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BEVERLY HILLS, June 08, (THEWILL) – The Nigerian Army on Monday said an advance team has moved to Maiduguri, Borno, to establishment a robust Command and Control Centre (MCCC), as directed by President Muhammadu Buhari. In a statement by the...

BEVERLY HILLS, June 08, (THEWILL) – The All Progressives Congress (APC) has urged all its lawmakers-elect to put the interest of the party first by supporting the consensus candidates elected to lead the 8th Assembly. The party in a statement...

SAN FRANCISCO, June 08, (THEWILL) – Ecobank has appointed Ade Ayeyemi as its new Group Chief Executive Officer. His appointment is effective from 1 September 2015, the bank said in a Monday statement. The statement said, “Mr Ayeyemi, 52, will...

BEVERLY HILLS, June 08, (THEWILL) –  Lagos State assemblymen Monday elected Rt. Hon. Mudashiru Obasa, the lawmaker representing Agege Constituency 1, as Speaker of the 8th Assembly of the Lagos State House of Assembly. Obasa, the fourth term legislator, representing...

German Chancellor Angela Merkel urged Group of Seven (G7) leaders to commit to tough goals to cut greenhouse gases on the final day of their summit in Bavaria on Monday, at which they also discussed the threat from Islamic...

Any possible military dimensions of Iran's nuclear program can be clarified if the details of a preliminary deal sealed in April between Tehran and six world powers are implemented, the head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog said on Monday. Iran...

A senior U.S. official denied on Monday a news wire report that President Barack Obama had told a Group of Seven industrial nations' summit that the strong dollar was a problem. Bloomberg News earlier quoted a French official as saying...

U.S. stocks were set to open modestly lower on Monday as investors digested Friday's strong jobs data, which increased expectations that the Federal Reserve could raise interest rates as soon as September. Stronger-than-expected jobs data for May and a pickup...

Stan Wawrinka defied the odds to win his first French Open title after the Swiss recorded a famous 4-6 6-4 6-3 6-4 victory over world No 1 Novak Djokovic in the final in Paris. Djokovic was the overwhelming favourite to...

Lewis Hamilton claimed a narrow victory in the Canadian Grand Prix after Mercedes team-mate and rival Nico Rosberg shadowed him most of the way in Montreal. Hamilton crossed the line 2.2 seconds ahead of Rosberg, with the pair spending the...