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SAN FRANCISCO, August 19, (THEWILL) – Cross River State governor, Prof. Ben Ayade, Wednesday, made public his decision to abolish all forms of taxation for low income earners in the state.‎ Ayade, who disclosed this during a media parley in...

BEVERLY HILLS, August 19, (THEWILL) – Several Boko Haram fighters have been killed by troops of the 26 Task Force Brigade in Gwoza, Borno, while fleeing the Sambisa forest. According to a statement issued on Wednesday in Abuja by the...

SAN FRANCISCO, August 19, (THEWILL) – The Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) has confirmed multiple spills from its pipeline network in Ikarama oil fields in Yenagoa Local Government Area of Bayelsa State. The SPDC Spokesman, Mr. Joseph Obari, told the...

BEVERLY HILLS, August 19, (THEWILL) – President Muhammadu Buhari Wednesday in Abuja assured indigenous companies operating in Nigeria's oil and gas sector of the full support and protection of his administration. At a meeting with members of the Independent Petroleum...

SAN FRANCISCO, August 19, (THEWILL) – The Nigerian Army has said that media reports alleging the killing and drowning of 150 people by the Boko Haram in Kukuwa-Gari, Gujiba Local Government Area of Yobe “cannot be substantiated.” The Acting Director,...

Russian President Vladimir Putin will attend next month's U.N. General Assembly in New York and would "consider constructively" any request for a meeting there with President Barack Obama, Russia's foreign minister said on Wednesday. Relations between Russia and the West...

South Africa's Oscar Pistorius will not be released on parole this Friday because the decision to release him was made prematurely and without any legal basis, the justice minister said on Wednesday. Pistorius, 29, was expected to be released after...

Olympique Marseille have appointed former Real Madrid captain Michel as their new coach, the French club announced on Wednesday. The 52-year-old takes over from Marcelo Bielsa, who resigned after the 1-0 home defeat to Caen in their first Ligue 1...

Sergio Romero hopes fellow goalkeeper David De Gea stays at Manchester United beyond this transfer window. De Gea, 24, has one year left on his deal and the Spain international has been linked with a move to Real Madrid. United boss...

Bolton Wanderers have signed Brazilian winger Wellington Silva on a season-long loan from Arsenal. The 22-year-old joined the Gunners in 2011 but was only granted a work permit to play in England after five loan spells with different Spanish clubs. Boss...