Aina Ojonugwa, THEWILL

World Bank Classes Nigeria No. 5 Of 10 High Debt Risk Nations

August 11, (THEWILL) - The World Bank has listed Nigeria and nine other countries as nations with high-debt risk exposure. In a financial statement for the International Development Association (IDA) released on Monday, the World Bank pegged Nigeria at number five...

Finally, Shell To  Shell Out N45.9bn For Ogoni Oil Spills 11 Years After Ruling

August 11, (THEWILL) - Justice came the way of the Ogoni people of Rivers State on Wednesday at the Federal High Court in Abuja where a multi-national oil company, Shell Petroleum Company, agreed to pay N45.9 billion in compensation for ...

Police Nab 28 Suspected Criminals In Lagos

August 11, (THEWILL) - The Lagos State Police Command, on Wednesday, said it arrested 28 suspected criminals after a raid on black spots in the state. The Command, in a statement issued by its spokesman, CSP Adekunle Ajisebutu, said the raid...

Nigeria To Unban Twitter Soon

August 11, (THEWILL) - The Federal Government on Wednesday hinted that the suspension of Twitter’s activities in Nigeria will soon be lifted following an agreement that has been reached in most areas of contention with the platform. Minister of Information and...

Members Of Ruling APC Defect To YPP In Kwara

August 11, (THEWILL) - Some members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) under the auspices of "Kwara State Third Force" (KSTF) have formally defected to the Young Progressives Party (YPP). THEWILL reports that the defectors had in June cited alleged exclusion...

Ex-Gov Okorocha Loses Bid To Retrieve Confiscated Assets

August 11, (THEWILL) - A court sitting in Abuja has declined former Imo State Governor Rochas Okorocha’s application to restrain the Imo State Government and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) from confiscating his properties. THEWILL reports that a...

Nigeria’s Envoy In South Africa Visits Victims Of Zuma Riots

August 11, (THEWILL) - The Consul General of Nigeria to South Africa, Malik Abdul, on Tuesday visited some of the business locations affected by widespread rioting and looting at Jules Street in Johannesburg Central Business District. THEWILL had reported violent...

Nigeria Asked To Declare Its Indonesian Diplomats ‘Persona Non Grata’

August 11, (THEWILL) - The Association of Foreign Relations Professionals of Nigeria (AFRPN) has asked the Federal Government to urgently declare the staff of the Indonesian Embassy in Nigeria as “persona non grata.” “Persona non grata” is a diplomatic term...

Ogun Assembly Reads Riot Act To Monarch

August 11, (THEWILL) - The Ogun State House of Assembly has threatened to arrest popular Yoruba actor, Goriola Adeniyi Hassan, for parading himself as the Oba of Imobi, in Ijebu-East Local Government Area of the State. The threat of arrest...

PDP Govs Declare Ceasefire, Secondus Remains Chairman Till October Early Convention

August 10, (THEWILL) - Governors under the aegis of the People's Democratic Party (PDP) on Tuesday asked its warring stakeholders to maintain the peace. The Governors also called for an early National Convention in October, as part of resolutions from their...

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