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South Africa's football captain and goalkeeper Senzo Meyiwa has died after being shot, South African police say. The incident reportedly happened at Meyiwa's girlfriend's house in Vosloorus, south of Johannesburg. The 27-year-old played for Orlando Pirates and had played in South...

SAN FRANCISCO, October 26, (THEWILL) – The Catholic Church has disclosed that 14 of its parishes in the Northeast were sacked by the rampaging Boko Haram insurgents with over 90,000 of the Church’s members displaced as a result of...

SAN FRANCISCO, October 26, (THEWILL) –  The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has announced the dissolution of the Ondo State Executive Committee of the party. The party said with the announcement, all structures of the...

Around 30 adolescents -- some of them girls aged as young as 11 -- have been abducted in northeast Nigeria over the weekend by suspected Boko Haram rebels, a local village chief told reporters on Sunday. "The insurgents... grabbed young...

BEVERLY HILLS, October 25, (THEWILL) – The much awaited Local Government election across the 25 council areas of Delta State was on Saturday characterized by low voters’ turnout amidst pockets of violence in several parts of the state. There was...

BEVERLY HILLS, October 25, (THEWILL) – The Sudanese embassy in Nigeria has announced the death of the Sudanese Ambassador to Nigeria, Dr Tagelsir Ali, who died inside the National Hospital in Abuja on Friday at the age of 66. A...

SAN FRANCISCO, October 25, (THEWILL) – Moderate Islamic teacher, Sheikh Dr. Ahmad Abubakar Mahmud Gumi has advised President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan to drop his reelection bid in the interest of “Peace, stability and well being of millions of innocent...

BEVERLY HILLS, October 24, (THEWILL) – The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC, has secured an order of the Federal High Court, Kano for forfeiture of the properties of one Yagana Ibrahim Bukar a.k.a Aisha Shettima Noor. By the order,...

… Nullifies All Decisions Taken By Pinnick-led Sacked Board BEVERLY HILLS, October 24, (THEWILL) – The Chris Giwa-led board of Nigeria Football Association (NFA) has taken charge as ruled by the judiciary, a member of the board, Yahaya Adama, said...

BEVERLY HILLS, October 24, (THEWILL) – President Goodluck Jonathan will formally launch his reelection bid on November 11, 2014, the Chairman of the Presidential Declaration Committee Dr. Haliru Bello, said on Friday during a chat with State House correspondents...