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SAN FRANCISCO, August 24, (THEWILL) – Media Adviser to Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, the immediate past Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Paul C Nwabuikwu, Sunday, faulted a media report suggesting that the former minister was building...

SAN FRANCISCO, August 24, (THEWILL) – President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the National Security Adviser to convene an investigative committee on the procurement of hardware and munitions in the Armed Forces from 2007 till now.   A statement by Femi Adesina,...

Barcelona defender Dani Alves could be out for a month after suffering a groin injury in the win over Athletic Bilbao. The Brazil international was taken off after 19 minutes of the 1-0 victory and underwent tests on Monday which...

South Africa's currency has fallen to an all-time low against the US dollar. It briefly hit a rate of 14 to the dollar amid concerns about the strength of the Chinese economy, reports the Reuters news agency. Economies that rely on...

Burundi's security forces have tortured suspected opponents of President Pierre Nkurunziza's third-term bid, Amnesty International says. The rights group details how people arrested for allegedly taking part in demonstrations have been mistreated to extract information. The government has not yet responded. Burundi...

Wall Street opened sharply lower on Monday with the Dow Jones industrial average losing more than a 1,000 points following a more-than 8 percent drop in Chinese shares and a selloff in oil and other commodities. The Dow has never...

SAN FRANCISCO, August 24, (THEWILL) – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) will commence the Continuous Voter Registration in Kogi and Bayelsa on Sept. 2 through Sept. 7, ahead of the governorship elections in both states. According to the commission’s...

Bayern Munich have denied reports that they are planning on making a late attempt to sign Wolfsburg's Kevin De Bruyne. The 24-year-old appears to be set for a move to Manchester City, with Sky Germany reporting a deal is being...

Everton are closing in on the signing of Uruguayan striker Leandro Rodriguez from River Plate Montevideo, according to Sky sources. Rodriguez's coach, Juan Ramon Carrasco, was quoted over the weekend saying: "He is gone. (The) Club told me of an...

Iran's Oil Minister, Bijan Zanganeh, said on Sunday that holding an emergency OPEC meeting may be "effective" in stabilizing the oil price, Iran's oil ministry news agency Shana reported. Algeria said earlier this month that the Organization of Petroleum Exporting...