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House: Federal Revenue Shortfall Hits N7.9bn

...Proceeds on long recess ABUJA, July 25, (THEWILL) –  The House of Representatives, Thursday, said Nigeria’s revenue shortfall had hit N700.879 billion as at May . Chairman of the House Committee on Finance, Hon. Abdulmumin Jibrin, who disclosed this at the...

Finally, Nigeria, Cote d’Ivoire Hold BNC Meeting July 30

SAN FRANCISCO, July 25, (THEWILL) – Finally, the main meeting of the Nigeria-Cote d’Ivoire Bi-National Commission (BNC) has been scheduled to hold on August 1 with preparatory meetings expected to hold on  July 29 and 30. The new dates...

Leave PDP If You Want, Tukur Tells Nyako

SAN FRANCISCO, July 24, (THEWILL) –   The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Bamanga Tukur has told the Governor of Adamawa State, Admiral Murtala Nyako, to dump the party, if he wants to, saying the party...

A FINAL WORD ON CHILD MARRIAGE

According to the respected islamic scholar Professor Ishaq Akintola there is 'no age restriction in islamic marriage'. He may well be right and I honestly believe that islam, like christianity, is a humane and compassionate faith which seeks to...

Italian Designers Dolce And Gabbana Convicted Of Tax Evasion

Fashion designers Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana were handed a 20-month suspended prison sentence and a heavy fine on Wednesday for hiding hundreds of millions of euros from the Italian tax authorities. The design duo, who are nearly as famous...

THEWILL EDITORIAL: Amnesty For Boko Haram

SAN FRANCISCO, April 10, (THEWILL) - At the urging of many prominent Nigerians, President Goodluck Jonathan agreed to consider presidential amnesty for members of the Boko Haram sect. To this end, therefore, the President has set up a committee...

THEWILL EDITORIAL: Public And Judicial Sanction Against Homosexuals Is Unwise

(THEWILL, SAN FRANCISCO) - The President of the Nigerian Senate, Senator David Mark, is not a man known to shy away from the formal or informal media or from controversy. And especially in the case of the same-sex marriage...

THEWILL EDITORIAL: Chinua Achebe: The Inspiration And The Beacon

“As we mourn his passing and celebrate his life, we cannot but wonder at the conditions that kept him in exile: the lack of security and the perennial lack of basic human needs. But above all else, the terrible...

THEWILL EDITORIAL: Pardoning Alamieyeseigha Was Wrong

“Alams, as he is fondly called may have gotten away with a state pardon, he however remains in the black book of the people that matter, the common Nigerian citizens, suffering hopelessly in the hands of a failed, shameless...

Countdown To Calabar Jazz Festival Begins

SAN FRANCISCO, March 09, (THEWILL) -Preparations for the first annual Calabar Jazz Festival scheduled to hold from March 29-31 have  begun in earnest. It is being organised by Destination Cross River - Nigeria's strongest tourist brand, and already well known...

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