A Tarokh adage translates, a child lacks wisdom, and some say that what is important is that the child does not die; what kills more surely than lack of wisdom? (A foolish child is not much better than a...
2015 was a turning point in Nigeria for several reasons. President Buhari won elections as an opposition candidate, which is a very rare occurrence in this part of the world. He thereafter made what I call one of the...
In the most bizarre turn of events yet, Benue State Government and leaders from Sankera axis of the state said they have accepted the killing of notorious militia leader, Terwase Akwaza, aka Gana, "as an act of God" while...
The opposition coalition which led mass protests in Mali ahead of last month's coup has rejected a transition charter.
On Saturday, the country's military leadership agreed to establish an 18-month interim government until an election could take place.
It followed three...
The World Health Organization (WHO) has recorded a record one-day rise in the number of new coronavirus infections, with 307,930 reported over 24 hours.
The agency said that deaths rose by more than 5,500, bringing the global total to 917,417.
The...
It is now pedestrian information that Professor Charles Dokubo has been disengaged as the Coordinator, Amnesty Programme with immediate effect over allegations of financial misconduct and mismanagement in the Amnesty Programme. What is however, worthy of mention is that...
Fifteen year-old Sadiq from Sinjar district in northwest Iraq cannot write his own name. His education, like those of other children in the volatile North-East axis of Nigeria, has been successively destroyed by war, displacement, and now, COVID-19.
According to...
To state that we live in challenging times is perhaps an understatement and does very little justice in accurately capturing our current realities. Those realities include a world faced with a pandemic the scale of which hasn’t been seen...
SAN FRANCISCO, September 13, (THEWILL) - Two housemates, Kiddwaya and Prince, have been evicted from the ‘Lockdown’ house in the ongoing Big Brother Nigeria (BBNaija) reality TV show after they gathered the least number of votes during Sunday night’s live...
SAN FRANCISCO, September 13, (THEWILL) -Â The Presidency says former President of Nigeria, Olusegun Obasanjo in his most recent statements, attempts to divide the nation while President Muhammadu Buhari continues to promote nation-building and the unity of the country.
THEWILL recalls...