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November 26, (THEWILL) — Guinea-Bissau was plunged into a new wave of political instability on Wednesday after armed military men arrested President Umaro Sissoco Embaló and several top government and military officials, following heavy gunfire near the presidential palace...

November 26, (THEWILL) — Two parents of some of the abducted pupils of St. Mary’s Private Primary and Secondary Schools in Papiri, Niger State, have died as the emotional toll of the abductions deepens across the community. The Catholic Bishop...

November 26, (THEWILL) — Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have dismantled a major opioids cartel in Lagos, arresting a suspected drug baron, Onyekachi Pius Nwanagu, alongside five members of his syndicate in an intelligence-led operation...

November 26, (THEWILL) — The Nigeria Police Force, through the INTERPOL National Central Bureau (NCB) in Abuja, has repatriated a 61-year-old Turkish national, Acar Huseyin, to Turkey to serve his outstanding prison sentence after an international manhunt. Force Public Relations...

November 26, (THEWILL) — Chidinma Ojukwu, the 23-year-old undergraduate accused of killing Super TV CEO, Michael Usifo Ataga, on Tuesday told a Lagos High Court that she regrets his death as the high-profile trial entered a new phase. Testifying before...

November 26, (THEWILL) — Nigeria’s monthly trade surplus declined by 35 per cent to $1.39 billion, according to the latest trade figures, reflecting weaker export earnings and a modest rise in import bills. The drop marks one of the sharpest...

November 26, (THEWILL) — The United Nations has raised a fresh alarm over the rising cases of femicide, warning that gender-related killings of women and girls have reached crisis levels worldwide. In a new report released by the UN Office...

November 26, (THEWILL) — The Federal High Court in Lagos has adjourned the hearing of a joinder application in the ongoing alleged $1 billion debt suit involving FBNQuest Merchant Bank Limited, First Trustees Limited, and Nestoil Limited, alongside its...

November 26, (THEWILL) — Akwa Ibom State Governor, Pastor Umo Eno, has presented a N1.39 trillion budget proposal for 2026 to the State House of Assembly, marking a 16 percent reduction from the revised N1.65 trillion 2025 budget. The...

November 26, (THEWILL) — The Federal Capital Territory Administration has dismissed reports claiming that government schools in the FCT would shut down by November 28, 2025, insisting that no such directive existed. In a statement on Wednesday, Lere Olayinka, Senior...