Austyn Ogannah

BEVERLY HILLS, December 08, (THEWILL) - The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has released proposed dates for the 2019 general elections. The votes begin in about 434 days in Africa’s most populated country. Chairman of the agency, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, said...

BEVERLY HILLS, December 7, (THEWILL) - In furtherance of its commitment to reposition the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) for better performance and greater efficiency, the Governing Board of the interventionist agency is set to revoke another 482 contracts valued...

SAN FRANCISCO, December 06, (THEWILL) - The management of BUA Group has been using armed militia, soldiers and policemen to mine marble and limestone in mining sites allocated to the Dangote Group, the Ministry of Mines and Steel Development has...

SAN FRANCISCO, December 06, (THEWILL) - The Shehu Musa Yar’Adua Centre has said it will hold a 20th memorial programme for the late Chief of Staff, Supreme Headquarters, Gen. Shehu Musa Yar’Adua on Friday in Abuja. A statement by the Director-General...

SAN FRANCISCO, December 03, (THEWILL) - The National Industrial Court of Nigeria (NICN) sitting in Abuja has ruled that Major General Ijioma Nwokoro Ijioma has the right to challenge his compulsory retirement from the Nigerian Army. The trial Judge, Hon....

BEVERLY HILLS, November 29, (THEWILL) - Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal has urged traditional rulers to use their influential status to promote good governance and strengthen the unity of the nation. The Governor spoke while receiving the Oba of Benin, Oba Ewuari...

SAN FRANCISCO, November 25, (THEWILL) - Boko Haram militants have taken over a town in the troubled Borno State, northeastern Nigeria, just about 50km from the capital city of Maiduguri, residents said on Saturday. The attack comes days after a suicide...

BEVERLY HILLS, November 20, (THEWILL) - The Nigerian Army Council has promoted 45 Brigadier Generals to the rank of Major General and 92 Colonels to the rank of Brigadier-General. A statement by the Director of Public Relations, Nigerian Army, Brig....

SAN FRANCISCO, November 19, (THEWILL) - Former VicePresident, Alex Ekwueme has died after a brief ailment in a London hospital. His demise was announced by his elder brother, HRH. Prof Laz Ekwueme, the Igwe of Oko in Anambra State in a...

BEVERLY HILLS October 13, (THEWILL) - President of the World Bank Group, Mr. Jim Yong Kim Thursday said President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria specifically requested that the group shift focus to the northern region which remains Nigeria’s most impoverished...