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SAN FRANCISCO, October 23, (THEWILL) – After months of dillydallying, President Goodluck Jonathan Thursday finally declared his intention to seek reelection to leaders of his party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), during a meeting inside the Presidential Villa. According to...

SAN FRANCISCO, October 22, (THEWILL) – President Goodluck Jonathan, Thursday, stressed the need for improved civil-military cooperation in the country. He stated this while declaring open the first ever International Workshop on Civil-Military Cooperation and Observance of Human Rights in...

SAN FRANCISCO, October 23, (THEWILL) – The Deputy Speaker/Chairman, House of Representatives Ad-hoc Committee on Constitution Amendment, Hon. Emeka Ihedioha, Thursday, clarified the status of the Minimum Wage in the Constitution Amendment, insisting that labour has not been removed...

BEVERLY HILLS, October 23, (THEWILL) –Delta State Government has announced the restriction of movement between the hours of 8.00am and 3.00pm on Saturday, October 25, in view of the Local Government elections slated for that date. The State Governor, Dr....

BEVERLY HILLS, October 23, (THEWILL) – The gubernatorial ambition of Rt. Hon Victor Ochei got a major boost when the Urhobo Progress Union (UPU), through its President-General, Chief Joe Omene (JP) gave the assurance that “the group will not...

BEVERLY HILLS, October 23, (THEWILL) – President Goodluck Jonathan will depart Lagos Friday to undertake a brief pilgrimage to Israel, the Nigerian Presidency announced in a statement Thursday. The President will be away all through the weekend. “The President, who will...

BEVERLY HILLS, October 23, (THEWILL) – First Lady Patience Jonathan has surprisingly resigned her appointment as Permanent Secretary in the Bayelsa State Civil Service, the first open confirmation that all is not well between her and state Governor, Mr....

Air strikes by U.S.-led forces have killed 521 Islamist fighters and 32 civilians during a month-long campaign in Syria, a monitoring group which tracks the violence said on Thursday. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the vast majority...

China has not ruled out a visit by the United Nations human rights chief to its unrest-plagued regions of Tibet and Xinjiang, but said on Thursday he must apply through "appropriate channels". Zeid Ra'ad al Hussein, the U.N. high commissioner...

The United Nations Human Rights Committee called on China on Thursday to ensure universal suffrage in Hong Kong, stressing that included the right to stand for election as well as the right to vote. The panel of 18 independent experts,...