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BEVERLY HILLS, June 17 (THEWILL) – The Presidency Wednesday clarifies President Muhammadu Buhari’s statement in South Africa, saying like good wine, the President is getting better with age. A statement issued by the President’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity,...

BEVERLY HILLS, June 17 (THEWILL) – The Dangote Foundation – the global philanthropic arm of Dangote Industries Limited has donated $1million to the government of the earthquake-hit Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal as humanitarian aid and disaster relief for...

BEVERLY HILLS, June 17 (THEWILL) – The United States government has said its financial pledge to the multinational joint task force fighting the Boko Haram in West Africa will be $5 million and not $5 billion as widely reported...

A sack of home-made bombs discovered at an abandoned Boko Haram camp exploded, killing 63 people in northeast Nigeria, civilian self-defense fighters said Wednesday. Haruna Bukar, a witness to the blast, said the local militia was patrolling the area when...

SAN FRANCISCO, June 17, (THEWILL) –  ECOWAS on Wednesday in Abuja assured that its plan to introduce a single currency in the region by 2020 was on track. The acting Director, Directorate of Multilateral Surveillance of the union, Dr. Nelson...

SAN FRANCISCO, June 17, (THEWILL) – The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governors Forum has elected Governor Olusegun Mimiko of Ondo State as its new chairman, a communiqué issued by the forum said Wednesday. The communiqué was read by Gov. Okezie...

Manchester United and Liverpool appear to have the easiest run-in's of the six most likely Premier League title challengers – with Manchester City facing the toughest. Arsenal will not be unhappy with their last six fixtures either after Wednesday's announcement,...

Africa's richest businessman says he is planning a bid to buy Arsenal. Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote believes the building of an oil refinery in his homeland will give him the finance to secure a takeover. The 58-year-old, who has an estimated...

Chelsea will begin their Premier League title defence with a home game against Swansea on the weekend of 8-9 August. Manchester City, who finished eight points adrift of the Blues, travel to West Brom while Manchester United face Tottenham at...

U.S. stock index futures inched up on Wednesday but investors remained cautious ahead of a Federal Reserve statement that could provide hints on the timing of a rate hike. * Investors will scour the statement after a U.S. Federal Reserve...