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One of the most troubling developments resulting from the escalation of violent extremism in the Middle East is the rise in the number of Muslims from the West who are joining the ranks of jihadist groups, notably ISIS. Western...

It has often been said that elections in Nigeria have always been issues concluded for the electorate by a few strong men, most times, in the wee hours of the morning, and the rigmarole of voting, counting and winning...

In today’s column I have decided to fundamentally depart from any discussion of a hard core subject matter such as human and/or natural disasters like the Nepal Earthquake that recently killed nearly four thousand people (may their souls rest...

SAN FRANCISCO, April 28, (THEWILL) – The National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Bola Tinubu, Tuesday, said he sought no forgiveness from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Southwest Vice-chairman, Chief Bode George, because no forgiveness was...

SAN FRANCISCO, April 28, (THEWILL) – About five months after it was presented by the Minister of Finance/Coordinating Minister for the Economy, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, the Senate, Tuesday, passed the 2015 budget . However, the N4.493trn 2015 budget was N51bn...

SAN FRANCISCO, April 28, (THEWILL) – Federal troops on Tuesday afternoon rescued 200 girls and 93 women from the Sambisa forest, the last stronghold of the Boko Haram in Borno State. Nigeria’s Defence Ministry tweeted that “Troops captured and destroyed...

SAN FRANCISCO, April 28, (THEWILL) – President Goodluck Jonathan has suspended from office the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Danjuma Sheni, over the unauthorized recall of Nigeria’s two top diplomats in South Africa following the xenophobic attacks...

BEVERLY HILLS, April 28, (THEWILL) – The Nigerian naira has failed to hold on to its strong post election gains recorded immediately President Goodluck Jonathan conceded defeat to opposition candidate General Muhammadu Buhari. The naira on Tuesday at the parallel...

BEVERLY HILLS, April 28, (THEWILL) – The Borno State Government said it had spent over N30bn on massive agricultural programmes to boost food production and create employment opportunities in the sector. These, it said, were aimed at providing a lasting...

Nigeria runs on oil: The government of Africa’s largest economy makes three-quarters of its revenue from crude. The question for Africa’s biggest oil producer is, how much of that money makes actually makes it into the government’s bank account, without...