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FG Says Permanent Secretary Carted Away 40 Government SUVs

BEVERLY HILLS, December 29, (THEWIL) - The Federal Government on Thursday announced that it has recovered 40 brand new SUVs and other vehicles from a former Permanent Secretary who single-handedly appropriated the vehicles to himself when he left office. The Minister...

Boko Haram Leader, Shekau In New Video; Says Sect Safe, Not Crushed

BEVERLY HILLS, December 29, (THEWIL) - Boko Haram’s elusive leader Abubakar Shekau appeared in a new video on Thursday to dispute a claim that the jihadist group had been routed from its Sambisa Forest stronghold. “We are safe. We have not...

Pastor Ashimolowo’s Church, KICC Loses $5million To Scammer

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BEVERLY HILLS, December 29, (THEWIL) - Kingsway International Christian Centre, KICC, a 12,000-member megachurch in Britain headed by Nigeria’s Pastor Mathew Ashimolowo, lost $4.8 million to a Ponzi scheme after trustees carelessly invested money in it. The scam was the...

Dangote Loses $4.9 Billion in 2016, Now World’s 112th Richest Man

SAN FRANCISCO, December 28, (THEWILL) – Latest Bloomberg Billionaires’ Index released on Wednesday has shown the President of Dangote Group and Africa’s richest man, Alhaji Aliko Dangote losing $4.9 billion or one-third of his wealth. The combined effect of the falling...

Police Uncover Plan To Bomb Third Mainland Bridge, Suspect Arrested

SAN FRANCISCO, December 28, (THEWILL) – The police have prevented suspected militants from bombing the third mainland bridge in Lagos on Boxing Day arresting the prime suspect. This was achieved by the Inspector General of Police’s Special Intelligence Response Team (IRT),...

White Man Arrested In Sambisa Is A French National

SAN FRANCISCO, December 28, (THEWILL) – The white man who was captured in Sambisa forest during the invasion of Boko Haram’s stronghold by the Nigerian soldiers and currently in the custody of the army is A French citizen.  According to Daily...

2017 Budget: FG To Buy Vehicles Worth N400m For Ex-Presidents, Deputies

SAN FRANCISCO, December 28, (THEWILL) – The Federal Government has earmarked N400m in the 2017 budget for the purchase of vehicles for the nation’s former heads of government and their deputies in 2017. The figure is part of the N9.882bn...

Boko Haram: Army Recovers Shekau’s Qur’an, Flag In Sambisa

SAN FRANCISCO, December 28, (THEWILL) – The Nigerian Army on Wednesday said it had recovered Abubakar Shekau’s Qur’an and flag in Camp Zero, the Boko Haram’s Headquarters in Sambisa forest. The Theatre Commander of Operation Lafiya Dole, Maj.-Gen. Lucky Irabor, said...

Atiku, Tinubu Not Part Of Proposed Mega Party – Oyegun

SAN FRANCISCO, December 28, (THEWILL) – The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, has distanced a former vice president, Atiku Abubakar and a national leader of the party, Bola Tinubu from the much talked about...

Nigeria: DSS Becomes Intelligence Mecca, Foils Terror Attack In America, Captures Most Wanted Terrorist

SAN FRANCISCO, December 27, (THEWILL) – The Department of State Service (DSS) has uncovered and foiled a planned terror attack in the United States. According to newspaper reports in Nigeria quoting a top DSS official, the attack was uncovered from the...