[Leadership] The Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) has decried the verbal attacks on Gen. Muhammadu Buhari by the presidency and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for no other reason than his timely warning against election rigging in 2015.

Terrorist group Boko Haram has accepted responsibility for recent attacks on media houses in Nigeria. The group says it's being treated badly by the nation's journalists.

[Daily Trust] The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved award of gas pipelines contracts at a cost of about N100 billion.

SURF, snakes and sumo wrestling were the order of the day as families enjoyed the Bank Holiday. Unexpected sunshine saw people flock to the region’s beaches yesterday. Youngsters Jack Collins, 10, Dominic Proud, nine, and Sam Proud, six, donned their swimming gear to go for a dip at Blyth beach in Northumberland.

[Vanguard] Kano, Jos, Abuja, Kaduna - When a fortnight ago, the American and British governments issued a terror alert, the response from the Federal Government of Nigeria can best be described as lame. That was not the first time. The government, through its Information and Communication Minister, Labaran Maku, said such alerts coming from America and Britain would only serve to further instill ...

[Leadership] The rumour making the rounds of an impending cabinet reshuffle by President Goodluck Jonathan is the machination of a powerful political force within the ruling Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP) working for the removal of some key ministers in the government, the Presidency alleged yesterday.

[Leadership] Nigeria would export one million tonnes of cassava chips in 2012, Dr Akinwunmi Adesina, the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, said this on Thursday in Abuja.

Parts of the St. Thaddeus Church, one of Iran's most interesting and notable Christian monuments, are scheduled to be restored before autumn.

Overeaters Anonymous: 6:30 p.m. Thursdays. Chevy Chase Baptist Church, 1209 E. Garfield Ave., Glendale. 626- 568-7511. www.oafoothill.org

Movement of all modes of transport in London will be suspended 3, 5 and 9 may, correspondent BakuToday the press-service of the City Hall.