Nigeria’s electoral umpire, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it has withdrawn 25 Certificates-of-Return issued to some candidates that won during the 2019 General Elections, following court orders. The commission’s Chairman of Information and Voter Education Committee (IVEC) , Mr Festus Okoye, said this at a `Forum on Media Coverage of 2019 General Elections’ held in Enugu on Monday, according …
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Insecurity: CAN Challenges Nigerian Govt To Show more Concern, Commitment
BY ALLTIMEPOST.COM Nigerian Government’s handling of insecurity in the country has been x-rayed by the Christian Association of Nigeria’s President, Rev. Samson Ayokunle, who challenged the Buhari Administration to be more serious and committed to the protection of lives and property. Ayokunle warned however that for stability to reign in the land, both Christians and Muslims must embrace peace as …
Read More »Benin Airport Begins Night Flight Operations As Fed Govt Commissions Night Landing Equipment
…NIMET station, Agro-allied Cargo Terminal to follow – Aviation Minister …Obaseki says development will transform the Benin Airport Nigerian Government in partnership with Edo State Government, at the weekend, commissioned night landing equipment at the Benin Airport, officially reviving night operations at the 63-year old Airport. The Minister of State for Aviation, Sen. Hadi Sirika, said at the commissioning that …
Read More »Motorists Lament Man Made River In Isiohor Quarters Benin City
By Igbotako Nowinta, Alltimepost.com Nigeria Bureau Chief Motorists and residents in Isiohor quarters in the outskirt of Benin City, Edo State of Nigeria, have lamented the huge artificial pool of stagnant flood water that has become a regular occurrence and terrible eye sore during rainfall. The stagnant flood water, now referred to as man-made river constitutes a nuisance and health …
Read More »Enemies Of Benin Kingdom, Oba Cursed By Traditional Worshippers As Purification, Sanctification Begin
Curses were recently heaped on the enemies of Benin Kingdom and all those who have committed an affront and sacrilegious acts against the Benin throne and the Kingdom. Benin traditional worshippers who embarked on purification and sanctification of the kingdom, also prayed against those who perpetrate evils and various crimes in the Kingdom. The purpose of the prayers, according to …
Read More »Nigerian Army Running Oil Bunkering Syndicate In Rivers — Wike
Governor Nyesom Wike has accused the Nigerian Army of running illegal bunkering in Rivers State. The governor accused Jamil Sarham, the general officer commanding the Army’s 6 Division in Port Harcourt, of raising a team of soldiers to steal and sell petroleum products in the region. “The GOC has his own team now doing oil bunkering for him because he …
Read More »EXCLUSIVE: Buhari Administration Hires American Lobbying Firm One Month After Atiku’s Engagement
The administration of President Muhammadu Buhari has acquired the services of an image-laundering and lobbying firm with offices in the United Kingdom and the United States to undertake ‘outreach and relationship building with various stakeholders’ PREMIUM TIMES can exclusively report. The hiring comes about a month after Atiku Abubakar last April hired the services of lobbying firm Fein & DelValle …
Read More »New Northern Governors’ Forum Chairman Emerges
The Plateau State Governor, Simon Lalong, has been elected as the chairman of the northern governors’ forum which comprises 19 members. The second-term governor was elected during the forum’s meeting held on Friday in Kaduna. The forum’s outgoing chairman and Borno State governor, Kashim Shettima, disclosed this at the end of the meeting. He said Mr Lalong’s tenure will begin …
Read More »Minimum Wage: Corps Members To Receive N30,000 Monthly Stipend
The Minister of Finance, Zainab Ahmed, says the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members will earn the new minimum wage of N30,000 as allowance. According to a report on Friday by The Nation newspaper, Mrs Ahmed disclosed this while speaking to journalists on Thursday in Abuja. According to the minister, the ministry has verified N649.434 billion as the outstanding balance …
Read More »If You Violate Your Oath, I Will Ensure The Law Takes Its Course, Obaseki Warns 14 Newly Sworn-in Perm Secretaries
“If I find out that you violate any clause of the oath you took today, I would not hesitate to ensure that the law takes its course; I mean it. I have spent the last few weeks interviewing only those that passed the qualifying test to ensure you have the right ethics, background and orientation to be the permanent secretaries …
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