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The U.S. says it has announced a $5bn (Five billion USD) contribution to the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF), to boost the military operation against the Boko Haram insurgency. The U.S. Assistant Secretary, Bureau of African Affairs, Amb. Linda Thomas-Greenfield,...

SAN FRANCISCO, June 15, (THEWILL) – Coming barely 24 hours after Boko Haram gunmen attacked Babbangida, the headquarters of Tarmuwa Local Government Area of Yobe State, setting houses in the town ablaze, a local vigilante commander and 10 other...

Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir, who is wanted for war crimes, has left South Africa, pre-empting a court ruling over an international warrant for his arrest. The Pretoria High Court was due to decide whether he should be handed over to...

SAN FRANCISCO, June 14, (THEWILL) – Three children of the same parentage have been killed in a Saturday night fire that razed an apartment in the Egbeda-Akowonjo axis of Lagos State. Witnesses said the fire was caused by a burning...

SAN FRANCISCO, June 14, (THEWILL) – President Muhammadu Buhari has again acknowledged the role played by former President, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan in midwifing a peaceful and successful transition programme in the country. He said this on Sunday in his address...

BEVERLY HILLS, June 14 (THEWILL) – President Muhammadu Buhari, Sunday, declared that Nigeria is totally committed to the ideals and aspirations of the African Union (AU) as explained in the Agenda 2063, which is geared towards ensuring a peaceful,...

BEVERLY HILLS, June 14 (THEWILL) – Following a failed attempt Saturday by Boko Haram gunmen to attack the Yobe town of Babbangida, in Tarmuwa Local Government Area of the state,the insurgents returned Sunday morning, setting many houses in the...

...Petitions NJC BEVERLY HILLS, June 14 (THEWILL) – Leaders of the Ijaw communities in Bayelsa State have protested the verdict of an Appeal Court which struck out the $1.5 billion oil spillage and environmental degradation case against Shell Petroleum Development...

A South African court issued an interim order on Sunday preventing Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir leaving the country, where he was attending an African Union summit, until the judge hears an application calling for his arrest. Bashir is accused in...

BEVERLY HILLS, June 13 (THEWILL) – Friends in the Gap Advocacy Initiative (FGAI), a legislative advocacy, monitoring and lobby group, has congratulated the newly-elected President of the Senate, Senator Bukola Saraki, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives,...