Yar’Adua in frantic move to end Senate-House feud   President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua was making frantic efforts last night to resolve the supremacy battle between the Senate and the House of Representatives as fears of a prolonged dispute on the passage of the 2010 budget gripped the Presidency.

John Mahama preaches African unity    Vice President John Dramani Mahama says African nations have come a long way from their colonial histories, but a firmer unity between countries is necessary for the progress of the continent.

African viewpoint: Elizabeth Ohene writes on Old bones    Ex-Education Minister Elizabeth Ohene considers the ageing process in BBC's series of viewpoints from African journalists.

'Fat for cosmetics' murder suspects arrested in Peru    Four people have been arrested in Peru on suspicion of killing dozens of people in order to sell their fat and tissue for cosmetic uses in Europe.

Big egos toying with Nigeria ’s future   Nigeria aspires to be among the 20 biggest economies in the world by the year 2020. Budgeting is an integral part of that action plan. But at this crucial juncture in the life of the nation, lawmakers elected to serve the public were unable to receive President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua's presentation of the 2010 budget for a less than cogent reason: they could not agree on which of the chambers would host the joint session.