Aina Ojonugwa, THEWILL

December 09, (THEWILL) - Amotekun says it has uncovered an alleged plot by bandits to attack Ondo state. Addressing newsmen in Akure, the state commander of Amotekun, Chief Adetunji Adeleye, said they have commenced a stop-and-search, identification exercise across the...

December 09, (THEWILL) - Edo State Governor Godwin Obaseki has congratulated Prof. Oluyinka Osayeme Omorogbe, Prof. Edobo Bright Omoregie, and Ehiogie West-Idahosa on their elevation to the rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN). The governor in a statement said...

December 09, (THEWILL) - The United States has announced the donation of 2.5 million Pfizer vaccine doses to Nigeria. The development was disclosed in a statement by the U.S Embassy on Thursday. According to the statement, the vaccine doses arrived in...

December 09, (THEWILL) - Troops of Operation Hadin Kai have rescued 20 policemen abducted by terrorists in Buni Yadi, Yobe state. The acting director of Defence Media Operations, Brigadier-General Benard Onyeuko said this during a media briefing at the defence...

December 09, (THEWILL) - Popular Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, has declared that he will no longer take part in negotiations with bandits following their declaration as terrorists by the Nigerian government. Gumi, in a recent interview with Premium Times, said he...

December 09, (THEWILL) - President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday in Lagos recounted how former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s diabolical double-cross cost Chief Bisi Akande his second-term aspiration. He spoke at the public presentation of the autobiography of Akande, titled “My Participations,”...

December 09, (THEWILL) - WhatsApp has launched a campaign, #YouSaid, to educate people on how to verify information and reduce the spread of fake news. The campaign offers WhatsApp users tips on how to spot false news and take responsibility for minimising...

December 09, (THEWILL) - Sterling Bank Plc has received the Central Bank of Nigeria‘s approval-in-principle for a stand-alone license for its non-interest banking business that will run with the name, ‘Alternative Bank Limited.’ Non-interest banking or Islamic banking operates on...

December 09, (THEWILL) - The traditional ruler of Mbutu ancient kingdom in the Aboh Mbaise Local Government Area of Imo State, Damian Nwaigwe, has been kidnapped. A community source said, the monarch was abducted at his palace around 2:30 am. "The...

December 09, (THEWILL) - Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Thursday cancelled all preparations for the Walk for Peace because of the rise in cases of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 in Lagos state. The governor had on November 30...