Fla. group to honor Zimmerman attorney
MELBOURNE, Fla. -- A local organization is giving an award to Mark O'Mara, the Orlando-based lawyer who successfully defended George Zimmerman in the February 2012 shooting death of teenager Trayvon...
US: Congressman draws more flak for comments
DES MOINES, Iowa -- By election results, Rep. Steve King, R-Iowa, has been immune to voter anger over his tongue. Iowa Democrats hope his latest remark about cantaloupe-legged immigrant...
Gov. Amaechi: Nobody can push me out of PDP
Governor Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers State yesterday said he is remaining in the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP affirming that purveyors of his desperation for higher office had no right to...
Why I gave N100m to Edo market women – Oshiomhole
BENIN CITY-GOVERNOR Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State, Thursday, said he decided to give N100million to market women in the state because they have been crucial to the sustenance of democracy...
Nigeria: You’re agents of opposition, Presidency tells five Northern govs
ABUJA — The presidency, yesterday, described the five northern governors, who carpeted Peoples Democratic Party over alleged poor leadership and internal crises, as agents of the opposition. It warned them...
Nigeria: Jonathan vows to check political excesses ahead of 2015 polls
ABUJA — President Goodluck Jonathan, yesterday, gave a firm commitment that he would take decisive action to curb political excesses ahead of the 2015 general elections. He gave the commitment...
Nigeria: 2 Majors,13 soldiers killed by Boko Harm buried amidst tears
Abuja - Two Army Majors and thirteen soldiers killed by Boko Haram Terrorists in the North Eastern states of Borno, Yobe, as well as UNAMID operations in Darfur, Sudan, were...
Nigeria: Jonathan urges Saudi envoy to ease Hajj for Nigerian pilgrims
ABUJA — President Goodluck Jonathan, yesterday, charged Saudi Arabia’s new ambassador to Nigeria, Mr. Fuad Bin Abdul-Aziz Rajih, to work closely with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, as well as...
River States Crisis: NASS takes over Rivers Assembly
ABUJA—THE Senate, yesterday, ordered the National Assembly, which comprises the House of Representatives and the Senate to, as a matter of urgency, take over the legislative functions of the Rivers...
Nigeria: Subsidy scam: Court bars EFCC from prosecuting Ifeanyi Ubah
ABUJA—Justice Abdul Kafarati of a Federal High Court in Abuja, Thursday, issued an order of perpetual injunction restraining the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, from prosecuting the Managing Director...