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Presidency: ‘Media-Gag’ Bills Not Buhari’s Project

June 23, (THEWILL)- The Presidency has absolved President Muhammadu Buhari from the current attempt by the National Assembly to amend the Nigerian Press Council (NPC) Act and the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) Act. Special Adviser to the President on Media...

Leaking Senate Complex Vindicates Our Call For Rehabilitations -Ahmad Lawan

June 23, (THEWILL)- The Nigerian Senate on Wednesday said that the leakage and flooding experienced in the National Assembly Complex on Tuesday vindicated its earlier position that the place was overdue for rehabilitation. Deputy Chief Whip of the Senate, Aliyu...

Buhari To Get NDDC Report By July

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June 23, (THEWILL)- The Minister of the Niger Delta Affairs Ministry, Senator Godswill Akpabio, has disclosed that the final report of  forensic audit of  Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) will be ready by the end of July. Recall that the...

ECOWAS Court Stops Nigeria From Criminalising Twitter Users

June 22, (THEWILL)- The ECOWAS Court of Justice in Abuja has restrained the Federal Government from imposing sanctions or harassing, intimidating, arresting, or prosecuting Twitter. It also restricted the government from carrying out such actions against any other social media...

BREAKING: Former Reps Member Farouk Lawan Jailed 7 Years Over Femi Otedola’s $.5m Bribe

June 22, (THEWILL) - A Federal High Court in Abuja has sentenced to seven years imprisonment a former Member of the House of Representatives from Kano State, Farouk Lawan, over a $500,000 bribe collected from billionaire businessman, Femi Otedola. Justice...

Buhari Delegates 6 Ministers, Others To Parley With Twitter

June 22, (THEWILL)- President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday approved the composition of the Nigerian government’s team to engage with Twitter over the recent suspension of the operations of the micro-blogging platform in the country. The approval was announced in a...

Senate Endorses General Yahaya As Army Chief

June 22, (THEWILL)- The Senate on Tuesday confirmed the appointment of Major General  Farouk Yahaya as the new Chief of Army Staff. The Red Chamber took the decision following the consideration of the report of its joint committee on Defence...

U.S. Donates 55m Doses Of  COVID-19 Vaccines; Nigeria, Other African Countries Get 10m

June 22, (THEWILL)- U.S. President Joe Biden has announced plans to allocate 55 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines to the world, noting that 10 million doses would be shared to African countries. Biden, in a statement, said the doses were...

Past Assembly Stalled Buhari’s Performance, Says Senate President Lawan

June 22, (THEWILL)- President of the Senate, Dr. Ahmad Lawan, has disclosed that the future of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) appeared uncertain after the exit of the President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration in 2023. Lawan said that the plan...

Buhari Forms EFCC Board First Time In 5 Years, Names New Secretary

June 22, (THEWILL)- President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed George Ekpungu as the Secretary of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Dr. Umar Gwandu, the spokesman for the Office of the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice,...