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It is encouraging to see that President Muhammadu Buhari is in touch with elders and leaders of the Igbo nation in efforts to resolve the crisis of confidence between the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra, IPOB, and the Federal Government over the latest detention of IPOB’s leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu. The IPOB secessionist leader was recaptured by security agents in Kenya …

Graduates with Higher National Diploma (HND) certificates have urged President Muhammadu Buhari to give his assent to the bill seeking to abolish the dichotomy between Bachelor of Science (B.Sc) and Higher National Diploma (HND) holders in the country.  They noted that the president’s assent would ensure the growth of polytechnic education in Nigeria.The dichotomy between B.Sc and HND holders in …

*Malami: Judgement will embolden Nigerian government to crush bandits A Federal High Court in Abuja under trial Justice Taiwo Taiwo has ruled that activities of bandits, as well as other similar groups, by whatever names they are called, in any part of the country, amounted to acts of terrorism and subsequently declared them terrorists. Justice Taiwo further held that the …

The National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS, has called on the Federal Government to consider the option of upgrading the country’s oil refineries to functional levels while rejecting the planned fuel price increase. NANS President, Comrade Asefon Sunday Adedayo, who made the call while briefing journalists in Abuja, on Friday, described as “strange economics” the promise of the government to …

Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, said his government will sustain investment in sports development to productively engage and empower youths in the state. Obaseki gave the assurance when he received the National Scrabble Champion, Osahon Omosefe, who was on a courtesy visit at the Government House, Benin City. According to him, “First of all, I want to congratulate Osahon …

Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki and stakeholders in the Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) sector have called for targeted policies to attract more investments into the sector to maximize Nigeria’s gas resources for national development. The stakeholders noted that despite its huge potential, the sector was being plagued by a poorly regulated retail market, shortage of LPG storage facilities, inadequate …

By Bob MajiriOghene Etemiku, Alltimepost.com Abuja Correspondent Following months of agitation by whistle blower and media attention, including stories published by Alltimepost.com, and intervention of the Nigerian Government, the Italian government has released some Nigerians allegedly detained illegally in Italian jails over trumped up charges of belonging to Mafia organizations. Sources told Alltimepost.com during the week that the Nigerians released …

•Wants N409m paid to victims of police brutality Human Rights lawyer, Mr. Femi Falana, SAN, yesterday, urged Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State not to be pressurized in jettisoning the report of the Lagos State Judicial Panel of Inquiry and Restitution to Investigate Cases of Police Brutality and the Incident of October 20, 2020 at Lekki Toll Gate. He also …

•Says no rest for security chiefs until Nigerians are at peace •Directs them to provide adequate security during yuletide •Notes success in Anambra polls confirms 2023 not threatened •Hails Nigerian’s emergence as VP Interpol Africa •We ‘re afraid, worried over security threats on Abuja-Kaduna highway, say Kaduna Reps PresidentMuhammadu Buhari yesterday rose from a national security meeting with service chiefs …

The House of Representatives has told the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) to embark on ‘explosive and ferocious’ raids on methamphetamine production laboratories in Nigeria. The lower chamber also directed the federal government to develop a national policy to combat meth and other narcotics across the country. These resolutions followed a motion of urgent public importance moved by Henry Nwawuba (APC, …