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Two years ago, Pascal Affi N'Guessan was in jail after backing the losing side in Ivory Coast's civil war. Now he is running for president, provoking a power struggle within the opposition whose outcome will help decide the country's...

SAN FRANCISCO, September 02, (THEWILL) – The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Mr. Solomon Arase, has assured the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of the preparedness of the force to provide adequate security during the Kogi and Bayelsa governorship elections. The...

BEVERLY HILLS, September 02, (THEWILL) – The Nigerian Army says it has busted a massive illegal oil bunkering depot located at least a kilometre from the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital. Brig.-Gen. Stevenson Olabanji,...

Suspected Boko Haram gunmen on horseback killed at least 24 people in two separate attacks on villages in northeast Nigeria, military and vigilante sources said on Wednesday. The gunmen opened fire and threw explosive devices in Kolori and Ba'ana Imam,...

Investigations by Chinese authorities into wild stock market swings are spreading fear among China-based investors, with some unsure if they are simply helping with inquiries or actually under suspicion, executives in the financial community said. Chinese fund managers say they...

Oil prices fell on Wednesday after U.S. government data showed a big rise in crude oil stocks, adding to concerns about global oversupply and sluggish economic growth in China. U.S. crude oil stocks rose by 4.67 million barrels to 455.43...

Citigroup Inc (C.N) agreed to sell its consumer banking business in Hungary to Austria's Erste Group Bank AG (ERST.VI) as the third-biggest U.S. bank by assets continues to divest non-core operating businesses. The sale includes Citi's retail banking, consumer loans,...

Japanese lawmakers on Wednesday called for a tough regulatory response to Toshiba Corp's (6502.T) second postponement of its annual results over accounting woes, saying the scandal could erode foreign investor confidence. Regulators are likely to penalize the laptop-to-nuclear power conglomerate...

BEVERLY HILLS, September 02, (THEWILL) – Immediate past Minister for Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani K. Alison-Madueke, has dismissed allegations made by the Indian High Commissioner to Nigeria to the effect that as former minister, she “sat” on a $15...

BEVERLY HILLS, September 02, (THEWILL) – Immediate past governor of Delta State, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan, has denied a recent report insinuating that he was in a running battle with the incumbent governor, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa. Uduaghan made the clarification while...