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BEVERLY HILLS, CA, May 01, (THEWILL) – The Secretariat of the National Conference holding in Abuja has refuted media reports which suggested that the tenure of the confab had been extended by six weeks. In a statement on Thursday, the secretariat...

BEVERLY HILLS, CA, May 01, (THEWILL) – The security agencies working in Borno State declared on Thursday that there was no authentic list indicating the actual number of students abducted by Boko Haran gunmen 17 days ago from the...

BEVERLY HILLS, CA, May 01, (THEWILL) – The Nigerian Prison Service (NPS) has been dragged to court over alleged infringement and violation of rights. Charles Okah, who is accused of masterminding the October 1, 2010 Abuja bomb blast, slammed the...

Update II: The Police say 12 persons were killed by the bomb while 19 others were wounded. Five vehicles were also destroyed in the blast. The National Emergency Management Authority (NEMA) had earlier said nine persons were killed while 11 unconscious...

SAN FRANCISCO, April 30, (THEWILL) – Sixteen days after they were abducted from their hostel at the Government Girls Secondary School, Chibok, Borno State, another set of four school girls on Wednesday escaped from the stronghold of their Boko...

...You Can’t Stop Completed Process, NDPHC‎ Insists SAN FRANCISCO, April 30, (THEWILL) – The attempt by the Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE) to resolve its differences with Ethiope Energy Limited over the latter’s interest in three National Integrated Power Plants...

BEVERLY HILLS, CA, April 30, (THEWILL) – At long last, the House of Representatives Wednesday passed the Pension Reform Act 2013. It will now meet with the Senate for harmonisation. The Senate had earlier okayed the Bill on April 8....

SAN FRANCISCO, April 29, (THEWILL) – Former employees of the defunct Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN) Tuesday sacked the Warri, Ughelli and other offices of the Benin Electricity Distribution Company's (BEDC) in Delta State over the non-payment of...

Some of the schoolgirls abducted by suspected militant Islamists in northern Nigeria are believed to have been taken to neighbouring states, a local leader has told the BBC. Pogo Bitrus said there had been "sightings" of gunmen crossing with the...

BEVERLY HILLS, CA, April 29, (THEWILL) – Amaka Igwe, one of Nigeria’s most acclaimed movie directors died on Monday night after suffering an asthma attack in Enugu, Eastern Nigeria, according to local reports. Amaka was famous for her work in...