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Mon, 11 Oct 2021 09:00:55 +0000Iraq Captures Terrorist Chief Declared Wanted By US
October 11, (THEWILL) – Iraq has captured Sami Jasim, a high-ranking member of Islamic State in charge of the group’s finance and a deputy of slain leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi said on Twitter on Monday. ...
Mon, 11 Oct 2021 08:58:54 +0000
UK, Ireland Take Quarrel Over EU Trade Deals To Twitter
October 11, (THEWILL) – Britain and Ireland traded barbs on Twitter on Sunday after British Brexit negotiator David Frost restated his view that the EU must agree to “significant change” to the Northern Ireland protocol that governs...
Mon, 11 Oct 2021 08:55:33 +0000
Pope Meets Nun Kidnapped For 5 Years By Mali Islamists
October 11, (THEWILL) – Pope Francis has met a Colombian Nun who was freed on Saturday by Islamists in Mali after about five years as a hostage. Sister Gloria, 59, said on state TV she was grateful to Malian authorities “for all the effor...
Mon, 11 Oct 2021 08:54:10 +0000
Lagos Police Warn Against #EndSARS Anniversary Protest
October 11, (THEWILL) – The Lagos State Police Command has warned against any protest to mark the first anniversary of the #EndSARS protests that rocked the nation in 2020. The Command in a statement issued on Monday by its Public Relations Off...
Mon, 11 Oct 2021 08:51:01 +0000
Biden Urges Firms To Impose COVID-19 Jab Mandates On Workers
October 11, (THEWILL) – US President Joe Biden has encouraged large private companies to mandate coronavirus vaccinations for their workers, arguing that the existing requirements his administration put in place have proved effective against CO...
Mon, 11 Oct 2021 08:49:54 +0000
Blaise Compaoré Shuns Thomas Sankara Murder Trial
October 11, (THEWILL) – Former Burkina Faso President Blaise Compaoré has said he would not be attending a long-awaited trial over the 1987 assassination of his predecessor, Thomas Sankara, which is due to start on Monday. His lawyers said the...
Mon, 11 Oct 2021 08:46:50 +0000
U.S. Lauds First Face-To-Face Talks With Taliban
October 11, (THEWILL) – The United States has described the first face-to-face meeting between senior U.S. and Taliban government officials was “candid and professional,” saying the new regime was warned that it would be judged on a...
Mon, 11 Oct 2021 07:07:49 +0000
Panama Ends USMNT Unbeaten Run In Narrow Win
October 11, (THEWILL) – The Panama national team on Sunday beat the United States men’s national team (USMNT) 1-0 in the ongoing CONCACAF World Cup qualifying series. The victory ended the USMNT’s 24-match unbeaten streak. In a lack...
Mon, 11 Oct 2021 07:05:17 +0000
Only God Can Take My Life – Tinubu
October 11, (THEWILL) – A former Lagos state governor and a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Sunday said he is hale, adding that only God can take his life. Tinubu made the remarks during a welcome-back a...
Mon, 11 Oct 2021 07:01:46 +0000
Messi Reaches 80-Goal Milestone In 3-0 Win Over Uruguay
October 11, (THEWILL) – Lionel Messi, Rodrigo De Paul, and Lautaro Martinez scored in Argentina’s 3-0 win over Uruguay in their round five fixture of the CONMEBOL qualifiers for the Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup at the Estadio Monumental Anto...