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The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has approved the full reopening of markets in the state. The Lagos Commissioner for Local Government and Community Affairs, Dr Wale Ahmed, made this known in a statement on Tuesday. The statement made available by the governor’s Senior Special Assistant on New Media, Gawat Jubril, noted that both food markets and non-food markets can …

The seven-man Special Visitation Panel set up by the Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, to look into the affairs of Ambrose Alli University has extended the date for submission of Memoranda from Monday, 26th October, 2020, to Wednesday, 4th November, 2020. Mrs. Priscillia Aziegbemhin, Member/Secretary of the Panel, in a statement on Tuesday, said the extension is due to the state-wide 24-hour curfew imposed by the …

By Igbotako Nowinta, Alltimepost, Nigeria Bureau Chief Nigerian President, Major-General Muhammadu Buhari, has been asked to resign immediately, if he cannot adequately cope or respond to the yearnings, wishes and aspirations of the youths and people of Nigeria. The Pastor-In-Charge of Province, Edo 6, under Region 13, of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Steve Bulugbe, made this …

United States Senate has voted to confirm Amy Coney Barrett to the US Supreme Court, solidifying the court’s conservative majority, the CNN has reported. The vote was 52-48. Republican Sen. Susan Collins of Maine, who is in a tough re-election fight, was the only GOP senator to cross party lines and vote with Democrats against the nomination after having expressed …

Nigeria’s National Economic Council (NEC), on Monday rose from an emergency meeting with a resolution reached that the deeper reasons behind the ENDSARS protest and its fallouts should be addressed by both the Federal and State Governments. To this end, a Council committee to engage the youths, representatives of Civil Society Organizations, religious and traditional leaders, on employment, social safety …

Edo State Government in collaboration with the federal government has commenced the registration of free business names for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in the state. Special Adviser to the Governor on Media and Communication Strategy, Crusoe Osagie, in a statement, explained that the free business name registration is part of the government’s post-coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic survival intervention programmes. …

Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has inaugurated the Judicial Panel of Inquiry established to look into the activities of the disbanded Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) and the circumstances surrounding #EndSARS protests in the state and investigate cases of human rights abuses by operatives of the defunct unit. The panel headed by Justice Ada Ehigiamusoe (Rtd) was inaugurated by the …

By Okhide Em’ya David.. National President of the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN), Rev. Dr. Felix Omobude, has advised  #EndSARS protesters nationwide to withdraw from the streets to allow the authorities take action on their demands,  saying that their agitations have since reached the Presidency. Omobude made the call on Monday while unveiling the forthcoming Christian programme, named Bible Alive …

The Nigeria Labour Congress has urged federal and state governments to release forthwith, all COVID-19 palliatives still stored in warehouses across the country. The union also condemned the mass looting of both COVID-19 palliatives and non-COVID-19 items in the country. This was contained in a statement on Monday titled, ‘NLC Demands The Immediate Release Of All COVID-19 Palliatives And Relief …

Senate President Lawan says lawmakers will work with the executive to implement the demands made by the youth. The president of Senate, Ahmed Lawan, says the National Assembly will ensure justice for victims of abuses committed by the personnel of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS). Mr Lawan said this in a statement on Monday. He said the National Assembly would also ensure …