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SAN FRANCISCO, June 15, (THEWILL) – The construction of the Calabar-Ikom-Ogoja-Obudu dual carriage super highway is set to commence any moment from now with the Cross River State Governor, Senator Ben Ayade finalizing a deal on quality control for...

SAN FRANCISCO, June 15, (THEWILL) – The Oodua People’s Congress (OPC) Monday announced that it has pulled out of the controversial pipelines surveillance agreement it entered into with the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), saying its men guarding the...

SAN FRANCISCO, June 15, (THEWILL) – The Rivers State chapter of the Association Of Local Governments In Nigeria (ALGON) has raised the alarm over alleged plans by the state governor, Mr. Nyesom Wike, to replace the newly-elected Local Government...

BEVERLY HILLS, June 15 (THEWILL) – The Nigerian government should start selling off its stakes in oil joint ventures with foreign partners to ease the funding issues and leakage of cash due to corruption and waste which have impeded...

… Says Not In A Hurry To Form Cabinet SAN FRANCISCO, June 15, (THEWILL) – President Muhammadu Buhari Monday attributed the delay in his appointment of ministers to the late submission of the report of the transition committee. Buhari disclosed this...

Political Economist, Prof Pat Utomi, on Monday advised the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) to adhere to public service structure in reviewing public office holders’ salaries and allowances. The RMAFC had said it was reviewing salaries and allowances...

SAN FRANCISCO, June 15, (THEWILL) – The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Monday arraigned Ebiechina Chikeluba (aka Lisa T. Jackson) before Justice O. A. Ipaye of the High Court of Lagos State, Ikeja on a 17-count charge bordering...

The U.S. says it has announced a $5bn (Five billion USD) contribution to the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF), to boost the military operation against the Boko Haram insurgency. The U.S. Assistant Secretary, Bureau of African Affairs, Amb. Linda Thomas-Greenfield,...

BEVERLY HILLS, June 15 (THEWILL) – Justice J.T. Tsoho of the Federal High Court sitting in Lagos State, Monday vacated the restraining order issued on the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) preventing it from arresting and prosecuting Chairman...

BEVERLY HILLS, June 15 (THEWILL) –  Justice Nathaniel Ayo Emmanuel of the Federal High Court, sitting in Ibadan, Monday dismissed the bail application brought by six former staff of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN. The accused persons: Patience Okoro...