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SAN FRANCISCO, August 10, (THEWILL) – President Muhammadu Buhari Monday extended hearty congratulations to Nigeria's team at the just concluded Special Olympics in Los Angeles, United States. President Buhari, in a statement issued by his Senior Special Assistant on Media...

…Seeks AfDB’s Assistance In Job Creation SAN FRANCISCO, August 10, (THEWILL) – President Muhammadu Buhari Monday in Abuja called on Nigeria's elite to be prepared to contribute more meaningfully towards helping the country overcome its current challenges. Speaking at an audience...

BEVERLY HILLS, August 10, (THEWILL) – 616, 370 candidates, representing 38.65% out of 1,593,442 that took the May/June 2015 Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) conducted by the West African Examination Council (WAEC) obtained five credits and above with English...

  Papiss Cisse insists his focus is on Newcastle United despite transfer interest from several clubs abroad. Turkish sides Trabzonspor and Fenerbahçe have been monitoring the situation with the Senegalese striker for several months and he has also been touted for...

Jose Mourinho says he has confidence in back-up goalkeeper Asmir Begovic to perform at Manchester City on Sunday and denied suggestions that Chelsea will miss Petr Cech. The 33-year-old Czech Republic international left Stamford Bridge after 11 years during the...

Barcelona's bid to emulate their record-breaking year of 2009 suffered a blow on the eve of their UEFA Super Cup clash against Sevilla with the loss of Neymar to illness. The Brazil superstar has been struck down with the mumps...

A man who opened fire on officers in Ferguson, Missouri, on the one-year anniversary of Michael Brown's death was critically wounded when the officers shot back, St. Louis County's police chief said early Monday. Chief Jon Belmar said at a...

Olympic great Michael Phelps swam a third 2015 world-best time in as many days in the 200m individual medley at the USA National Championships. The 30-year-old, excluded from the World Championships by USA Swimming after a drink-drive conviction, won in...

A wave of violent attacks hit Turkey on Monday, with five members of the security forces killed in the south-east and a bomb blast in Istanbul. Separately, two assailants opened fire outside the US consulate in Istanbul, but no-one was...

A deepening slowdown in demand in China took center-stage on Monday, boosting some stock markets on hopes of more policy stimulus even as it knocked commodity prices. China's stock markets bucked broad cautiousness in Asian equities with major indices up...