Obama Says Same-Sex Marriage Should Be Legal

President Barack Obama said Wednesday that he supports gay marriage, reversing his position on a controversial social issue just six months before the November election and adopting a stance fraught with political implications. Mr. Obama had been under intense pressure

Reps Threaten Jonathan Over Fuel Subsidy Cabal

The House of Representatives has threatened to sever all legislative relationships with President Goodluck Jonathan, including refusing to pass the 2013 budget, if the Executive fails to implement the recommendations of its committee probing the fuel subsidy regime. The committee

11 ACN Members Matcheted As Thugs Disrupt Adefarati’s Lecture

Former Labour Party (LP) chairman in Ondo State, Chief Olaiya Oni and another politician, Chief Wunmi Adegbomire, now both Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) chieftains, were high profile victims of attack by suspected political thugs who attempted to disrupt the

Save Nigeria Group: Ibori’s Conviction, A Wake Up Call To Judiciary

The Save Nigeria Group (SNG) and the Civil Liberties Organisation (CLO) on Tuesday blamed James Ibori’s escape from justice in Nigeria on the nation’s judiciary. Similarly, the Coalition Against Corrupt Leaders (CACOL) says corruption had continued to thrive in Nigeria

Obama In Hot Water Over Shark Fin Soup

It was the sort of visit made for cameras, but President Barack Obama’s stop at a Chinese restaurant came under scrutiny on Friday after the menu showed that it served shark fin. Obama, in San Francisco for fund-raisers, on Thursday

Nicolas Sarkozy Joins Twitter

French President Nicolas Sarkozy joined the micro-blogging website Twitter on Wednesday shortly before he was due to appear on television to announce the official start of his election campaign. “Good day to you all, I’m very happy today to launch

Obama: I Deserve Second Term

WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama said on Sunday that he deserved to be re-elected because the US economy is adding jobs and recovering, in stark contrast to the bleak monthly unemployment hikes he inherited in 2009. In a pre-Super Bowl

Donald Duke returns to PDP fold

Donald Duke Former governor of Cross River State, Mr. Donald Duke, has returned to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). In a letter dated April 29, 2010, Duke had resigned from the party. Giving reasons for the decision then, Duke said the

Gingrich’s second wife ruffles campaign with ABC interview

Newt Gingrich’s resurgent primary campaign is being roiled by a television interview with his ex-wife in which she says the former House speaker asked her for an “open marriage” at the same time he was publicly urging family values. In

Transcript of President Jonathan’s Broadcast

Dear Compatriots, 1. This is the second time in two weeks I will address you on the deregulation of the downstream petroleum sector. In the last seven days, the nation has witnessed a disruption of economic activities. Although, the economic

Obama seeking to shrink government.

Perhaps a lesson. President Barack Obama said Friday that he will ask Congress for authority to consolidate agencies that deal with international trade, business and patents. Those agencies are now within the Commerce Department, the Office of U.S. Trade Representative

Nicaragua’s Ortega blasts Israel

Nicaragua’s President Daniel Ortega on Tuesday urged Israel to destroy its nuclear weapons to foster peace in the Middle East as he hosted Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad who is touring Latin America. Speaking in a ceremony where he was sworn

Ahmadinejad visits ally Chavez as U.S.-Iran tensions rise

President Hugo Chavez defended his close ally Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Monday as tensions rose with the U.S. over Tehran’s nuclear program and a death sentence against an American man convicted of working for the CIA. The two leaders met in Caracas

Obama’s Chief of Staff stepping down

White House Chief of Staff Bill Daley is stepping down after only one year in office and will be replaced by budget director Jack Lew, U.S. officials said on Monday. The departure of Obama’s top aide in an election year

Russian billionaire Prokhorov running for president calls for common currency with the EU

The Russian billionaire challenging Russia’s Prime Minister Vladimir Putin in March’s presidential election says he will push for a common currency with the European Union if elected. Mikhail Prokhorov, estimated to be worth $18 billion, didn’t explain details of his

California Politician Calls For The Assassination Of Obama And His “Monkey” Children

The latest attacks on President Barack Obama came via Facebook this week when Tea Party darling Jules Manson posted a tirade about “patriotic duty” that was followed up with a comment saying someone should kill the “ni**er and his monkey

German president in peril over use of private villas

German President Christian Wulff, an ally of Chancellor Angela Merkel, said he did use the villas of business friends for private holidays, the latest twist in a scandal that could cost him his job after just 18 months. Although the

7 people trapped as building collapses inside Lagos secretariat

No fewer than seven people were trapped when a storey building under construction collapsed inside Lagos State Secretariat, Alausa, Ikeja, on Thursday. Nigerian Tribune learnt that the victims, including the site engineer, were busy working when the building caved in at about

Nicolas Anelka agrees to join Shanghai Shenhua

Chinese Super League club Shanghai Shenhua say Chelsea striker Nicolas Anelka has agreed to join them. The 32-year-old’s advisors have been in talks with the club, who are also expected to recruit former France midfielder Jean Tigana as manager. Shanghai

Putin slams Clinton for encouraging protesters

Prime Minister Vladimir Putin strongly criticized U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Thursday for encouraging and supporting Russians protesting election fraud, and warned of a wider Russian crackdown on dissent. By describing Russia’s parliamentary election as rigged, Putin

Jonathan fires EFCC chairman Farida Waziri

Nigeria’s president, Goodluck Jonathan, has unexpectedly fired the head of the nation’s anti-corruption agency Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. A spokesman for the EFCC said Wednesday that chairwoman Farida Waziri had been fired. Spokesman Femi Babafemi said Waziri had at

Amosun accuses Daniel of stealing N87bn

Nigeria moves to ban gay marriage

Legislators in Nigeria are trying to ban gay marriage, and activists fear the effort could increase discrimination in Africa’s most populous nation. Under the measure, couples who marry could face up to three years in jail, and witnesses or anyone

Robert Mugabe releases his own pop song slamming Britain

Silvio Berlusconi says he won’t stand for re-election

Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi said he doesn’t aim to recapture his office in the next national election. The candidate for Berlusconi’s centre-right People of Freedom party will be party secretary and former justice minister Angelino Alfano, Berlusconi said. “The

Liberian opposition quit ‘fraudulent’ election race

Opposition parties in Liberia on Saturday said they were pulling out of the elections, claiming fraud, as vote-counting put incumbent President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf in the lead. “We are pulling out of the process because it is not democratic and