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July 13, (THEWILL) — Former South Korean President, Yoon Suk Yeol, has been sentenced to two years in prison after a Seoul court found him guilty of illegally receiving free opinion polling services worth 270 million won (about $180,000)...

July 13, (THEWILL) — The governorship candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) for the 2027 Lagos State election, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, has announced the death of his mother, Nkechi Stella Rhodes-Vivour (née Waboso), drawing an outpouring of condolences...

July 13, (THEWILL) — Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf of Kano State has officially announced his Deputy, Murtala Sule Garo, as his running mate for the 2027 governorship election. The announcement was made during a strategic meeting with federal political appointees...

July 13, (THEWILL) — The Akwa Ibom State Government says it is set to commence the fourth phase of its ARISE Free Food Distribution Programme, with 217,000 bags of rice and beans earmarked for distribution to vulnerable households...

July 13, (THEWILL) — The Federal Government has suspended the proposed increase in registration fees for the 2027 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) and the National Examinations Council (NECO) Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE). The decision, announced on...

July 13, (THEWILL) — Former Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology, Uche Nnaji, was on Monday arraigned before the Federal High Court in Abuja by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) over alleged certificate forgery, obtaining...

July 13, (THEWILL) — Nigeria’s crude oil production rose to a 74-month high in June 2026, surpassing the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries’ production quota for the fourth consecutive month as improved operational stability boosted output. Data released...

July 13, (THEWILL) — Almost a week after he launched a political diatribe against the presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, Peter Obi, former Borno State governor, who later represented Borno Central District at the National Assembly...

July 13, (THEWILL) — The Federal Government's failure to publish Nigeria's Budget Implementation Report (BIR) beyond the third quarter of 2025 should concern every Nigerian. While budget preparation and appropriation often dominate public discourse, budget implementation is where governance...

July 13, (THEWILL) — Nigeria’s foreign exchange market recorded its steepest weekly decline in turnover this year, with total transactions across the FX Spot and Derivatives markets falling 46.57 percent to $1.631 billion in the week ended July 10,...