Politics

BEVERLY HILLS, CA, May 30, (THEWILL) – The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) has declared a ceasefire in less than 48 hours after President Goodluck Jonathan waved an olive branch to insurgent groups in the...

…Offers To Dialogue, Reconcile With Terrorists Who Embrace Peace BEVERLY HILLS, CA, May 29, (THEWILL) – President Goodluck Jonathan Thursday expressed his determination to protect Nigeria’s democracy, saying the unity and stability of the country, and the protection of lives...

BEVERLY HILLS, CA, May 29, (THEWILL) – The All Progressives Congress (APC) has condemned in the strongest terms the attack by those it described as sponsored thugs against the 'Bring Back Our Girls' campaigners who have hitherto conducted themselves in...

DEMOCRACY DAY BROADCAST BY H.E. GOODLUCK EBELE JONATHAN, GCFR, PRESIDENT, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA MAY 29, 2014 Fellow Nigerians, 1. I greet and felicitate with you all, today, as we mark 15 years of uninterrupted democratic governance in our beloved country. 2. Our dear nation, Nigeria,...

BEVERLY HILLS, CA, May 28, (THEWILL) – Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, has called on Nigerians to collectively protect the country’s democracy, which was attained after years of struggle to end military rule in Nigeria. In a Democracy Day message...

BEVERLY HILLS, CA, May 28, (THEWILL) – The chairman of the Board of Trustees of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Tony Anenih, said Wednesday that despite the security challenges occasioned by the scourge of terrorism, Nigeria remains...

BEVERLY HILLS, CA, May 28, (THEWILL) – The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, has said that despite various the challenges confronting the nation, democracy remains the only option available to Nigerians to weather the...

BEVERLY HILLS, CA, May 28, (THEWILL) – A Bill for an Act to establish a Security Trust Fund for the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) was passed Wednesday for the second reading in the House of Representatives. The Bill, when eventually...

BEVERLY HILLS, CA, May 28, (THEWILL) –  The thirty-six former members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the House of Representatives, who defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC) on December 18, 2013 have submitted a petition to...

BEVERLY HILLS, CA, May 28, (THEWILL) –  The House of Representatives Wednesday resolved to commence investigation into allegations of dumping of 469 tons of toxic waste materials in some communities in Delta State by the Nigerian Agip Oil Company...