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SAN FRANCISCO, September 17, (THEWILL) – The Governor of Yobe State, Alhaji Ibrahim Gaidam has appointed six new Special Advisers. The new appointees are Alhaji Hassan Saleh, Barrister Bala Haladu, Musa Maina Dumburi, Hadjiya Fatsuma Talba, Ibrahim Bakabe and Usman Barau...

BEVERLY HILLS, September 17, (THEWILL) - The military has discretely retired the recalled General Officer Commanding (GOC) the 7 Division of the Nigerian Army, Maiduguri, Maj. Gen. Abubakar Mohammed. The retired officer was recalled following a mutiny by some junior soldiers...

The Senate on Wednesday referred the nomination of Chima Nweze as Justice of the Supreme Court to its Committee on Judiciary for further scrutiny. Also, the nominations of Retired Capt. Mukhtar Usman as Director-General of Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA)...

SAN FRANCISCO, September 17, (THEWILL) – Federal troops Wednesday killed several Boko Haram fighters who made another unsuccessful push to take Konduga, a town few miles from Maiduguri, the capital of Borno State. Military sources said clashes between soldiers and the...

Around 300 South Africans were visiting a Pentetcostal church in Nigeria last week where a wing collapsed killing more than 60 people and an unknown number were still unaccounted for, the government said. President Jacob Zuma had said on Tuesday...

SAN FRANCISCO, September 17, (THEWILL) – A bomb blast has occurred at the Federal College of Education in Kano, northern Nigerian. Witnesses told THEWILL that gunshots were also fired at the institution. Casualty figures are unclear as at press time but witnesses...

BEVERLY HILLS, September 16, (THEWILL) - Delta State Governor, Dr Emmanuel Uduaghan has commended the Federal Government for its efforts towards tackling the spread of the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) but warned that Nigerians are not yet safe from the...

SAN FRANCISCO, September 16, (THEWILL) – The Senate on Tuesday demanded a total declaration of war on the insurgent Boko Haram group, particularly in the North East. Consequently, the lawmakers urged President Goodluck Jonathan to, as a matter of urgency, make...

SAN FRANCISCO, September 16, (THEWILL) – A N1.5 billion lifeline has been given to the ailing Maiduguri Flour Mills by Borno and Yobe State Governments to enable the company resume production. Established 31 years ago, the company which employed thousands of...

SAN FRANCISCO, September 16, (THEWILL) – Two suspected fraudsters who allegedly defrauded a foreign investor of the sum of $7.9 (Seven Million, Nine Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) have been arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. The alleged...