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BREAKING: Fubara Confirms THEWILL Exclusive, Withdraws From Rivers APC Governorship Primary

May 20, (THEWILL) — Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has formally withdrawn from the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship primary scheduled to hold on Thursday, confirming an earlier exclusive report by THEWILL on the mounting uncertainty surrounding his political...

Kano Police Command Apprehends 248 Suspects

May 20, (THEWILL) — The Kano State Police Command has arrested 248 suspects for various offences, including armed robbery, kidnapping, drug trafficking, and violent public disturbances in the last month. The Police Commissioner, Ibrahim Adamu Bakori, disclosed this while briefing...

Tonye Cole Withdraws From Rivers APC Governorship Primary

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(THEWILL) — The 2023 governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State, Tonye Cole, has withdrawn from the party’s governorship primary for the 2027 eeneral elections, scheduled for Thursday, citing the need...

UAE Court Jails Emirati Man Over Video Promoting Marriage to Underage Moroccan Girls

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...

ADC Screening: Atiku Unveils Economic Rescue Plan as Amaechi Rejects Federal Character

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...

NGX Reverses Gains as Heavyweight Losses Drag Market Lower

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...

Ex-Cuban President Raul Castro Faces Murder Charges In U.S Over Deadly 1996 Aircraft Attack

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...

Son, Grandson Allegedly Mastermind Elderly Father’s Kidnap in Kaduna

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,...

Lagos Commissioner Escapes Assassination During APC Reconciliation Meeting

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...

FBI Extradites Suspect to U.S. Over Multi-Million Dollar Fraud, Money Laundering

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...