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The President of the Court of Appeal, Justice Zainab Bulkachuwa, on Wednesday, withdrew as a member of the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal. This followed allegations of likelihood of bias leveled against her by the Peoples Democratic Party, and its presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar. Although the five-man panel of the tribunal, in a unanimous ruling dismissed the application, Bulkachuwa said she …

By Bob MajiriOghene Etemiku Barely 72 hours after Alltimepost publication of the story: Comatose ADP: Why its Failure Will Mar Obaseki’s 200,000 Job Creation Plan, our correspondent in Benin City who anchored the special report received a phone call from Peter Aikhuomobhogbe, Program Manager of the state agricultural agency. Prior to the publication of the story, Mr. Aikhuomobhogbe had agreed …

Benin City, Nigeria – Civil Empowerment & Rule of Law Support Initiative, CERLSI, has urged the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to expedite modalities leading to the successful takeoff and implementation of its Creative Industries Financing Initiative (CIFI), intended to benefit Nigerians with skills in the fashion, movie making and distribution channels, info tech, music and software engineering.  Bob MajiriOghene Etemiku, …

Edo State Governor, Mr Godwin Obaseki, has dismissed rumors of in-fighting in the Edo State Chapter of the All Progressive Congress (APC), noting that “the fake news is the handiwork of few individuals who want the party to put them first above the interest of everyone else.” The governor stated this on Monday during an enlarged meeting with APC leaders …

Edo State Government has urged Edo people and Nigerians to disregard the schemes of a few greedy individuals who have been angling to corner the state’s resources for themselves through the dissemination of fake news and rumors in the media. In a statement, Special Adviser to the Edo State Governor on Media and Communication Strategy, Mr Crusoe Osagie, said those …

Edo State Governor, Mr Godwin Obaseki, has assured that his administration will exploit the hosting of the 2019 National Festival for Arts and Culture (NAFEST), to showcase the state’s rich, innovative cultural products to the world. The governor gave the assurance in commemoration of the World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development, marked every May 21, by the …

By Bob MajiriOghene Etemiku, Alltimepost.com Special Correspondent (Nigeria) Nigerian Students and Youth Association (NISAYA) has given Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki a 72-hour ultimatum to publicly address the state students’ concerns about the sorry state of all tertiary institutions in the heartbeat of the nation. The students said that if Governor Obaseki failed to heed their ultimatum, they would …

The Federal Capital Territory Command of the Nigeria Police Force has planned traffic diversion from routes leading to the venue of the Presidential Election Tribunal at the Court of Appeal in Abuja, saying it is to avert possible clashes between supporters of the All Progressives Congress and the Peoples Democratic Party. The FCT Command said the traffic diversion on Wednesday …

The Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, has said that the Federal Government has just approved an additional N25billion for public universities to meet the demands set by the Academic Staff Union of Universities. The minister said the money will be shared to the beneficiary institutions directly, adding that some universities since 2013 had not been able to access the third …

The House of Representatives has passed a bill which abolished the existing dichotomy between Polytechnic Higher National Diploma and the Bachelor of Science degree awarded by the Nigerian universities. The bill was passed during Tuesday’s plenary. The legislation, which was sponsored by Ali Isa and Edward Pwajok from Gombe and Plateau States respectively, was passed for second reading since April …