THE immigration bill taken up this week by the Senate judiciary committee, says Jeff Sessions, one of its members, is like a “mackerel in the sunshine—the longer it’s out there, the worse it smells”. To […]
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A fresh attempt to curb immigration is the centre piece of the government’s planned new laws, set out by the Queen at the State Opening of Parliament. Short-term migrants will pay for NHS care, landlords […]
Nigeria and four other countries have adopted an action plan to speed up the construction of a modern highway running from Lagos, connecting other nations along its route, to Abidjan, in Cote d’Ivoire. The blueprint […]
Sir Alex Ferguson is to have a hip operation that could mean he misses the start of next season. Manchester United have confirmed reports that Ferguson is booked in for surgery immediately after the club return from […]
The Department of Homeland Security has ordered border agents to begin verifying visas for every international student arriving in the country, the first change in policy since the Boston Marathon bombing. The procedure, ordered by […]
Hamid Karzai, the Afghan leader, has admitted taking bags of cash from CIA operatives in Kabul, filling a presidential slush fund without any US oversight on how the money was spent. The money, part of […]
In our final guide to the wealthiest people in Britain in 2013, we focus on the big players, from Roman to Delia, who own our top football clubs. By Philip Beresford, compiler of The Sunday […]
Lady Thatcher’s ceremonial funeral with full military honours cost the taxpayer an estimated £3.6m, Downing Street has said. About £500,000 was spent on the service at St Paul’s Cathedral, a reception for guests at Mansion […]
George Osborne has welcomed news that Britain’s economy expanded by a stronger-than-expected 0.3% in the first quarter of 2013, avoiding a triple-dip recession.
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Intense fighting between the military and Islamist militants in northern Nigeria is reported to have killed at least 185 people, however the army has disputed this figure. Rocket-propelled grenades and heavy gunfire bombarded the remote […]
The teenage suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings is in custody after being found hiding in a boat in a suburban homeowner’s backyard. Police said they exchanged gunfire with Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, 19, after cornering him […]
After weeks of intense debates, the Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, the Congress for Progressive Change, CPC, the All Nigeria Peoples Party, ANPP, and a faction of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, have finally adopted a manifesto, […]
Analysis of cash flows by Hong Kong-based Ghanaian academic Adams Bodomo shows that Africans living outside the continent send more money home to their families than is sent by traditional Western aid donors in what […]
(CNN) — A massive blast at a fertilizer plant Wednesday night killed an estimated five to 15 people, wounded more than 160, and damaged 50 to 60 homes in a 5-block area, officials in West, Texas […]
In our series of letters from Africa, Sola Odunfa in Lagos writes that acclaimed Nigerian author Chinua Achebe, who died last week, was a fierce critic of corruption and misrule and would not have welcome […]
The Queen has led mourners in St Paul’s Cathedral at the funeral of Baroness Thatcher, Britain’s longest serving prime minister of modern times. More than 2,000 dignitaries from around the world paid their last respects […]
The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) has reinstated its recommendation that Nigeria be labelled “a country of particular concern”, a designation by the United States Secretary of State (under authority delegated by the President) of a nation […]
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