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Buhari Writes Saraki, Dogara, Resumes Work

SAN FRANCISCO, February 11, (THEWILL) – President Muhammadu Buhari Thursday resumed work at the State House in Abuja after a 6-day vacation, the Presidency said in a statement. “In compliance with Section 145 (1) of the Nigerian Constitution, President Buhari...

Boko Haram Not In Control Of Any Local Government In Nigeria – Buhari

BEVERLY HILLS, February 11, (THEWILL) – President Muhammadu Buhari has asserted that none of the 774 local government areas in the country is under the control of Boko Haram insurgents. The Senator representing Borno Central in the National Assembly, Baba...

‘Mama Taraba’ Loses Bid To Unseat Governor Ishaku At Supreme Court

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SAN FRANCISCO, February 11, (THEWILL) – The appeal filed by the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Taraba State, Senator Aisha Al-Hassan, alias 'Mama Taraba' challenging the appellate court validation of the election of Darius Ishaku...

Army Reveals Why It Can’t Probe Ex-Service Chiefs Indicted In Armsgate

SAN FRANCISCO, February 11, (THEWILL) – The Chief of Army Staff, COAS, Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai has explained that ex-service chiefs involved in the fraudulent procurement of weapons to boost the fight against Boko Haram terrorists cannot be probed...

Appeal Court Reverses Nyako’s Impeachment, Flays Adamawa Assembly For Violating Ex-Governor’s Right

SAN FRANCISCO, February 11, (THEWILL) – A Court of Appeal sitting in Yola has reversed the impeachment of Rear Admiral Murtala Nyako (rtd) as governor of Adamawa State, ruling that his removal by the State House of Assembly was...

Budget Scam: N5m Meant For Purchase Of Computers In Information Ministry Inflated To N398m

SAN FRANCISCO, February 11, (THEWILL) – Another instance of inflation of figures has been uncovered in the 2016 Budget with the Senate Committee on Information, unearthing a curious N398m said to be meant for the purchase of computers in...

APC Petitions Attorney-General, Wants Fayose’s Election Reviewed

SAN FRANCISCO, February 11, (THEWILL) – Following allegations of irregularities that have dogged the June 21 2014 governorship election in Ekiti State, the state chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has requested the Attorney General of the Federation,...

2015 elections: INEC To Prosecute Under-age Voters

BEVERLY HILLS, February 11, (THEWILL) – The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, said on Wednesday that it would prosecute under-age voters in Plateau. Dr Godwin Kwanga, the Resident Electoral Commissioner, REC, of INEC in the state made this known in...

Why Nigerians Will No Longer Pay For Voice Calls, SMS by 2019 – Venn

BEVERLY HILLS, February 11, (THEWILL) – The Managing Director, MD, of Spectranet Ltd., Mr. David Venn, on Wednesday said Nigerians will no longer pay for voice calls and Short Messaging Service, SMS, on mobile networks before the end of...

E-payment Transactions Rise To N48.9trn In 2015

BEVERLY HILLS, February 10, (THEWILL) – Despite the state of the Nigerian economy, the year 2015 witnessed an unprecedented upsurge in the volume and value of transactions across all payment channels in the industry, compared with what was recorded...