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March 22, (THEWILL) — Two months after Sadio Mane coaxed his compatriots back from the brink of crisis and Pape Gueye settled the Africa Cup of Nations final with a goal in extra time, the Confederation of African Football...

March 15, (THEWILL) — Four military bases came under coordinated assault in Nigeria's north-east on the night of March 5. Fighters aligned with the Islamic State West Africa Province and Boko Haram struck positions in Konduga, Mainok, Jakana and...

March 08, (THEWILL) — The constitutional amendment that could reshape law enforcement across Nigeria is advancing through the National Assembly at a pace rarely seen on questions of this complexity. President Bola Tinubu has urged lawmakers to act, the...

March 01, (THEWILL) — The villages of Woro and Nuku in Kwara State's Kaiama Local Government Area no longer look the way they did before dusk on 3 February 2026. What the attackers left behind, after more than 10...

February 22, (THEWILL) — President Bola Tinubu signed the Electoral Act 2026 into law on February 18 at the State House in Abuja, flanked by Senate President Godswill Akpabio, Speaker Tajudeen Abbas and his Chief of Staff, Rt. Hon....

February 15, (THEWILL) — President Bola Tinubu signed a record ₦54.99 trillion budget into law for the 2025 fiscal year, describing it as a tool for national renewal and economic transformation. Recently, ministers appearing before the National Assembly revealed a...

February 08, (THEWILL) — On February 3, armed militants swept through the villages of Woro and Nuku in Kwara State, killing at least 162 people in an attack that lasted nearly 10 hours. Women and children were found with...

February 01, (THEWILL) — Nearly three decades after his death, Fela Anikulapo-Kuti has received the coveted Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, becoming the first African musician to earn this distinction from the Recording Academy. The honour, announced on January 31,...

January 25, (THEWILL) — The persistence of energy instability in Nigeria continues to act as a significant drag on the nation's collective potential. On Friday, 23 January 2026, the national grid suffered a total collapse for the first time...

January 18, (THEWILL) — When Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie and her husband, Dr. Ivara Esege's 21-month-old son died at a private Lagos hospital on January 7, the tragedy shattered a deeply held assumption among Nigeria's elite: That money could buy...