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FG Cancels Printing Of Nigerian Passports Abroad

BEVERLY HILLS, July 11, (THEWILL) - President Muhammadu Buhari has cancelled all contracts for the printing of e-passport abroad. Femi Adesina, special adviser to the president on media and publicity, made this known in a statement released on Thursday saying...

Chaos In Abuja As Shi’ites Clash With Police Again

BEVERLY HILLS, July 11, (THEWILL) - Members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria, aka Shi’ites, have again clashed with the Police at the Federal Secretariat, Abuja, on Thursday. The Police fired gunshots and tear gas canisters to disperse the protesters, while...

Hajj: Do Not Peddle Drugs – Dabiri-Erewa Warns Pilgrims

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BEVERLY HILLS, July 11, (THEWILL) - Honourable Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Chairman of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), has warned intending Muslim pilgrims from Nigeria, not to carry hard drugs to Saudi Arabia, noting that the act attracts a death penalty. Speaking...

Buhari Writes Senate, Seeks Confirmation Of More Special Advisers, Tanko Mohammad As CJN

BEVERLY HILLS, July 11, (THEWILL) - President Muhammadu Buhari has forwarded the name of the acting Chief Justice of Nigeria, Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad to the Senate for approval as the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN). The President's request was sent in...

Senate Joins Probe Of Edo Assembly Crisis

BEVERLY HILLS, July 11, (THEWILL) - The Senate has raised an ad hoc panel that will join that of the House of Representatives to probe the crisis in the Edo State House of Assembly. The panel has Deputy Chief Whip Aliyu...

Buhari Likely To Submit Ministerial List Before Weekend – Lawan

SAN FRANCISCO, July 10, (THEWILL) - President Muhammadu Buhari may submit the list of ministerial nominees for consideration and approval before the end of the week. President of the Senate, Senator Ahmed Lawan, said this during Wednesday’s plenary in the Upper...

Airtel Africa Goes Live On NSE, Rallies N136.4b On Listing Day

SAN FRANCISCO, July 10, (THEWILL) - Airtel Africa Plc started trading on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) on Tuesday with a strong enthusiasm, rallying N136.4 billion gain in the immediate hour after its shares were listed on the Exchange. It's...

Drama As Senator Abbo Appears Before Senate Committee

SAN FRANCISCO, July 10, (THEWILL) - Senator, Elisha Abbo, a lawmaker caught on camera assaulting a woman in a sex toy shop in Abuja, has appeared before a Senate committee set up to investigate the incident. Abbo appeared before the...

Shiite Protest: IGP Orders 24hr Police Surveillance In FCT

SAN FRANCISCO, July 10, (THEWILL) - The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Mohammed Adamu, has ordered 24-hour police surveillance in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and its environs. This follows the violent protest by members of the Islamic Movement of...

Shiite Members Storm National Assembly, Shoot Security Officers

SAN FRANCISCO, July 09, (THEWILL) - Hundreds of members of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria, also known as Shiites, on Tuesday, stormed the National Assembly and shot a police officer and a civil defence officer. Things turned violent when the protesters,...