Nigeria dropped nine places to 130th position out of the 180 countries ranked on the global Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) 2009 by Transparency International (TI), a global anti-corruption watchdog.
Charles Taylor did not support plans to attack Sierra Leone while he was in Libya, the accused former Liberian president told Special Court for Sierra Leone judges today while being cross-examined by the prosecution.
Prosecutors spent much of today's cross-examination of former Liberian president, Charles Taylor, reading out statements by other West African leaders condemning Mr. Taylor Liberian rebel group for crimes committed against Liberians and members of international humanitarian agencies, including American Catholic nuns and peacekeepers during his country's civil war.
THE World Food Programme has warned agents distributing its food in Zimbabwe to desist from interfering in the country's politics, ordering them to carry out their operations through Government structures.
The UN's Eminent Group of Expert report on rebel militias in the DRC is expected to reveal Spanish and French connections to the FDLR militia, The New Times has been informed.
Charles Taylor's testimony was cut short for the second day in a row, as prosecutors asked for more time to "rearrange strategies" for the cross-examination of the former Liberian president on trial for his alleged role in crimes committed during Sierra Leone's brutal conflict.
A three-day United Nations summit on world food security opened in Rome today, with Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon warning that on this day alone more than 17,000 children will die of hunger - one every five seconds, 6 million a year - even as the planet has more than enough food for all.
Charles Taylor was "not honest" with the United Nations Panel of Experts set up to investigate his alleged dealings with Sierra Leonean rebels, prosecutors told the Special Court for Sierra Leone today during cross-examination of the accused former Liberian president.
The Government of Rwanda has reacted to the decision by the International Criminal Tribunal of Rwanda (ICTR) to overturn a 20-year sentence and acquit Protais Zigiranyirazo, describing it as a 'sad moment' for justice.
The Federal Capital Territory Administration will host the 1st African Children and Youth Multimedia Conference as part of efforts to improve the participation of children in multimedia activities in Nigeria.
Africa's freshwater resources are under serious threat from climate change and urgent adaptation measures are needed, says a study.
New information has emerged that a clandestine partnership of sharing intelligence existed between the United Nations Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUC) and FDLR rebels even deeper than earlier thought.
All international agreements are moulded around the fine diplomatic art of compromise. The upcoming climate talks in Copenhagen are no different; compromises will have to be made by all parties in one form or another. But the real question we need to ask is whether these compromises will inadvertently trigger chain reactions that stand to damage the environment rather than protect it.
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon met today with the members of the International Commission of Inquiry set up to probe September's violent crackdown on unarmed demonstrators in Guinea, ahead of the team's visit to the country next week.
THE International Monetary Fund (IMF) has called for a framework to deal with bank failures in Nigeria, adding that a robust financial stability framework will be important for the sustained development of the financial sector.
