$50bn siphoned out of Africa annually – UN
THE United Nations,UN has decried what it called the 'alarming' rate at which huge sums of money, totaling over $50billion is channelled out of Africa annually.
Kutigi Rolls out ‘49’ Wise men as Truce Committee members
The leadership of the National Conference yesterday rolled out a 49-member truce committee to harmonize positions on the heated issue of discarding the four quarter benchmark prescribed to reach decisions at the confab.
North, South split over voting benchmark
NORTHERN and Southern delegates at the ongoing National Conference were sharply divided yesterday over the propriety of retaining the three-quarter benchmark stipulated for approving decisions at the conference.
Attorney-General seeks time to study case file on defilement
The office of the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) on Thursday prayed an FCT High Court for more time to study the case file of Pastor Emmanuel Mathew charged with defilement.
Attempted murder: Court acquits Chidi Lloyd
Mr Chidi Lloyd, Majority Leader of the Rivers House of Assembly, was on Thursday discharged and acquitted by a High Court in Port Harcourt over a charge of attempted murder.
Search for Malaysian plane suspended
The search in the southern Indian Ocean for signs of missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 was suspended on Thursday due to bad weather.
The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) said that all aircraft were returning to Perth and all ships were leaving the search area.
