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Lagos Orders Filling Stations On Highways To Close By 4pm

January 19, (THEWILL) - The Lagos State Government has ordered all filling stations on the state’s highways to operate between 9.00am and 4.00pm daily. A statement issued Thursday by the State Commissioner for Transportation, Frederic Oladeinde, said the move...

Labour Party Chairman Abure Sues Arise TV For Defamation

January 19, (THEWILL) - The National Chairman of the Labour Party (LP), Julius Abure, has filed a defamation suit in the High Court of Edo State against Arise Television, over alleged defamatory and slanderous comments made against him. Abure in...

2023 Elections: Court Strikes Out Suit Seeking To Disqualify APC, Tinubu

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January 19, (THEWILL) - The Federal High Court, Abuja, has struck out a suit seeking the disqualification of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and its Presidential candidate, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, from the 2023 presidential election. Justice Ahmed Mohammed delivered the...

86 Journalists Killed  In 2022 – UN

January 18, (THEWILL) - The killing of journalists worldwide significantly increased by 50 per cent in 2022, following a decline over the previous three years, the United Nations (UN) said on Tuesday. The UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO),...

No Retirement For IGP Alkali Baba Before  2023 Elections –  FG

January 18, (THEWILL) - The Federal Government on Wednesday, doused tension over reports that the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Usman Alkali Baba, will be retiring midway into the general elections. According to reports (not THEWILL), IGP Alkali Baba,  who clocks...

Gambia’s Vice President Badara Joof Is Dead

January 18, (THEWILL) - The Vice President of Gambia, Badara Joof, has died in India. Gambia’s President, Adama Barrow, disclosed the sad incident in a tweet on Wednesday. He wrote, “Fellow #Gambians, it is with a heavy heart that I announce...

Emefiele, Governors To Parley On New Naira Notes Thursday

January 18, (THEWILL) - The Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele and the 36 State governors, will on Thursday, meet over the new Naira notes introduced by the apex bank. The Head, Media and Public Affairs, Nigeria Governors’ Forum...

Buhari Receives Award For Peace In Africa, Lists Conditions For Future Harmony

January 17, (THEWILL) - President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday, in Nouakchott, Islamic Republic of Mauritania, urged leaders to place a premium on youth development, with more seriousness and actionable ideas in promoting skills acquisitions, while discouraging idleness. Speaking at the...

Customs Intercepts Military, Police Hardware, Hard Drugs At Lagos Airport

January 17, (THEWILL) - The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has intercepted military and police hardware along with hard drugs, including 162 cartons of banned Tramadol hydrochloride 225 and 250mg at the cargo section of the domestic wing of...

INEC Mulls Use Of Body Odour For Voter Verification

January 17, (THEWILL) - The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is considering ‘body odour’ as one of its biometric identifiers for voters during elections, Chairman of the Commission, Prof Mahmood Yakubu disclosed. Speaking on Tuesday at the Chatham House, London,...