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BEVERLY HILLS, May 29, (THEWILL) – The Nasarawa State correspondent of Daily Trust, Hir Joseph was attacked by armed thugs in the presence of Governor Umaru Tanko Al-Makura, just as the governor was taking the oath of office in...

Sepp Blatter has been re-elected president of Fifa, football's world governing body, in a vote overshadowed by arrests and corruption allegations. Mr Blatter's rival, Prince Ali bin al-Hussein of Jordan, withdrew after the first round of voting. Mr Blatter fell seven...

BEVERLY HILLS, May 29, (THEWILL) – Minutes after his inauguration as Rivers State Governor, Mr. Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has appointed the most senior High Court Judge in state, Justice Daisy Okocha as the State Acting Chief Judge. The governor also...

SAN FRANCISCO, May 29, (THEWILL) – No fewer than six persons were killed on Friday while 30 others were injured as a suicide bomber stormed a wedding ceremony in Tashan Alade, a commuiny in Hawul Local Government Area (LGA)...

SAN FRANCISCO, May 29, (THEWILL) – Newly sworn-in Governor of Lagos State, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, has made his first key appointments, a few hours after his inauguration. In a statement on Friday, the Governor appointed Mr. Tunji Bello, a former...

…. Wishes Him Successful Tenure SAN FRANCISCO, May 29, (THEWILL) – The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has congratulated President Muhammadu Buhari as he takes office as President. The party in a statement signed by the National Publicity Secretary, Chief Olisa Metuh,...

Jack Wilshere believes Arsenal's season will be defined by whether they retain the FA Cup on Saturday. The Gunners finished third in the Premier League and the midfielder says it can only be classed a good campaign if they beat...

Luis Suarez's nine-match ban for biting Italy's Giorgio Chiellini during Uruguay's 2014 World Cup group match in Brazil should be annulled, a players' union says. The Uruguay players' union wants the issue raised at Friday's meeting of the Fifa Congress. The...

Southeast Asian nations agreed on Friday to intensify search and rescue efforts to help vulnerable "boat people" stranded in the region's seas, as Myanmar said its navy had seized a vessel off its coast with more than 700 migrants...

Insurgents who captured the last government-held town in Syria's Idlib province celebrated inside on Friday and made more advances in surrounding areas, in a further blow to the stretched army and allied militia. The "Army of Fatah" alliance which includes...