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David Mark Elected Leader Of the 8th Senate

SAN FRANCISCO, June 09, (THEWILL) – Former Senate President, Senator David Mark of the minority Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has been elected Leader of the 8th Senate. Senator Mark’s election is in fulfillment of an earlier agreement reached with new...

U.N. Rights Chief Sounds Alarm Over Reports Of Burundi Youth ‘Militia’ Violence

The U.N. human rights chief said on Tuesday he was alarmed by accounts from refugees fleeing Burundi about violence and threats by members of the ruling party's youth wing which risked tipping the African nation "over the edge" into...

Exclusive: Doctor Who Trained U.S. Troops Suspended For Macabre Techniques

Since retiring from the U.S. Army in 2000, Dr. John Henry Hagmann has helped train thousands of soldiers and medical personnel in how to treat battlefield wounds. His company, Deployment Medicine International, has received more than $10.5 million in...

Pistorius To Be Released On Parole On Aug 21

South African athlete Oscar Pistorius will be released on parole on Aug. 21 after serving 10 months of a five-year sentence for culpable homicide of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, authorities said. The Olympic and Paralympic track star is behind bars...

HP Pays $100 Million To Settle Shareholder Class-Action Suit

Dutch pension fund manager PGGM said on Tuesday Hewlett-Packard had agreed to pay $100 million to settle a class-auction lawsuit relating to the company's 2011 acquisition of Autonomy, a "big data" analysis company. PGGM alleged that HP made "false and...

N1bn GIFMIS Scam: Defence Stalls Trial

BEVERLY HILLS, June 09, (THEWILL) – The trial of two officials from the Office of the Accountant General of the Federation implicated in the Economic Reforms and Governance Project contract fraud, Dogonyaro Audu (aka Abdullahi Dogonyaro Mohammed) and Yahaya...

G7 Promises To Support Buhari

BEVERLY HILLS, June 09, (THEWILL) – The G7 group of industrialised nations has resolved to support the new Nigerian president, Muhammadu Buhari. This followed the group's acknowledgment of the way and manner of his emergence and the tremendous challenges faced...

Cross River: Ayade Orders Arrest Of Task Force Members For Forest Theft

BEVERLY HILLS, June 09, (THEWILL) – Piqued by a United Nations report which indicates that the ‎Cross River State forest was being depleted at a rate of over six per cent annually, some key staff of the State Forestry...

Ekweremadu Re-elected Deputy Senate President

BEVERLY HILLS, June 09, (THEWILL) – Former Deputy Senate President, Senator Ike Ekweremadu of the minority Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has been elected Deputy Senate President of the 8th Senate. Ekweremadu defeated Senator Ali Ndume of the ruling All Progressives...

Court Quashes Extradition Proceedings, Arrest Warrant Against Kashamu

A Federal High Court in Lagos has repealed the extradition proceedings and arrest warrant procured by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) against Senator-Elect for Ogun East Senatorial District, Buruji Kashamu. Justice Okon Abang, in a ruling on an...

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