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Eid-el-Maulud: Pray For Peaceful And Successful Elections, President Jonathan Urges Muslims

SAN FRANCISCO, January 01, (THEWILL) – President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan Thursday sent out greetings to all Muslims as he felicitated with them as they commemorate the birth of Prophet Mohammed on Friday. "As they celebrate Eid-el- Maulud which has fortuitously fallen...

$100m Tony Elumelu Foundation Entrepreneurship Programme Opens January 1

SAN FRANCISCO, January 01, (THEWILL) – The $100 million Tony Elumelu Foundation Entrepreneurship Programme – an annual programme of training, funding and mentoring, designed to empower the next generation of African entrepreneurs – is now open for entries through its...

Full Text of President Jonathan’s New Year 2015 Broadcast to the Nation

Dear Great People of our nation, 1. I greet and felicitate with you all as we enter the New Year today. As we mark the beginning of this New Year, 2015, a new nation is being born. A new nation...

Nigeria’s Gombe Military Barracks Hit By Suspected Suicide Bomber

A suspected suicide bomb went off in an open-air recreational area at a military barracks in the city of Gombe in northeastern Nigeria on Wednesday, a security source and a local journalist at the scene told Reuters. The journalist, David...

New Year Presidential Broadcast Holds Thursday Morning

SAN FRANCISCO, December 31, (THEWILL) – President Goodluck Jonathan will deliver a New Year’s day broadcast to the nation at 07:00 hours Thursday. A statement issued Wednesday by the presidential spokesman, Dr. Reuben Abati, said the broadcast will be transmitted...

Army Slams Total Ban On Vehicular Movement In Maiduguri

SAN FRANCISCO, December 31, (THEWILL) – The Nigerian Army has slammed a two-day total ban on all vehicular movement in Maiduguri and its environs. The Army, in a statement issued on Wednesday by the Deputy Director, Army Public Relations, Col....

President Jonathan Congratulates Ooni Of Ife At 85

BEVERLY HILLS, December 31, (THEWILL) – President Goodluck Jonathan has congratulated the Ooni of Ife, Oba Okunade Sijuwade on his 85th birthday anniversary which comes up on Thursday, January 1, 2015. In a congratulatory letter to the monarch, President Jonathan...

Shettima Seeks More Assistance For IDPs, Insists Heroes Must Accommodate The Needy

BEVERLY HILLS, December 31, (THEWILL) – As the yuletide winds to a close, the Borno State governor , Alhaji Kashim Shettima, has implored all residents of the state to open their hands wide a give a warm embrace to...

Boko Haram: Gaidam Commends Military’s Efforts, Hails Gallant Soldiers

BEVERLY HILLS, December 31, (THEWILL) – The efforts of the military in repelling the Boko Haram insurgency in Yobe State have been commended. The State Governor, Alhaji Ibrahim Gaidam, gave the commendation Wednesday in Damaturu, the Yobe State capital, saying...

Ejizu, Ayeni, Others Acquire Ascot Offshore For N16bn From AMCON

The Chief Executive Officer/founder of Pan African International (PAI) Group, Mr. Ike Ejizu and the Chairman of Skye Bank Plc, Mr. Tunde Ayeni, among others, have partnered to acquire Ascot Offshore Nigeria Limited for an estimated N16 billion ($95.24...