Nigeria

Following the death of General Sani Abacha in 1998, his successor, General Abdulsalami Abubakar, initiated the transition which heralded Nigeria’s return to democratic rule in 1999. The ban on political activities was lifted and political prisoners were released from...

June 13, (THEWILL)- Prof Oluremi Sonaiya was the only female candidate that contested in the 2015 presidential election. In this interview with AYO ESAN, she speaks on issues affecting Nigeria.   Excerpts: June 12 has been chosen as Nigeria’s Democracy Day. It...

June 11, (THEWILL)- Senate President Ahmad Lawan on Friday reacted to the recent suspension of Twitter operations in the country. Speaking at a media briefing to mark the second anniversary of the Ninth Assembly, Lawan said Nigeria and Twitter need each...

June 08, (THEWILL) - The Nigerian Navy (NN) has launched a new Landing Ship Tank (LST) at Damen Shipyard, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. The construction of the ship began about two years ago and when commissioned will replace the first...

BEVERLY HILLS, June 06, (THEWILL) - The Socio-economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has asked the Commonwealth to apply its charter to hold the Muhammadu Buhari government to account over the suspension of Twitter. SERAP sent the urgent appeal to...

BEVERLY HILLS, June 05, (THEWILL) – Telecommunications operators in Nigeria have blocked access to Twitter after the government slammed an indefinite ban on the social media platform on Friday. Checks by THEWILL confirmed that access to the Twitter platform has...

BEVERLY HILLS, June 04, (THEWILL) – The Super Eagles of Nigeria failed to keep their unbeaten record against the Indomitable Lions of Cameroon going as they fell to a lone goal loss in the first of their doubleheader friendlies at...

BEVERLY HILLS, June 04, (THEWILL) – The Special Adviser to President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, says Nigeria needs a despot with an iron fist to whip  into line any dissenting voices. Adesina, who made this known in  his weekly...

BEVERLY HILLS, June 03, (THEWILL) – The Presidency on Thursday reacted to the report by the Foreign Policy Magazine tagging Nigeria a "Failing State." The response, made public by Presidential Spokesman, Garba Shehu, said the article on Nigeria in Foreign Affairs titled, “The Giant of...

BEVERLY HILLS, June 02, (THEWILL) – Special vaccination sites have been opened for Nigerians to get a second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, says the Federal Government. It also said everyone with reported side effects had recovered in the country. The...