Politics

Senate Confirms Emefiele As CBN Governor

...Also Balkachuwa As Appeal Court President SAN FRANCISCO, March 26, (THEWILL) – Without any dissenting voice, the Senate on Wednesday confirmed the appointment of Godwin Emefiele as the substantive governor of the Central Bank Of Nigeria (CBN). He will replace the...

Delta Debunks Alleged Misappropriation Of N9bn Excess Crude Fund

SAN FRANCISCO, March 26, (THEWILL) – Delta State Government has debunked allegations that it mismanaged N9 Billion Excess Crude funds released to the state in December 2012. Reacting to a purported press briefing by Hon. Dino Melaye, Secretary to the...

Nigeria Applauds the United States, Welcomes Forfeiture Proceedings Against Abacha, Associates

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BEVERLY HILLS, CA, March 26, (THEWILL) – The Federal Government of Nigeria welcomes the forfeiture proceedings initiated by the United States Department of Justice against assets fraudulently acquired through laundered state funds by late General Sani Abacha, the former...

President Jonathan Leaves For ECOWAS Summit In Cote D’Ivoire

BEVERLY HILLS, CA, March 26, (THEWILL) – President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan is expected to depart Abuja on Thursday for Yamoussoukro, Cote D’Ivoire, to participate in the 44th Ordinary Session of the Conference of Economic Community of West African States...

Congress: More Questions For NNPC Over Alleged $8bn Diversion

BEVERLY HILLS, CA, March 26, (THEWILL) – As the Petroleum Resources Minister, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke, is billed to defend allegations of reckless spending of N10 billion on a chartered jet, the House of Representatives joint committee on Petroleum Resources...

House Moves To Change Nigeria’s Motto

SAN FRANCISCO, March 26, (THEWILL) – The House of Representatives Wednesday commenced debate on the controversial bill that seeks to change the country’s national motto from “Unity and Faith, Peace and Progress” to “Unity and Faith, Justice and Equity,...

Imoke Charges Navy On Calabar referral Hospital

SAN FRANCISCO, March 26, (THEWILL) – Cross River State Governor, Senator Liyel Imoke, has charged the Nigerian Navy to ensure that the Naval Referral Hospital in Calabar, whose construction began about 35 years ago, is completed and put to...

Relief As Court Restrains EFCC, ICPC , Others From Arresting Justice Olotu

Temporary relief has come for embattled former Solicitor General and Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Justice, Edo State, Justice Gladys Olotu, who is also a former Chief Registrar, High Court Directorate, Edo State Judiciary as well as former Secretary, Edo...

Group Petitions NJC Over Alleged Miscarriage of Justice

BEVERLY HILLS, CA, March 25, (THEWILL) – A group, the Delta Forum for Transparency and Probity (DFTP), has petitioned the National Judicial Council (NJC) over what it described as a miscarriage of justice. It has therefore asked the Council to...

Police Deny Receipt Of N19.7bn From Sanusi For Helicopter

…As House summons Police Minister, IGP, CBN SAN FRANCISCO, March 25, (THEWILL) – The Nigeria Police has denied receiving the sum of N19.7 billion allegedly paid to the Police by the suspended Central Bank Governor, Mallam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi ,...