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SAN FRANCISCO, September 14, (THEWILL) – The gunmen that kidnapped Oluwatoyin Nwosu, the wife of Steve Nwosu, the Deputy Chief Executive Officer of The Sun Newspaper, have contacted the family, demanding N100m (about $500K) as ransom. Oluwatotin was abducted from...

SAN FRANCISCO, September 14, (THEWILL) – The Federal Government has urged other regions of the world to adopt and emulate the peace and security council model of the African Union (AU). The call came amid commendation for the Peace and...

BEVERLY HILLS, September 14, (THEWILL) – President Muhammed Buhari will next Monday perform the ground breaking ceremony of the 260km Super Highway in Cross River State, a statement from the office of the Governor of the state said Monday. The...

BEVERLY HILLS, September 14, (THEWILL) – The Federal Ministry of Transport has commenced a review of employments, placements and promotions embarked upon by the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) since 2010. The committee, which is headed by the...

SAN FRANCISCO, September 14, (THEWILL) – President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated one of Nigeria's foremost entrepreneurs, political leaders and elder statesmen, Alhaji Bamanga Tukur, as he celebrates his 80th birthday on Tuesday, September 15, 2015. A Statement Monday by the...

SAN FRANCISCO, September 13, (THEWILL) – The Department of State Service (DSS) has reportedly screened a former Presidential candidate and Economist, Professor Patrick Utomi, an ex-Managing Director of Nigerian Breweries Limited, Mr. Festus Odimegwu, a former Governor of Osun...

BEVERLY HILLS, September 13, (THEWILL) – A popular Nigerian business, Alhaji Mohammed Gobir, 55, has been detained by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), for allegedly defrauding outdoor advertising firm, Afromedia of at least N1.7 billion, in a...

An Islamic school building collapsed in the town of Bukuru in Nigeria's Plateau state on Sunday afternoon, killing at least four students and injuring 14 others, the state coordinator of emergency services said. "We are still working under the rubble...

BEVERLY HILLS, September 13, (THEWILL) – Apart from barefaced theft of public funds, corruption has also been cited as the main reason for poor policy choices, the prevalence of poverty in the midst of plenty and waste of resources...

BEVERLY HILLS, September 13, (THEWILL) – The Federal Government has begun to put in place measures to ensure that the European Union (EU) lift the suspension on beans imported from Nigeria. The Nigerian Agricultural Quarantine Service (NAQS) said it organised...