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Nigerian authorities will wait for the outcome of a court challenge filed by South African telecoms firm MTN before deciding on whether to enforce a $3.9 billion fine, a spokesman for the telecommunications ministry said. The ministry spokesman contradicted a...

BEVERLY HILLS, December 23, (THEWILL) –  There was a mild drama Wednesday at the Federal High Court Abuja as the founder of Radio Biafra and leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Mr. Nnamdi Kanu, refused trial by the...

BEVERLY HILLS, December 23, (THEWILL) – The Court of Appeal will on Thursday morning at 10.am. in Abuja deliver its verdict in the appeal seeking to upturn the election of Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa as Governor of Delta State. The court...

An explosion on the tarmac at Sabiha Gokcen airport in the Turkish city of Istanbul has killed a female cleaner. The woman who died was working on a Pegasus airlines plane overnight when the blast took place. A colleague who...

Manuel Pellegrini has revealed defender Vincent Kompany is fit and in the Manchester City squad to face Sunderland on Boxing Day. Kompany has not played since the goalless draw with Aston Villa in early November and City have fallen off...

SAN FRANCISCO, December 23, (THEWILL) – The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Godwin Emefiele, has approved the appointment of Aliyu Abbati Abdulhameed and Babajide Arowosafe as the substantive Managing Director/CEO and Executive Director (Technical Assistance)...

BEVERLY HILLS, December 23, (THEWILL) – Former Governor of Lagos state and National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has averred that any politician who ignores the media is living in an entirely different world,...

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger says rumours about Manchester United boss Louis van Gaal's position are "disrespectful". Dutchman Van Gaal's future at Old Trafford is reported to be in doubt after a run of six games without a win. Jose Mourinho, who...

At least 200 civilians were killed in Russian air strikes in Syria from 30 September to 29 November, an Amnesty International report says. Quoting witnesses, the human rights group accuses Russia of using cluster bombs in civilian areas, and says...

Somalia's government has banned the celebration of Christmas, warning that such Christian festivities could threaten the nation's Muslim faith. "Those celebrations are not in any way related to Islam," an official at the religious affairs ministry said. Security agencies have been...