Politics

House Joins Senate, Approves N4695trn Budget

SAN FRANCISCO, April 10, (THEWILL) – The House of Representatives Thursday adopted the Senate’s version of the 2014 Appropriation Bill as it approved N4.695 trillion for the fiscal year. The House had on Wednesday held an executive session where it resolved...

PIB: Group Rallies Support For Diezani In Escravos

…Accuses N'Assembly of trying to kill PIB BEVERLY HILLS, CA, April 09, (THEWILL) – A group of graduates under the auspices of Graduates Association of the Niger Delta (GAND) has staged a solidarity rally in defence of the Petroleum Minister,...

Don’t Cause Trouble In Lagos, APC Warns Obanikoro

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… Urges military to stop illegal engagement of soldiers BEVERLY HILLS, CA, April 09, (THEWILL) – The Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Wednesday warned the Minister of State for Defence, Mr. Musliu Obanikoro,  not to...

Ibori London Trial: “We Want A Fresh Trial”- Prosecution; “It Has No Precedent In Law”- Defence Counsel.

BEVERLY HILLS, CA, April 09, (THEWILL) – The confiscation hearing against the former governor of Delta state, Chief James Onanefe Ibori reopened this Wednesday at a London Crown Court with the British Crown Prosecution lead counsel, Sasha Wass, calling...

Orosanye Report: Aviation Professionals Protest Proposed NCAA, NAMA, NIMET Merger

BEVERLY HILLS, CA, April 09, (THEWILL) – Aviation professionals under the aegis of the Nigerian Aviation Professionals Association (NAPA) on Wednesday protested the decision of the Federal Government to merge its three agencies in the aviation sector as recommended...

Senate Approves N4.69trn 2014 Budget

SAN FRANCISCO, April 09, (THEWILL) – The Senate on Wednesday passed the 2014 Appropriation Bill of N4.695 trillion. The approved budget is N53 billion more than the estimate presented by the executive to the National Assembly (NASS). President Goodluck Jonathan on...

Corruption: EFCC Arraigns Sokoto Perm Sec, Director

BEVERLY HILLS, CA, April 09, (THEWILL) – The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on April 7, 2014 arraigned the duo of Mohammed Bello Abubakar and Abubakar Abdullahi Ahmed, Permanent Secretary and Deputy Director of Sokoto State Ministry of...

Restructuring Of Nigeria With Zones As Federating Units Tops Discussion At National Conference

SAN FRANCISCO, April 08, (THEWILL) – Issues bordering on corrupt practices, unemployment, restructuring of the country into federating units, economic development and national security topped deliberation on Tuesday at the on-going National Conference in Abuja. A release signed by Mr....

Delta: ‘Slain Lawyers May Have Been Killed Over N60m Botched ‘Deal”

BEVERLY HILLS, CA, April 08, (THEWILL) –  Indications have emerged that the two lawyers allegedly killed by gunmen last week may have been killed over a controversial N60million 'legal fee' for a high profile kidnap case they were handling. The...

Court Rules On Suit Challenging Sanusi’s Suspension May 20

BEVERLY HILLS, CA, April 08, (THEWILL) – Judgement is expected to be delivered on May 20 in the suit instituted by the suspended Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mallam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, against President Goodluck Jonathan...