Still on Nigeria’s Frustrating Kidnapping Epidemic

Austyn Ogannah — Sun, 10 Mar 2024 13:35:18 +0000

March 10, (THEWILL)- In recent weeks, Nigeria has once again found itself grappling with a harrowing resurgence of kidnappings, particularly targeting vulnerable groups, such as Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) and students. These incidents have reignited the national conversation around the country’s ongoing security crisis, which has been festering for years and now threatens to unravel […]

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State Governors Must Wake up To Their Poverty Alleviation Responsibilities

Austyn Ogannah — Sun, 25 Feb 2024 17:13:12 +0000

February 25, (THEWILL) – There is no denying the fact that Nigeria is in the throes of a biting cost of living crisis that continues to drive more citizens into poverty and economic deprivation. While there have been numerous economic upheavals in the country’s history, few can compare to the current economic quagmire that threatens […]

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It’s Time For A People’s Constitution

Austyn Ogannah — Sun, 18 Feb 2024 18:06:20 +0000

February 18, (THEWILL) – As Nigerians continue to grapple with untold hardship, growing calls for fundamental changes in the country’s system of governance indicate rising public disaffection with the status quo. We all seem to agree that our constitution is defective which has necessitated constant amendments at the National Assembly. From influential lawmakers to policy […]

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In Government And In Labour, Nigerians Do Not Trust

Austyn Ogannah — Sun, 11 Feb 2024 16:24:39 +0000

February 11, (THEWILL) – Nigeria stares at another possible industrial action soon as its major labour unions have threatened nationwide strikes across critical sectors to protest the Federal Government’s failure to honour agreements meant to alleviate the dire economic realities facing average citizens. This current impasse will bring to the fore once again the deep […]

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Nigeria Hemorrhaging Billions As Money Laundering Loot Remains Untouchable

Austyn Ogannah — Sun, 04 Feb 2024 18:27:54 +0000

February 04, (THEWILL) – On Wednesday, last week, the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ola Olukoyede, disclosed that it had uncovered a religious sect in Nigeria involved in money laundering for terrorists. Additionally, he revealed that another religious body was found to be protecting a money launderer, as funds suspected to be […]

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VAR: What Can EPL Learn From AFCON?

Austyn Ogannah — Sun, 28 Jan 2024 15:57:45 +0000

January 28, (THEWILL) – The Video Assistant Referee (VAR) represents a technological innovation in football officiating, involving trained video officials reviewing decisions and advising on-field referees. Implemented to minimise human errors impacting soccer matches, this system was formally adopted by the International Football Association Board (IFAB) in 2018 after extensive trial phases across multiple competitions. […]

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Oyo Tragedy: Regulatory Failure or..?

Austyn Ogannah — Sun, 21 Jan 2024 16:31:23 +0000

Janaury 21, (THEWILL) – The deafening explosion that ripped through a bustling neighbourhood in Ibadan, Oyo State on January 16 has again left the nation grieving. As families mourn their loved ones lost in the blast, urgent questions emerge: How could such a devastating tragedy have occurred in a residential community? Why were explosives that […]

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Humanitarian Affairs Ministry Graft Scandal Taints President Tinubu’s Young Government

Austyn Ogannah — Sun, 14 Jan 2024 15:52:08 +0000

January 14, (THEWILL) – Suspended Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Dr Betta Edu, was once seen as a rising star in President Bola Tinubu’s cabinet. At just 37, she was the youngest minister in the government and considered to be close to the President. She was in charge of overseeing the National Social […]

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Exclusive: Tinubu To Reshuffle Cabinet

Austyn Ogannah — Thu, 11 Jan 2024 12:13:15 +0000

January 11, (THEWILL) – President Bola Tinubu is expected to implement a cabinet reshuffle any moment from now, sources with knowledge of the development told THEWILL Thursday. The two independent sources told THEWILL that the President intends to rejig his cabinet, which he inaugurated in August because some of the appointees are “struggling in their […]

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What Is The Value Of A Nigerian Life?

Austyn Ogannah — Sun, 07 Jan 2024 18:28:46 +0000

January 07, (THEWILL) – It is with a heavy heart and a profound sense of despair that I write this. In a tragic series of events that occurred on the eve of Christmas and continued through Christmas and Boxing Day, over 150 people were killed in attacks across more than a dozen communities in Plateau […]

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