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BEVERLY HILLS, June 25, (THEWILL) - The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has commenced investigation over a suspicious 2009 bid of $1.5bn for a 20-year lease on the Oso, Ekpe, Edop and Ubit oil fields by ExxonMobil. According to...

The Nigeria Prisons Service has confirmed that there was a jailbreak at the maximum prison in Kuje, a few miles from the nation’s capital Abuja on Friday night, but said one of the key persons being held at the...

SAN FRANCISCO, June 25, (THEWILL) – The Nigerian military has retired 464 personnel from active service, urging them to collaborate with their colleagues still in service to contain militancy across the country. The Nation reports that the soldiers comprising 449...

BEVERLY HILLS, June 24, (THEWILL) - The Nigerian Army, on Friday, declared that it had taken a decision long ago at the beginning of the Fourth Republic to abide by its code of conduct saying that there would be...

BEVERLY HILLS, June 24, (THEWILL) - Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) Abubakar Malami (SAN) has advised the Senate President, Bukola Saraki, and three others accused of forging Senate Order 2011 to defend themselves before the...

SAN FRANCISCO, June 24, (THEWILL) – More trouble came the way of the Ekiti State governor, Ayo Fayose as diverse interest groups gathered at Fajuyi Roundabout on Friday morning from where they trooped to the streets of Ado Ekiti,...

David Cameron said he would resign as Prime Minister by October after Britons ignored his pleas to stay in the European Union and voted in a referendum to leave. "I do not think it would be right for me to...

Britain has voted to leave the European Union, results from Thursday's landmark referendum showed, an outcome that sets the country on an uncertain path and deals the largest setback to European efforts to forge greater unity since World War...

SAN FRANCISCO, June 23, (THEWILL) – Fitch Ratings has downgraded Nigeria's Long-term foreign currency Issuer Default Rating (IDR) to 'B+' from 'BB-' and Long-term local currency IDR to 'BB-' from 'BB'. The Outlooks are Stable. The issue ratings on...

“THEWILL is constrained to ask what happens when a former governor on life pension emerges as Senate President or Speaker; does it mean such persons will then be entitled to two life pensions afterwards?” Amid growing calls that the immunity...