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Fernando Torres Likens Chelsea Career To ‘Swimming In Wet Clothes’

Atletico Madrid forward Fernando Torres says he felt like he was “swimming in wet clothes” clothes during his unsuccessful stint at Chelsea. Torres joined Chelsea in January 2011 for a then-British transfer record fee of £50m, but he repaid the...

Switzerland Returns $380 Million In Abacha Money To Nigeria

Swiss officials say they are returning to Nigeria some $380 million linked to the country's former dictator, Gen. Sani Abacha. Geneva prosecutors said Tuesday they ordered the money seized in Luxembourg starting in 2006. It was transferred to Switzerland and...

FG Reduces Electricity Tariff By Over 50% With Days To Presidential Poll

BEVERLY HILLS, March 17, (THEWILL) – The federal government of Nigeria has reduced electricity tariff by over 50% with just days to the presidential elections, which is expected to be keenly contested between the incumbent President Goodluck Jonathan and...

Obama, Italy’s Renzi To Meet On Ukraine, Islamic State: White House

U.S. President Barack Obama and Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi will meet April 17 to discuss a range of security issues, including the crisis in Ukraine and ongoing efforts to counter Islamic State, the White House said on Tuesday. "Italy...

Super Mario To Go Mobile As Nintendo Ventures Into Smartphone Games

Japanese video game maker Nintendo Co Ltd will venture into smartphone games, heeding calls from investors to boost revenue by taking iconic characters like Super Mario to players increasingly shunning its consoles. Nintendo, which already warned its annual operating profit...

Pinterest’s Latest Funding Round Values It At $11 Billion: WSJ

Photo-sharing application company Pinterest has raised $367 million in its latest round of funding, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Monday. The amount raised values the company at $11 billion, The Wall Street Journal reported. The...

EU Deadline On GE’s $13 Billion Alstom Deal Extended To Aug. 6

European Union antitrust regulators have extended their deadline for a decision on General Electric's (GE.N) 12.4 billion euro ($13.15 billion) bid for Alstom's (ALSO.PA) power equipment business after a request from the U.S. group. The European Commission, which opened a...

Counter Terrorism: Multinational Force Moves To Accelerate Tempo, To Establish Joint Operations Headquarters

BEVERLY HILLS, March 16, (THEWILL) – The multinational force on counter-terrorism battling the Boko Haram insurgency in Northern Nigeria, Monday, resolved to establish, with immediate effect, a Joint Operations Headquarters to coordinate the activities of the ongoing counter-terrorism campaign. This...

Lagos Medical Doctors Commence Strike Over Pay Dispute

BEVERLY HILLS, March 16, (THEWILL) – Medical doctors in the employment of the Lagos State government Monday commenced an indefinite strike over a protracted pay dispute and other workers related issues. The doctors, under the aegis of the Medical Guild,...

OPINION: PROF JEGA: HERO OF NIGERIA’S DEMOCRATIC INNOVATION NEEDS INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY’S SUPPORT NOW

Prof Attahiru Jega has proven to be the hero of democratic innovations through the insistence on using card reader as means of authenticating voters in the upcoming 2015 elections, in a nation where satanic madness is raging over the...

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