David Oputah, THEWILL

BEVERLY HILLS, June 27, (THEWILL) - The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has requested that the trial of former governor of Kano State, Alhaji Ibrahim Shekarau, and two others at a Federal High Court in Kano, be transferred to...

BEVERLY HILLS, June 27, (THEWILL) - The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has suspended the issuance of biometric visa-on-arrival to foreigners arriving into the country indefinitely. NAN reports that the exercise was suspended because of controversies concerning the charges linked to...

BEVERLY HILLS, June 27, (THEWILL) - Argentina great Diego Maradona said he was fine after appearing to take ill during the South Americans’ World Cup win over Nigeria on Tuesday, but found himself in hot water again after making...

BEVERLY HILLS, June 27, (THEWILL) - President Muhammmadu Buhari is planning to reorganise the security apparatus in lieu of the spate of killings in parts of the country. The speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, quoted Buhari as...

SAN FRANCISCO, June 27, (THEWILL) -  The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has sent an open letter to all the Permanent Representatives of Member and Observer States of the UN Human Rights Council, Geneva. The letter urged their delegation...

BEVERLY HILLS, June 27, (THEWILL) - The All Progressives Congress (APC) has commiserated with the government and people of Plateau State over Saturday’s gruesome killings in Barkin-Ladi and Riyom local government areas of the state. In a statement signed by...

SAN FRANCISCO, June 27, (THEWILL) - The US has expressed concern over the rise in armed violence against civilians in the country as it condemned the attacks in Plateau. A statement by Ms Heather Nauert, spokesperson for the U.S....

BEVERLY HILLS, June 27, (THEWILL) - Queen Elizabeth, Tuesday night, presented three Nigerians, Hauwa Ojeifo, 26; Isaac Ezirim, 28; and, Kennedy Ekezie-Joseph, 20, from Nigeria with a Queen’s Young Leaders Award at a special ceremony at Buckingham Palace, London. Isaac...

BEVERLY HILLS, June 27, (THEWILL) - The federal government has warned that it would sanction any tertiary institution charging more than N2,000 for post-UTME. This was declared by Adamu Adamu, Minister of education, on Tuesday, at the ongoing Joint Admission...

BEVERLY HILLS, June 27, (THEWILL) - The pan-Yoruba socio-cultural organisation, Afenifere, has rejected Federal Government’s proposed cattle ranches in the six states of the Southwest and other Yoruba-speaking states. At its monthly meeting at the home of its leader, Chief...