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Ex-FCT Minister, Bala Mohammed Gets N500m Bail

BEVERLY HILLS, May 12, (THEWILL) - Justice Abubakar Talba of FCT High Court, Gudu, on Friday granted bail to a former Federal Capital Territory minister, Bala Mohammed, in the sum of N500million. The court also ordered Mohammed to produce two...

Supreme Court Affirms Okezie Ikpeazu’s  Election As Abia Governor

SAN FRANCISCO, May 12, (THEWILL) - The Supreme Court has affirmed  the election of Okezie Ikpeazu as the Abia State Governor, faulting the ruling of the Justice Okon Abang-led  Federal High Court which had nullified his election for tax evasion. A...

CAN Rejects Nigeria’s Participation In Islamic Countries Sports Fiesta

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BEVERLY HILLS, May 11, (THEWILL) - The Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, has faulted the drafting of Nigerian athletes to participate in the on-going Islamic Solidarity Sports Federation, ISSF, in Azerbaijan tagged BAKU 2017. The umbrella body for Christians in...

THEWILL Editorial: States’ Inability To Pay Salaries Despite Bailouts Makes Case For Restructuring

BEVERLY HILLS, May 11, (THEWILL) - Months after the Federal Government released relief funds to help the 36 states in the country clear the backlog of their workers’ salaries and pensions; issues that gave rise to that disbursement have...

Police Needs Additional 155,000 Operatives To Adequately Secure Nigeria – IGP

BEVERLY HILLS, May 11, (THEWILL) - The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Ibrahim Idris, has said that the Nigeria Police Force, NPF, requires additional 155,000 personnel to adequately provide security for the country. Idris, who disclosed this at a two-day National...

Nigerian Senate Passes 2017 Budget

BEVERLY HILLS, May 11, (THEWILL) - The upper chamber of the National Assembly on Thursday afternoon passed the 2017 Appropriation Bill with a total budgetary estimate of ₦7,441,175,486,758. The appropriations committees of both the Senate and the House of Representatives...

Alleged N1.5bn Scam: Appeal Court Reverses Jail Sentence Of Former NIMASA DG

BEVERLY HILLS, May 11, (THEWILL) - A Court of Appeal sitting in Lagos on Thursday discharged and acquitted the former Director-General, D-G, of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, Raymond Omatseye, who was convicted of awarding contracts...

A Promise Kept: Senate Releases Breakdown Of 2017 NASS Budget As Reps Pass Appropriation Bill

SAN FRANCISCO, May 11, (THEWILL) - The Senate on Thursday published a budget of N125bn up from N115bn in 2016 as the projected spending of the National Assembly for 2017. This is the first time in many years that the National Assembly will...

Nigeria Customs Reconstitutes New Management, Gets Four Acting DCGs 

SAN FRANCISCO, May 11, (THEWILL) - The Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, has reconstituted its management and announced some key appointments to rejig the service toward greater efficiency. The Public Relations Officer of Customs, Mr. Joseph Attah, announced this in a...

Delta Assembly Sacks Igbuya As Speaker, Elects Sheriff As Replacement

BEVERLY HILLS, May 11, (THEWILL) - Twenty-two out of the 29-member Delta State House of Assembly on Thursday morning impeached the Speaker of the House, Mr. Monday Igbuya, immediately replacing him with the member representing Okpe constituency, Sheriff Oborevwori...