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May 20, (THEWILL) — The 2023 governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State, Tonye Cole, has withdrawn from the party’s governorship primary for the 2027 eeneral elections, scheduled for Thursday, citing the need...

May 20, (THEWILL) — An Abu Dhabi court has sentenced an Emirati man, Saif Salem Saif Ali Al Maqbali, to three years' imprisonment and imposed a fine of Dh5 million ($1.3 million) for publishing an online video that promoted...

May 20, (THEWILL) — Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar on Wednesday appeared before the Presidential Screening Panel of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), where he unveiled what he described as a comprehensive economic rescue blueprint and a bold security...

May 20, (THEWILL) — Nigeria’s equities market closed in negative territory on Wednesday as losses in major bellwether stocks outweighed gains recorded across several mid- and small-cap counters. At the close of trading on the Nigerian Exchange Limited, market capitalisation...

May 20, (THEWILL) — Former Cuban President Raul Castro has been charged by the United States Department of Justice over his alleged involvement in the 1996 shooting down of two civilian aircraft belonging to a humanitarian organisation, an incident...

May 20, (THEWILL) — The Kaduna State Police Command has uncovered what it described as a disturbing family-backed kidnapping syndicate involving a son and grandson who allegedly masterminded the abduction of their elderly father and grandfather, Alhaji Rabo Jelani,...

May 20, (THEWILL) — A fresh crisis has erupted within the Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) after suspected political thugs attacked the State Commissioner for Wealth Creation and Employment, Akinyemi Bankole Ajigbotafe, during a reconciliation...

May 20, (THEWILL) — The United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has secured the arrest and extradition of a Nigerian, Samuel Ugberaese, to the United States to face prosecution over his alleged role in a transnational cyber romance...

May 20, (THEWILL) — The Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Sunday Kelvin Aneke, has been unanimously re-elected Chairman of the Association of African Air Forces for another two-year term during the 2026 African Air Chiefs’ Symposium held in...

May 20, (THEWILL) — Ahead of the 2027 general elections, opposition political parties intensified preparations for presidential primaries on Wednesday, as former Anambra State governor, Peter Obi, secured clearance from the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) to contest its...