S.Africa threatens to quit ICC over Bashir
"The Zuma government has committed a crime of allowing a wanted man to evade the law," said Stevens Mokgalapa, the DA's shadow minister of international relations. The South African court which called for Bashir to be prevented from leaving the country has given the government until Thursday to explain why it defied the court order.
Amazon launches virtual assistant speaker to public
“The customer response to Amazon Echo has been incredibly positive, and we’ve been working hard to build more as quickly as possible,” Amazon vice president Greg Hart said in a statement.
Stop giving excuses, get to work – PDP tells Buhari
“We also recall that in their attempt to find an escape route in one of their bogus campaign promises, the APC denied that the President ever promised Nigerians that they will end insurgency two months after inauguration but had to swallow their words after the PDP confronted them with the April 22, 2015 CNN interview where Buhari made that promise.
Why I stopped issuance of gifts during Ramadan, Xmas – El-Rufa’i
Gov. Nasiru El-Rufa’i of Kaduna State, on Tuesday reacted to criticisms over state government’s stoppage of gifts during festivities, saying it was due to poor finances of government.
Saraki to senators: We have great legislative challenges
Distinguished colleagues, I am especially delighted to welcome you back to the hallowed Chamber of the Senate after a short recess. It is my hope that the recess afforded some of us time to rest from the dizzying activities of elections and inauguration such that we could feel the pulse of the nation again and be ready to get unto the business of making laws for the peace, order and good government of Nigeria.
Veteran actor Lari Williams going blind, homeless
A veteran actor, Lari Williams, on Tuesday lamented that he needed help from philanthropists because he was homeless and going blind.
