News

Nigeria Proposes N6 Trillion Budget For 2016 @ $38 Crude Benchmark, Undecided On Petrol Subsidy Removal At FEC Meeting

BEVERLY HILLS, December 07, (THEWILL) – An impromptu meeting of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) held Monday at the Presidential Villa in Abuja with the federal government proposing a Medium Term Expenditures Framework (MTEF) of N6 trillion for the...

Money Laundering: Sule Lamido’s Son, Aminu Loses Appeal

BEVERLY HILLS, December 07, (THEWILL) – The Court of Appeal sitting in Kaduna on Monday dismissed the appeal of Aminu Sule Lamido, the 34 year-old son of former Jigawa State governor, Alhaji Sule Lamido, against the decision of the...

Appeal Court Gives EFCC Nod To Investigate Yanaty Petrochemical For Alleged N1.8bn Subsidy Fraud

Ask ZiVA 728x90 Ads
BEVERLY HILLS, December 07, (THEWILL) – The Abuja Division of the Court of Appeal, on Monday ordered Yanaty Petrochemical Limited, an oil marketing company, to submit itself for investigation by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFFC, over an...

Social Media Bill: Buhari Restates Commitment To Free Speech

BEVERLY HILLS, December 07, (THEWILL) – President Muhammadu Buhari Monday reiterated the commitment of his administration to the protection of free speech in keeping with democratic tradition. Buhari restated this in a statement signed by his Senior Special Assistant on...

OPAN Condemns Anti-Social Media Bill, Wants Senate To Engage Stakeholders

BEVERLY HILLS, December 07, (THEWILL) – The entire board and members of Online Publishers Association of Nigeria (OPAN) Monday condemned in the strongest terms what it called the motivation, process and purpose of the “Bill for an Act to...

Update: #BayelsaElection: INEC Cancels Result For Southern Ijaw, Declares Guber Poll Inconclusive

SAN FRANCISCO, December 07, (THEWILL) – The Independent National Electoral (INEC) has cancelled the result for Southern Ijaw local government area following allegations of irregularities and declared the governorship election in Bayelsa State inconclusive. INEC had earlier announced results from...

New Ooni, Ogunwusi, Receives Staff Of Office From Aregbesola

SAN FRANCISCO, December 07, (THEWILL) – The new Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, officially commenced his reign on the throne on Monday following his receipt of staff of office from Governor Rauf Aregbesola of Osun State at exactly...

Update III: #BayelsaElection: Collation, Announcement Of Result Continues

SAN FRANCISCO, December 07, (THEWILL) – The Independent National Electoral (INEC) has resumed and started announcing results for Saturday’s governorship election in Bayelsa State with the result from Ogbia Local Government Area, the home LGA of former president, Dr....

Agitation For Biafra Is ‘Completely Legitimate’ – FG

SAN FRANCISCO, December 07, (THEWILL) – The Federal Government has noted that the ongoing agitation by some Nigerians particularly in Southeast states is “completely legitimate.” This was as it pointed out that Nigeria cannot but be a united country. The...

Ribadu Reveals How He Began Probe Of Halliburton Scandal

SAN FRANCISCO, December 07, (THEWILL) – Erstwhile chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu has revealed how he launched investigation into the infamous Halliburton bribery scandal wherein Nigerian government officials were bribed with over...