The Malian government has signed a ceasefire deal with rebels in a bid to end long-running unrest in the country's north.
As part of a UN-sponsored peace process, both sides agreed to an "immediate cessation" of hostilities.
The deal was signed...
Britain said on Thursday that Libya needed a unified government before the United Nations Security Council could change an arms embargo in order to better equip Libya's military to combat Islamic State and other militants.
The United States also believes...
Japanese stocks rose to a fresh 15-year high on Friday with the dollar boosted by upbeat U.S. data, but continuing uncertainty over the Greek debt negotiations weighed on the euro.
Spreadbetters expected a cautious start for European shares on lingering...
Apple Inc., which has been working secretly on a car, is pushing its team to begin production of an electric vehicle as early as 2020, people with knowledge of the matter said.
The timeframe -- automakers typically spend five to...
Nigeria has found itself in an unenviable position of choosing between a prodigal son and a fanatic. Determining their degree of wastefulness and zealousness within the bounds of laws and decency in a country endemically corrupt is not a...
For those of us not privileged to have been born in the 60's, the heroic and bravery of Retired General Olusegun Obasanjo was taught to us in the four walls of elementary and secondary schools.
'...the civil war lasted for...
The theme “2015 Elections: How to make Nigeria the Winner” appears simple, but I found it very complex and thought provoking. Certain assumptions could be made with regard to our theme today: first, that although most of the elections...
In the local parlance of the Esan people of Edo State, it is often said that “When evil and native intelligence combine, you get the makings of man-made catastrophe”. Thus, Nigeria is now engaged in a full-fledged war between...
BEVERLY HILLS, February 19, (THEWILL) – Total freedom has come for 158 women and children abducted last year by Boko Haram gunmen in Yobe State after spending three weeks in captivity.
They were abducted in Katarko town of Gujba Local...
SAN FRANCISCO, February 19, (THEWILL) – After several months of delay because of his health challenges, the alleged mastermind of the October 1, 2010 Independence Day bombings, Charles Okah, Thursday told a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja that...