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SAN FRANCISCO, November 20, (THEWILL) – The police force in Nigeria late Thursday explained why officers tear-gassed parliamentarians after policemen sealed off the House of Representatives to prevent Speaker, Rt. Hon. Aminu Waziri Tambuwal and members of the lower...

The crisis in the Ekiti State House of Assembly continued on Thursday with seven (7) members of the minority Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) electing Hon. Dele Olugbemi as new Speaker following the absence of 19 lawmakers of the majority...

SAN FRANCISCO, November 20, (THEWILL) – The Afenifere Renewal Group (ARG) has expressed concern that national interest and Rule of Law were sacrificed to massage what it described as clannish chauvinism in the botched groundbreaking ceremony of $16bn Export...

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has requested more information from around 40 Swiss banks taking part in a program to make amends for possibly aiding tax evasion by wealthy Americans, a Swiss newspaper reported on Thursday. About 100 Swiss...

U.S. stock index futures fell on Thursday as concerns over global growth reemerged after weak business data out of the euro zone and a loss of momentum in Chinese factories. * Euro zone business is growing at a slower pace...

Niger sent army helicopters to its western border with Mali on Wednesday to repel unidentified militants who crossed over to attack the town of Bani-Bangou, residents and military sources said. Residents said that the attackers had arrived on trucks and...

Arizona State filed a lawsuit against General Motors Co (GM.N), claiming the carmaker put the public at risk by concealing safety defects to avoid the cost of recalls. Arizona was seeking an estimated $3 billion from GM, the New York...

The National Assembly has been shut down after all hell broke loose at the premises following the decision by policemen and other security operatives to stop the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr. Aminu Tambuwal, from gaining access. The...

Reigning Africa Cup of Nations champions Nigeria will not defend their title in Equatorial Guinea after failing to qualify from Group A. In Wednesday's final round of matches, Nigeria were held 2-2 by South Africa in Uyo, meaning they finished...

Nigeria’s opposition party, the All Progressives Congress (APC), happens to be a clone of the ruling People’s Democratic Party (PDP). The pity is that clones do not live long, as exemplified by Dolly the Sheep, the first cloned mammal. Dolly...