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SAN FRANCISCO, December 12, (THEWILL) – Algeria’s Riyad Mahrez who plays for English Premier League champions, Leicester City, has been crowned 2016 BBC African Footballer of the Year. He edged out Sadio Mane of Liverpool in a keen contest Monday...

SAN FRANCISCO, December 12, (THEWILL) – UN Secretary-General-designate, António Guterres, on Monday, Dec. 12, took oath of office as the ninth Secretary- General. The President of the General Assembly, Peter Thomas, administered the oath to Guterres in the presence of...

SAN FRANCISCO, December 12, (THEWILL) – Officers of the Nigerian Police force in the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) have uncovered a fake embassy and arrested four persons, including two Chinese nationals, operating the ‘embassy’. Led by RRS Commander, Olatunji Disu,...

SAN FRANCISCO, December 12, (THEWILL) – Real Madrid striker, Cristiano Ronaldo has won the 2016 Ballon D’Or overwhelmingly with 53 per cent of the votes. Ronaldo won his fourth Ballon d’Or on Monday to close the gap with his nemesis...

SAN FRANCISCO, December 12, (THEWILL) – Three worshippers have reportedly lost their lives in a stampede at the Synagogue Church of all Nations founded by TB Joshua, during a special healing service. The service was the church’s annual deliverance and...

SAN FRANCISCO, December 12, (THEWILL) – The Akwa Ibom State Police Command, on Monday, said the death toll in Saturday’s building collapse at the Reigners Bible Church International, Uyo, had risen to 29. Speaking on behalf of the command, the...

SAN FRANCISCO, December 12, (THEWILL) – President Muhammadu Buhari will travel to Gambia, on Tuesday, with other West Africa leaders to persuade President Yahya Jammeh to hand power over to Adama Barrow, the president-elect. John Mahama, Ghanaian president who just...

This year's Dakar International Forum on Peace and in Security in Africa, the third in the annual series attracted the participation of President Muhammadu Buhari along with some other African leaders.  It was an important opportunity to strengthen relations...

SAN FRANCISCO, December 12, (THEWILL) – The Presidency on Monday refuted a newspaper report that President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the replacement of Chief of Defence Staff, General Gabriel Olonisakin, and Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ekwe...

Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu has resumed his attacks on a nuclear deal with Iran, seeking Donald Trump's help to smash a cornerstone of the Obama administration's foreign policy legacy. Following up on remarks he made this month to a Washington think...