Aina Ojonugwa, THEWILL

June 12, (THEWILL)- Plateau State Governor,  Simon Lalong, has granted pardon to seven prisoners in the state. The Governor pardoned them in commemoration of the 2021 Democracy Day and his six years in office. Lalong disclosed this during a statewide broadcast...

June 12, (THEWILL)- The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA, has intercepted 100,000 bottles of codeine syrup with a total weight of 15,325 kilograms at the Onne Seaport in Rivers State. The illicit substance, a cough syrup with codeine (100mg),...

June 12, (THEWILL)- The Police Command in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has dispersed members of the proscribed Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN) protesters in Apo-Gudu area of Abuja agitating for the release of their detained leader, Ibrahim Yaqoub...

June 12, (THEWILL)- Protesters who demonstrated on Saturday in solidarity with President Muhammadu Buhari alleged members of their group were promised a participation fee of ₦1,500 to hold a counter-protest against those marching against bad governance. The pro-Buhari group’s rally...

June 12, (THEWILL)- Saudi Arabia has barred travellers from Nigeria and other countries from performing the 2021 Hajj to Mecca over coronavirus concerns. Last year, the kingdom also downscaled the hajj amid the coronavirus pandemic, preventing thousands of Nigerian pilgrims from...

June 12, (THEWILL)- Twitter CEO, Jack Dorsey has tweeted a photo of the Nigerian flag on his official Twitter handle in likely solidarity of Nigeria’s Democracy day. This is coming despite the ongoing face-off between Twitter and the Nigerian government. It is...

June 12, (THEWILL)- The Chief Judge of the Federal High Court (FHC), Justice John Tsoho, has issued a new practice direction on exemption of payment of default fees for filing of processes. The development, according to a statement by Catherine Oby-Nwandu,...

June 12, (THEWILL)- Security agencies on Saturday took over strategic public spaces to frustrate protests organised across the country by activists demonstrating against what they described as bad government and unbridled insecurity. The police action, THEWILL learnt, has in some...

June 12, (THEWILL)- The Nigerian Army 6th Division in Rivers has announced that it would commence its annual shooting exercise from Sunday 13th June. A statement by the Spokesman of the Division, Lt.-Col. Charles Ekeocha, said the exercise is aimed...

June 11, (THEWILL)- The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva, has commended President Buhari for his giant strides in the Niger Delta. The Minister made this known on Friday while speaking at a ceremony to mark the...