Nigeria will send troops to Mali – Presidency

President Goodluck Jonathan says Nigeria will send troops to Mali “before next week” to help its western neighbor battle rebels in the north.

“Our technical team are already in Mali. So definitely the Nigeria troops will be in Mali before next week,” AFP quoted the Nigerian president as saying on Monday.

Nigeria plans to commit 600 soldiers as part…

Lawmakers press for Petraeus testimony on Libya, despite resignation over affair

Lawmakers and other officials, after getting over the shock of Gen. David Petraeus’ sudden resignation Friday, are increasingly coming to at least one consensus — the former CIA director’s personal indiscretions are no reason to prevent him from testifying to Congress about the Libya attack.

Petraeus had originally been set to testify in a pair of closed hearings Thursday before the House and Senate intelligence committees. In the wake of…

Mourdock criticized over rape, pregnancy comments

By TOM LoBIANCO, Associated Press

NEW ALBANY, Ind. (AP) — Top Republicans were slow to embrace tea party-backed Indiana Senate candidate Richard Mourdock after he ousted a longtime GOP senator from office. Though he eventually won their support — and money — Mourdock could see both fade after telling a live television audience that when a woman becomes pregnant during a rape, “that’s something God intended.”

Mourdock, who’s been locked…

BigBrotherStargame Gist: Goldie opens up at her press briefing today

From Nigerian Entertainment TodayThe last Nigerian to be evicted from the Big Brother Stargame show, Goldie has disclosed that her relationship with fellow housemate, Prezzo was not a strategy, as many had thought.

She opened up her feeling at a press briefing held in her honour today, Thursday, July 19, 2012 at the Protea Hotel, Ikeja, saying that the speculation…

Geri Halliwell’s DIY dress fails to impress at Spice Girls Viva Forever! press call

Anything Victoria Beckham can do, Geri can do better? Erm, that would be a no…

BY Belinda White | 26 June 2012

When we heard that Geri Halliwell was designing a line for Next, we feared for the future of fashion. When we saw the results (Union Jack sequin mini-dress anyone?), it was even worse than we could…

I’ll not tamper with press freedom—Jonathan

President Goodluck Jonathan on Friday promised that his administration would have nothing to do with anybody who dared to tamper with the freedom of the press as enshrined in the constitution.

He said that as a firm believer in…

Clemente follows Mourinho’s lead by refusing to speak to press ahead of Real Madrid clash

Sporting boss Javier Clemente has taken a leaf out of Jose Mourinho‘s book by refusing to speak to the press ahead of this weekend’s Primera Division clash with Real Madrid.The Rojiblancos announced on their official website that not only will the Liga strugglers train behind closed doors at El Molinon on Friday, their coach…

Rafinha: We need to keep winning in order to press Dortmund

Bayern Munich full-back Rafinha has spoken of the importance of keeping Bundesliga leaders Borussia Dortmund under pressure, starting with a victory against Augsburg this weekend.

The Bavarians have recently closed the gap on Jurgen Klopp’s men to just three points with the two teams set to come head-to-head next Wednesday.

However, before that FCB come up against strugglers Augsburg…