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September 29, (THEWILL) - The Federal Government has declared Friday, October 1 as a public holiday to mark Nigeria's 61st independence anniversary. Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola made this known in a statement issued on Wednesday by the Permanent Secretary,...

September 29, (THEWILL) - The Nigerian Senate on Wednesday asked President Muhammadu Buhari to declare bandits as terrorists to support security agencies in waging war against the criminal elements. The Upper chamber also asked President Buhari to declare all the...

September 29, (THEWILL) - The Nigerian Senate, on Wednesday, commenced proceedings to stop processing delays and exorbitant charges on cargo transport by freight agents in the country. The decision was reached following consideration of a motion during plenary on Wednesday. The...

September 29, (THEWILL) - Unidentified gunmen have reportedly killed Dr Chike Akunyili, husband of former a Minister for information, the late Prof Dora Akunyili. Akunyili, a medical doctor, was killed on Tuesday on his way from Onitsha to Umuoji at...

September 28, (THEWILL) - Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike on Tuesday said the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has been a cash cow for Nigerian politicians. The Governor stated this during the Commissioning of the Police Barracks, Special Protection Unit (SPU)...

September 28, (THEWILL) - Nigeria's Vice-president, Professor Yemi Osinbajo says the Nigeria Police Force is not properly funded, attributing it as the major challenge facing the security agency. He however, maintained that despite the challenges, the Federal Government is committed to...

September 28, (THEWILL) - The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) on Tuesday urged all oppressed ethnic nationalities in Nigeria to join in shutting the country down on October 1. The proscribed group in a statement issued by its spokesperson, Emma Powerful,...

September 28, (THEWILL) - The Presidential Steering Committee (PSC) on COVID-19 has placed a one-year ban on over 2,000 Nigerians and foreigners traveling to and from the country for evading the Coronavirus Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) test at the country’s...

September 28, (THEWILL) - A Justice of the Supreme Court (JSC), Samuel Chukwudumebi Oseji, is dead. He was 67. He died on Tuesday morning in Abuja, after a protracted illness Acting Chief Registrar of the Supreme Court, Hajo Sarki Bello, confirmed the sad development. Born on...

September 27, (THEWILL) - One person has been confirmed dead while 16 others were rescued on Monday evening when a passenger boat, Temi 3 Global, capsized around Adekunle Jetty, while enroute Ikorodu from Marina in Lagos. A statement by the Lagos Area...