Austyn Ogannah
Cartels Behind Nigeria's Continued Oil Imports
Abuja (THEWILL) - Nigeria’s continued importation of petrol (PMS) and other petroleum products has been traced to various interests in the past and present administrations,
NINE U.S. BANKS SEIZED IN LARGEST ONE-DAY HAUL
U.S. authorities seized nine failed banks on Friday, the most in a single day since the financial crisis began and the latest stark sign that ...
HARVARD BRAND TAKES A HIT IN TOUGH TIMES
Tough economic times have hurt Harvard University's public standing in the media over the past nine months, while schools perceived as a safer educational investment ...
NIGERIA’S ACCESS BANK SWINGS TO H1 PRE-TAX LOSS.
Nigeria's Access Bank said on Friday loan loss provisions drove it to a 14.22 billion naira pre-tax loss in the six months to the end ...FIDELITY BANK’S PROFIT DOWN.
Lagos (THEWILL) – Fidelity Bank Nigeria is reporting a pre tax profit of N2.8 billion naira, for the September quarter due to provisions for bad ...
FIRST INTERNET MESSAGE SENT 40 YEARS AGO TODAY.
Internet messages started with a crash 40 years ago today, and life hasn't been the same since. “We transmitted the ‘L’ … and the ‘O’ ...
STIMULUS SAVED OR CREATED 650,000 JOBS: WHITE HOUSE.
The Obama White House on Friday said it believed the $787 billion economic stimulus plan approved early this year had saved or created about 650,000 ...
TALIBAN VIOLENCE THREATENS PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION.
The Taliban's brazen attack on U.N. election workers undermines the U.N.'s ability to help steer Afghanistan through a runoff election in only 10 days. Although ...
ZIMBABWE BLOCKS UN INVESTIGATOR VISIT TO COUNTRY.
An outraged U.N. torture investigator said Thursday he believes Zimbabwe's president may be the reason he was blocked from the country, a move that could ...
FRENCH COURT DECIDES NOT TO PROBE AFRICAN LEADERS.
PARIS – A French court has decided not to pursue an investigation into three African heads of state for money laundering linked to their assets ...
LIBERIA’S PRESIDENT MAY RUN IN NEXT ELECTION
Liberia's president said Thursday she has not ruled out running for office again in 2011, despite campaign promises to only serve one term. Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, ...
LABOUR UNIONS HIT THE STREETS.
Abuja (THEWILL) - A coalition of Labour Leaders in Nigeria led by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Trade Union Congress of Nigeria and rights activists, ...
AGAIN JUSTICE OGUNBIYI SACKS OMISORE.
Abuja (THEWILL) – One week after sacking Mrs Folake Oshinowo from the Federal House of Representatives, Justice Clara Ogunbiyi’s led Court of Appeal in Ibadan, ...
AFRICAN UNION SANCTIONS GUINEA JUNTA.
ABUJA (THEWILL) – The African Union (AU) has imposed stiff sanctions on Guinea’s military leader Captain Moussa Dadis Camara and members of his ruling junta. ...
SERENA IS NUMBER ONE AGAIN.
DOHA (THEWILL) – Serena Williams has zoomed to the top spot in WTA ranking after defeating Russia’s Elena Dimentieva 6-2, 6-4 Thursday in a crucial ...
SOLUDO’S DAD’S ABDUCTION. HOAX OR REAL?
San Francisco (THEWILL) – Self-styled Godfather of Anambra politics, Chief Chris Uba has accused Professor Charles Soludo and his close aids of orchestrating the abduction ...
CHRIS MAMAH'S 50TH BIRTHDAY PARTY!
Lagos (THEWILL) - Chris Mamah, The current Managing Director of The Week Magazine threw a party to celebrate his BIG 50. Click on images on the right to see ...
PRESIDENT YAR’DUA APPROVES BILLIONS FOR NIGER DELTA REGION.
Abuja (THEWILL) – Nigeria’s president, Umaru Musa Yar’dua is taking the amnesty deal sealed with Niger-Delta fighters seriously as his government Wednesday approved over N170 ...
UN WORKERS SCRAMBLE OVER ROOFS DURING KABUL ATTACK.
Terrified U.N. workers scrambled over the roof or leaped from windows to escape choking smoke and gunfire after being awakened at dawn Wednesday when Taliban ...NASA'S NEW MOON ROCKET MAKES FIRST FLIGHT.
NASA's newest rocket successfully completed a brief test flight Wednesday, the first step in a back-to-the-moon program that could yet be shelved by the White ...
IMAGES FROM THE FIFA U17 WORLD CUP!
Abuja (THEWILL) - Images from the Nigeria/Honduras group match encounter. ...
FIFA U17 WORLD CUP: NIGERIA'S EAGLETS BEAT HONDURAS.
Abuja (THEWILL) - Nigeria’s Golden Eaglets, the FIFA U17 World Cup defending Champions moved closer to retaining the title with a 1-0 win over Honduras at ...CHARLES SOLUDO’S FATHER ABDUCTED.
San Francisco (THEWILL) – There are confirmed reports that the father of Nigeria’s former Central Bank Chief, Charles Soludo was abducted at about 7.pm local ...
UNITED COACH WANTS PERSONAL HEARING IN FA CHARGE.
Doha (THEWILL) – Manchester United Coach, Sir Alex ferguson has requested a personal hearing over a charge of improper conduct following his comments about referee ...
VENUS WILLIAMS FALLS IN DOHA.
Doha (THEWILL) - Venus Williams was defeated by 28 year old Elena Dementieva in three straight sets in a WTA Championship opener in Doha. The ...BANKERS AND THE TIMES.
Long before the Sanusi era, banking used to be one of the most sought-after professions in Nigeria. Some may argue that it probably still is. ...G.A.T, BI-COURTNEY AND THE CONCESSION AGREEMENT.
JUST when the dust has begun to settle over the thirty-six year airport terminal concession agreement between Bi-Courtney and the federal government, Bi-Courtney is again ...WHY SOLUDO CANNOT RULE ANAMBRA STATE NOW.
Not minding whose ox is gored, I make bold to say that there are thousand and one compelling reasons why Professor Chukwuma Soludo will never ...
WHEN THE SUN SET IN NIGERIA: DELE GIWA'S AWFUL MURDER.
Twenty-three years ago, on October 19, 1986, the sun quite suddenly set at noon. In the brutal darkness, we lost Dele Giwa, just two short ...
APPEAL COURT SACKS PDP FEDERAL LEGISLATOR.
Abuja (THEWILL) - The election of Honourable Folake Olunloyo Oshinowo, a Nigerian federal legislator, representing Ibadan Southwest/Northwest Federal Constituency, Oyo State has been annulled by ...Author info
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