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OPINION: IRAQ 2015: DEVELOPMENT AND DECENTRALIZATION (DE FACTO)

Would the violent turmoil that exists in present-day Iraq be less - or even absent - had the nation undertaken decentralized reconstruction in the aftermath of the U.S. invasion in 2003?  Or adopted federalism (a formalized decentralized system) in...

Parliamentarians Disagree Over Probe Of Oil Swap Contracts For Inaccuracies

SAN FRANCISCO, June 24, (THEWILL) – Some members of the House of Representatives have disagreed over the decision of the House to instigate a probe into alleged scams in the Refined Product Exchange Agreement otherwise known as Crude oil...

Boston Bomber Apologizes, Gets Death Sentence

Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev ended his long silence on Wednesday, apologizing for the pain and suffering he caused his victims, many of whom packed a federal courtroom as a judge formally imposed his death sentence. "If there is any...

AIT Employees Shutdown Benin Station Over 17 Months Unpaid Wages

Members of staff of DAAR Communications, owners of AIT/Ray Power stations have shutdown the station in Benin City, Edo State, over unpaid wages running into seventeen (17) months. The aggrieved employees Wednesday took over the entrance into the premises of...

President Buhari Did Not Expel SSS Personnel From Presidential Villa – Aide

SAN FRANCISCO, June 24, (THEWILL) – The Presidency Wednesday dispelled rumours that personnel of the State Security Service (SSS) have been expelled from the Presidential Villa, saying the rumours are unfounded. A statement issued by the Special Adviser to the...

Two Lebanese Abducted, Policemen Killed At Former President Jonathan’s Hometown

SAN FRANCISCO, June 24, (THEWILL) – Two Lebanese contractors working at a site in former President Goodluck Jonathan’s hometown, Onuegbum, Ogbia Local Government Area, Bayelsa State, have been abducted while two policemen providing security were killed during the attack. The...

Maritime Safety: Nigeria Domesticates IMO Laws

SAN FRANCISCO, June 24, (THEWILL) – Nigeria has taken a major step towards concluding the process of domesticating five International Maritime Organisation (IMO) regulatory instruments with the submission of the instruments of assent to five protocols of the IMO...

Nigeria Lifts Ban On Fabrics, Furniture Imports

SAN FRANCISCO, June 24, (THEWILL) – Nigeria has lifted the ban placed on the importation of textiles and furniture into the oil-rich nation. The Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service, Alhaji Abdullahi Dikko, who disclosed this in Lagos at the...

EFCC Arraigns Two Suspected Fraudsters For $2.25m Scam

BEVERLY HILLS, June 23 (THEWILL) – The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned Alhaji Yerima Suleiman and Mr. Uwem Essien Antia before Justice Lawal Akapo of a Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja on a four-count...

UK Plans To Offer Nigeria Help On Insecurity, Economy, Others

The United Kingdom (UK) is working on a plan it will present to the new Nigerian government aimed at assisting the oil-rich nation in tackling insecurity, corruption and growing the economy. The British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Andrew Pocock, told...

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