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Nigeria’s Food Service Industry Hits $11.09bn on Digital Payment Growth – Moniepoint

July 10 (THEWILL) — Nigeria's food service industry has grown into an estimated $11.09 billion market in 2025, driven by rising consumer demand and the increasing adoption of digital payment solutions, according to a new case study by Moniepoint. The...

PSC Disowns Fake Police Recruitment Medical Screening Notice, Warns Candidates Against Fraudsters

July 10 (THEWILL) — The Police Service Commission (PSC) has disowned a fake press release circulating on social media claiming that successful applicants in the ongoing Nigeria Police Force recruitment exercise have been scheduled for medical screening between July...

Air Force Helicopter Carrying Zambian VP Crashes After Take-Off

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July 10 (THEWILL) — An Air Force helicopter carrying Zambia's Vice President, Mutale Nalumango, crashed shortly after take-off on Thursday in Nakonde District, Muchinga Province, with all eight people on board escaping unhurt. The vice president was travelling with seven...

Trump’s Security Tightened After Israel Flags Alleged Iranian Assassination Plot

July 10 (THEWILL) — Security around United States President Donald Trump was significantly tightened during his visit to Ankara, Turkey, after Israel reportedly shared intelligence with Washington on a new alleged Iranian plot to assassinate him, according to a...

Air Peace Evacuates Fourth Batch of Repatriated Nigerians From South Africa

July 10 (THEWILL) — Air Peace has completed the fourth phase of the Federal Government's humanitarian evacuation programme for Nigerians affected by renewed xenophobic attacks in South Africa, airlifting another 284 citizens back to the country and raising the...

Man Arrested Over Alleged Kidnap, Rape of Teenager in Ogun

July 10 (THEWILL) — Operatives of the Ogun State Community, Social Orientation And Safety Corps( So-Safe) have arrested a 43-year-old suspect, Abraham Micheal over the alleged abduction and rape of a teenager in Gasline, Sango. The suspect was said to...

Nigerian Troops Intercept Chadian Woman With Drugs, Alcohol Meant for Terrorists

July 10 (THEWILL) — Troops of Operation HADIN KAI have intercepted a Chadian woman allegedly transporting illicit drugs, alcohol, and other prohibited substances to terrorists operating in the Lake Chad Islands, dealing what the military described as another significant...

Flood Leaves Thousands Homeless in Akwa Ibom, Exposes Growing Urban Drainage Crisis

July 10 (THEWILL) — Thousands of residents of Uyo, the Akwa Ibom State capital, have been displaced after devastating floods triggered by several hours of heavy rainfall swept through homes, churches, and business premises yesterday, exposing what residents describe...

Former Catholic Bishops’ Conference President Akubeze Dies at 69

July 10 (THEWILL) — The Catholic Church in Nigeria has announced the death of the Metropolitan Archbishop of Benin City and former President of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of Nigeria (CBCN), Most Rev. Augustine Obiora Akubeze, who passed away...

Ebonyi 2027: Umuekumenyi Seeks Leadership Change, Inaugurates Wards, LG Delegates

July 9 (THEWILL) — The Umuekumenyi Leadership Council Union, on Thursday, said Ebonyi State needs "a new beginning with fresh air of governance", as the group inaugurated its Local Government and Ward Delegate Council ahead of the 2027 general...