Aina Ojonugwa, THEWILL

October 02, (THEWILL) - The authorities of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife on Friday ordered the closure of the institution until further notice. The Institution's Public Relations Officer, Biodun Olanrewaju made this known in a statement. He said the management...

October 02, (THEWILL) - The Ondo state governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, has granted state pardons to 18 convicts in celebration of Nigeria’s 61st independence anniversary. The governor also commuted 26 death sentences to life imprisonment. This was disclosed in a statement issued on Friday...

October 01, (THEWILL) - The Edo command of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) said no fewer than 41 suspects have been arrested for various crimes in the state. The state commandant of the Corps, Aniekan Udoeyop, disclosed this in Benin-City  on Friday...

October 01, (THEWILL) - Protesters on Friday stormed the Gani Fawehinmi Park in Ojota, Lagos to register their displeasure with the insecurity, poor economy, lawlessness, and other challenges in the country. The protest, which coincided with Nigeria’s 61sAI t independence anniversary, was flagged under...

October 01, (THEWILL) - Suspected arsonists on Thursday torched the palace of Eze Obi Ralph Ekezie, the traditional ruler of Obor autonomous community in Orlu local government area of Imo state. The monarch and his family members were reportedly in Owerri during the...

October 01, (THEWILL) - The Director-General of the Department of State Services (DSS), Yusuf Bichi, has warned that states with weak institutions are most vulnerable to transnational criminal networks that seek to subvert legitimate authorities. Bichi  spoke during the 2021 Distinguished...

October 01, (THEWILL) - Students of Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) on Friday staged a protest over the institution's culpability in the death of Adeshina Aishat. The students alleged that Aishat, a final-year student of foreign languages, died due to negligence by...

October 01, (THEWILL) - The National Industrial Court of Nigeria sitting in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, has restrained the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) from going ahead with the election scheduled to hold in Umuahia, Abia State, from 3rd...

October 01, (THEWILL) - The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Projects (SERAP) has rejected President Muhammadu Buhari’s conditional lifting of Twitter operations in Nigeria. The group urged the president to immediately and unconditionally lift the suspension of Twitter, as such a measure...

October 01, (THEWILL) - The Director-General of the World Trade Organisation, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, may consider quitting her job at the organisation if no headway can be found on critical issues, trade officials at the organisation have suggested. According to a...