2008. Lagarde, 60, was France's finance minister...

Oil Hits Highest Since Mid-2015 As Global Producers Agree To Cut

Oil rose by as much as 6.5 percent on Monday to an 18-month high after OPEC and some of its rivals reached their first deal since 2001 to jointly reduce output to try to tackle global oversupply and boost...

Amex To Increase Family Benefits For U.S. Employees

American Express Co said on Monday it would increase parental leave and family benefits for U.S. employees from January, joining a list of big U.S. financial companies that have done so this year. AmEx's new family benefits include 20 weeks...

Atiku Advocates Restructuring, Says No Section Of Nigeria Benefits From Current Structure 

SAN FRANCISCO, December 12, (THEWILL) – Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar on Monday observed that the current structure of Nigeria's federation is not beneficial to any section of the country. He then harped on the need for the country...

PDP Wins Another Senatorial Seat In Rivers

SAN FRANCISCO, December 12, (THEWILL) – The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has declared the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Osinachukwu Ideozu, as the winner of Saturday's rerun election in Rivers west senatorial district. Ideozu polled 107,166 votes...

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