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When Chadian troops occupied parts of northern Nigeria in the 1980s, Nigerian Major-General Muhammadu Buhari chased them back across the border in a show of strength months before he seized power in a military coup. Thirty years later, the 72-year-old...

BEVERLY HILLS, April 02, (THEWILL) – The National chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Adamu Mu’azu, Thursday, congratulated the President-elect, General Muhammadu Buhari, on his success at the polls. Mu’azu also congratulated Nigerians for their peaceful conduct during...

BEVERLY HILLS, April 02, (THEWILL) – President Goodluck Jonathan Thursday extended heartfelt condolences to the government and people of Katsina State on the death of one of their most illustrious sons, and a former Inspector General of Police, Alhaji...

Barcelona believe Lionel Messi will be fit for Sunday’s La Liga trip to Celta Vigo after his foot injury showed signs of improvement. The 27-year-old did not feature in either of Argentina’s friendlies over the past week after sustaining a...

Inter Milan general director Marco Fassone admits the club are interested in taking Yaya Toure from Manchester City. Toure, 31, is under contract at Etihad Stadium until 2017 but reports in Italy have suggested Inter are preparing an audacious 60m-euro...

Manuel Pellegrini admits Manchester City have to win all of their remaining games if they are to stay in with a chance to win the Premier League title. City have a total of eight games remaining in their campaign as...

BEVERLY HILLS, April 02, (THEWILL) – The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Attahiru Jega Wednesday said he would not accept a tenure renewal when his current tenure expires in June this year Jega, who was appointed...

Brazilian footballer Fabricio has been suspended by Internacional after turning spectacularly against supporters of his own club. The incident came in the Gaucho League match against Ypiringa, as Fabricio reacted to taunting from the crowd by flicking the middle finger...

At least 147 people, mostly students, have been killed in an assault by al-Shabab militants on a university in north-eastern Kenya. Heavily armed attackers stormed Garissa University early on Thursday, killing two security guards then firing indiscriminately on students. Four of...

A day after becoming the first politician in Nigerian history to succeed a sitting leader by ballot, president-elect Muhammadu Buhari promised on Wednesday to "spare no effort" to defeat Islamist militant group Boko Haram. The 72-year-old general, who first came...