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Nigeria’s Adesina Elected President, African Development Bank

SAN FRANCISCO, May 28, (THEWILL) – Nigeria’s outgoing Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Akinwunmi Adesina was Thursday elected the 8th President of the African Development Bank (AFDB). Adesina succeeds Donald Kaberuka, whose tenure as President of the bank ends...

Disappearance Of Delta’s Accountant-General Irresponsible, Says Uduaghan

SAN FRANCISCO, May 28, (THEWILL) – Outgoing Delta State Governor, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan, has said the disappearance of the Accountant-General of the state, Mr. Cyril Agbele, six days to the inauguration of a new administration was in bad faith. The...

Jonathan Presents Handover Notes To Buhari, Takes President-elect On Villa Tour

BEVERLY HILLS, May 28, (THEWILL) – President Goodluck Jonathan Thursday presented handover notes to President-elect, General Muhammadu Buhari, at a formal ceremony inside the Presidential Villa in Abuja. The President also took the President-elect, who returned to Nigeria this morning...

OPINION: GENDER AGENDA FOR THE BUHARI ADMINISTRATION

INTRODUCTION It has been established that the development of any country requires the participation of both men and women. However, gender relations have made it difficult for one half of the population (women) to make significant contribution to development hence...

OPINION: BUHARI’S GOVERNMENT AND AJAOKUTA STEEL

With what a completed Ajaokuta Steel Company (ASCO) holds for the growth of Nigeria’s economy, it is sad and disheartening to see that successive governments in the country have absolutely failed to do the needful to ensure the steel...

OPINION: UNFUELED, LIGHTLESS AT TIME OF TRANSITION

I don’t know what’s going through President-elect Muhammadu Buhari’s mind at the moment, but his job—daunting to begin with—just got tougher. Nigeria is beset by one of the worst fuel shortages in its history. And in a country where...

OPINION: AS UGWUANYI MOVES TO LION BUILDING

On May 29, history would be made in the Coal City State as the Governor-Elect; Honorable Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi (Gburugburu) would be taking over the mantle of leadership as the fourth Executive Governor of Enugu State. Since the state was created...

N19.2bn Fraud: Court To Rule On Sylva’s Case June 8

BEVERLY HILLS, May 27, (THEWILL) – A Federal High Court in Abuja presided over by Justice A. Y. Mohammed Wednesday adjourned the N19.2bn fraud case brought by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, against a former governor of...

Constitution Amendment: President Jonathan To Sign Amendment Bill Before Exit

SAN FRANCISCO, May 27, (THEWILL) – Relief may have come at last for both President Goodluck Jonathan and the National Assembly as both parties have decided their feud over the amendments to the 1999 Constitution out-of-court. Subsequently, indications emerged on...

Group Petitions EFCC Over Alleged Funds Diversion In Delta LGAs

SAN FRANCISCO, May 27, (THEWILL) – The Association of Registered Political Parties (ARPP) in Delta State has petitioned the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, over what it alleged as the illegal diversion of monies meant for staff salaries...

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