Aina Ojonugwa, THEWILL

December 08, (THEWILL) - Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have abducted a Catholic Priest in Ondo State. The 49-year-old priest, Reverend Father Joseph Ajayi, was kidnapped along the Akure-Ikere highway. A family source told newsmen that the incident happened on Monday. Ajayi,...

December 08, (THEWILL) - Equinix, a digital infrastructure company, has announced its expansion into Africa through a deal to acquire MainOne, a West African data centre and connectivity solutions provider with presence in Nigeria, Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire. In a press...

December 07, (THEWILL) - The Lagos state government on Tuesday banned unvaccinated persons from attending social events and gatherings in the state. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu announced the development in a statement on the COVID-19 pandemic in Lagos state. He said all...

December 07, (THEWILL) - Lagos state Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Tuesday described as “disturbing and heartbreaking”, the death of Sylvester Oromoni, a 12-year-old pupil of Dowen College, Lekki. The governor also said he has ordered a comprehensive investigation into the...

December 07, (THEWILL) - The Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) has described as arbitrary stigmatisation the recent travel ban imposed on Nigeria and some African countries by the United Kingdom and Canada. The Forum said the decision by Canada and UK...

December 07, (THEWILL) - The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed three additional cases of the Omicron variant (B.1.1.529 SARS-CoV-2) of COVID-19 in the country. NCDC director-general, Dr Ifedayo Adetifa, in a statement on Tuesday said the three...

December 07, (THEWILL) - The Dowen College Parents’ Forum has announced that a candlelight session will hold on Wednesday, December 8, 2021, in honour of the late student of the school, Sylvester Oromoni. The parents, while expressing deep sadness over...

December 07, (THEWILL) - Operatives of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS), Plateau Command, have arrested 21 inmates who escaped from the Jos custodial centre when gunmen attacked the facility. The Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the command, ASC Geofrey Longdiem,...

December 07, (THEWILL) - The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has commenced an investigation into the utilization of the N950 million COVID-19 Intervention Fund by the University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital and all other...

December 07, (THEWILL) - The latest global passport index has ranked Nigeria 103 out of 116 countries with the most powerful international passports in the world. Nigeria is sharing the 103rd position with Ethiopia in the 2021 Henley Passport Index. A...