Kenya's Attorney General Amos Wako has signalled his intention to sue the United States for defamation.

THE Federal Government, yesterday, commenced the post-amnesty programme in the Niger Delta region as it directed 3,000 former militants who had accepted the amnesty offer to report to camp between now and November 11 towards rehabilitating them just as the

As tension grips the nation over planned deregulation of the oil sector and the privatisation of the country's refineries, the Education rights Campaign (ERC) has threatened to mobilise Nigerian students and youths for nationwide protest actions and lecture boycotts should

Former Liberia President Charles Taylor who is being tried by the UN-back court for Sierra Leone in The Hague for crimes he allegedly committed in the neighbouring country, has confessed to sending fighters to help rebels inflict mayhem on civilians

In a surprising move, Charles Taylor today reinforced the truthfulness of his former vice president's testimony against him last year, but dismissed the evidence of a Liberian journalist as full of "lies" and "exaggeration."

A Yenagoa High Court, yesterday, threw out a suit instituted by a publisher, Mr. Francis Dufugha, seeking to enforce his fundamental rights against abuse from Governor Timipre Sylva of Bayelsa State, his aides and the Joint Task Force in the

Rivers State chapter of the International Federation of Women Lawyers (FIDA) has raised an alarm over the increasing level of violence and discrimination against women and the girl-child in the country.

The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN), yesterday advised the Federal Government to shelve the planned deregulation of the downstream oil sector for now, noting that unless the nation's refineries become functional, deregulation would create more problems for both

Amnesty International today urged African government representatives meeting in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia to reaffirm their support for the International Criminal Court (ICC).

The government on Wednesday nipped in the bud a fall-out on the position its top leaders were to take during a meeting with the International Criminal Court chief prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo who arrives Thursday morning.

The Minority Leader and Member of Parliament (MP) for Old Suame, Mr. Osei Kyei Mensah Bonsu, has been indicted by an audit report of the Audit Service released in March this year.

A former permanent secretary has attacked a section in the anti-corruption law saying it was discriminatory and an infringement of citizen's rights.

A lobby group has asked the International Criminal Court prosecutor to arrest those responsible for the post election violence.

Mr Andrew Kibaya was last week charged with 11 offenses at Buganda Road Court. He denied them all and was released on a non cash bond of Shs5 million by Grade One Magistrate Francis Kobusheshe.

Police is looking for the father of baby boy that was delivered on Monday by a primary seven pupil, Baale Fiona at Kiryandongo primary in Masindi.

A befitting headquarters will soon be built for the Ebonyi Police Command to enhance its operations, Mr Parry Osayande, the Chairman, Police Service Commission, said yesterday, in Abakaliki.

The Liberia National Police has arrested and charged Morlia Sillah, Abu Sackor, John Torbor and Christopher Elliot with burglary.

There is a fundamental difference between a Monarchical Presidency and a Republican Presidency. This debate should be put to the fore in all countries which claim to be Republics. The Gambia is no exception. In fact it is urgent in

The trial involving the state and Demba Sowe and Babucarr Jallow, on Friday, 30th October 2009, resumed before Magistrate Kayode Olajubuti of Bundung Magistrates' Court.

The Press Union of Liberia (PUL) has expressed disdain over recent media reports regarding the ongoing investigation in the scandal at the Ministry of Information.