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June 24 (THEWILL) — A High Court sitting in Sokoto State has sentenced a Nigerien national and two Nigerians to death by hanging after convicting them on charges of terrorism and arms trafficking, following a prosecution by the Department...

June 24 (THEWILL) — The Nigerian Army has recorded significant operational successes across the North-West and South-East regions, rescuing kidnapped victims in Zamfara State, foiling a planned terrorist attack in Sokoto State, and neutralising three suspected members of the...

June 24 (THEWILL) — Nigeria has welcomed the decision of the United States Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) to sanction alleged ISWAP financier, Mukhtar Muhammad Adamu, and three Bureau De Change (BDC) firms linked to him, declaring that...

June 24 (THEWILL) — The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Olayemi Cardoso, has launched the CBN Naira Ambassadors Club, a new initiative to promote proper handling of the Naira and encouraging young Nigerians to become advocates...

June 24 (THEWILL) — Standard Chartered Bank Nigeria Limited has received the International Finance Corporation’s (IFC) EDGE (Excellence in Design for Greater Efficiencies) Green Building Certification for its Head Office in Lagos, reinforcing its commitment to sustainable operations and...

June 24 (THEWILL) — Traffic along the Lagos-Ore-Benin Expressway was disrupted on Wednesday after truck drivers blocked the Oniparaga axis of the highway in protest over alleged extortion by police officers in Ondo State. The action caused a massive...

June 24 (THEWILL) — The average retail price of Premium Motor Spirit (petrol) rose by 55.31 percent year-on-year to N1,596.25 per litre in May 2026, according to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) latest report. The figure was higher...

June 24 (THEWILL) — The Ogun State Police Command has neutralised two suspected kidnappers, rescued an abducted victim unharmed, and recovered N2.2 million suspected to be proceeds of crime during a sustained anti-kidnapping operation across the state. The Command...

June 24 (THEWILL) — Senate President Godswill Akpabio, on Wednesday swore in four newly elected senators following their victories in the recent by-elections conducted by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), urging them to place national interest...

June 24 (THEWILL) — The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has uncovered and dismantled a sophisticated industrial-scale methamphetamine laboratory hidden deep inside a forest in Oyo State, arresting a Mexican national described as a methamphetamine production expert...