The Coordinating Minister for the Economy, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, said that the gross federally collectible revenue in 2013 budget was projected at N11.34 trillion.

Cameroonian Issa Hayatou was on Sunday unanimously re-elected President of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) for a new term until 2017.

Minister of Labour and Productivity, Barr. Emeka Wogu, has said that the government alone cannot create enough jobs to reduce the level of unemployment in the country, calling on private sector to assist in employment generation.

A Niger Delta activist, Alhaji Mujahid Asari-Dokubo, has condemned illegal oil bunkering, saying that it does not just degrade the environment but kills it.

Sen. Akinlabi Olasunkanmi, former Minister of Youth Development, has expressed support for President Goodluck Jonathan’s decision to reject appeals for amnesty for the Boko Haram sect.

A House of Representative Member, representing Isa/Sabon Birni Federal Constituency, Hon. Shuaibu Gobir has said that President Jonathan must listen to voices of wisdom on the issue of Boko Haram by granting them amnesty.

There will be no tweeting the results of the papal election from inside the secret conclave: cardinals withdrawing to choose a new pope enter a world apart where ancient ritual meets high-tech security.

Christians demonstrated in cities around Pakistan on Sunday to protest after a Muslim mob torched more than 100 Christian homes following allegations of blasphemy.

The first edition of the Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards held on Saturday, March 9, 2013 at the Eko Hotel and Suites, Lagos.

Men of the Benue State Police Command, at the weekend gunned down two robbery suspects who specialized in robbing unsuspecting commercial bank customers in and around Makurdi town.