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August 24, (THEWILL) – The United States government says it has no plans or intentions of establishing a military base in Nigeria. Earlier in May, US chargé d’affaires in Nigeria, David Greene, had refuted reports of any plan to...

August 08, (THEWILL) – China's anti-doping agency, CHINADA, has urged the International Testing Agency (ITA) to increase testing of US track and field athletes, following a positive doping test by American sprinter, Erriyon Knighton. The call for enhanced scrutiny...

August 05, (THEWILL) – The history-making Nigerian women's basketball team, D'Tigress, will take on reigning Olympic champions, the USA in the quarter-finals of the Paris 2024 Olympics on Wednesday. Nigeria advanced to this stage by becoming the first African nation...

April 17, (THEWILL) - The United States men's basketball team for the Paris Olympics has been announced, featuring a truly star-studded roster. The lineup is headlined by NBA all-time leading scorer, LeBron James and reigning MVP, Joel Embiid. This powerhouse...

April 11, (THEWILL) - Six former Mississippi law enforcement officers have been sentenced to decades in prison on Wednesday, after pleading guilty to state charges related to the racially motivated torture, sexual assault and shooting of two Black men...

March 04, (THEWILL)-  Barbara Brandon-Croft, first nationally syndicated African American female cartoonist visited Nigeria from February 18 to 24, for a U.S. Speaker Programme titled, “Sketch & Satire: The Art and Impact of Editorial Cartooning.”   Brandon-Croft is best known for...

January 17, (THEWILL) - The Royal Court of New Jersey, United States, has ordered the return of assets worth around $8.9 million to Nigeria. The assets, worth over N5 billion, were allegedly stolen by government officials in Nigeria around...

January 08, (THEWILL) - United States Secretary of Defence, Lloyd Austin, has admitted a secret hospitalisation, saying, “I take full responsibility for my decisions about disclosure.” 70-year-old Austin, a retired four-star general, who became the first African-American defence secretary...

December 04, (THEWILL) - The United States is set to commit about $600 million in private investments and infrastructure in Africa as partnership towards deepening global alliance. Chargé d’Affaires of the US Embassy in Nigeria, David Greene, disclosed this in...

November 21, (THEWILL) - The United States men's national soccer team suffered a 2-1 defeat against Trinidad and Tobago in the CONCACAF Nations League on Monday. The loss came despite the U.S. having already secured qualification to the...