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President General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Chief Nnia Nwodo, has said that the people of Southern and Middle-belt regions of Nigeria will only vote for a presidential candidate whose political party has restructuring in its manifesto. Nwodo spoke at Enugu Sports Club, Friday night, at the maiden edition of “Nkata Umu Ibe”, a monthly distinguished Speaker’s series organised by Centre For …

The Kaduna State Police commissioner, Austin Iwar, on Sunday confirmed that 45 villagers were killed by bandits in Birnin Gwari Local Government Area of the state. We reported how armed bandits attacked Gwaska village in Birnin Gwari on Saturday afternoon. Residents said the killings occurred around 2:30 p.m. when the bandits stormed the village in large numbers on motorcycles. They …

Strategists of President Muhammadu Buhari are leaving nothing to chance in the event that some bigwigs of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) dump the party in the build up to next year’s elections. The Buhari camp has in place a Plan B to mitigate the effects of the possible defection of the likes of Senate President Bukola Saraki, House …

Benin City – Operatives of the Edo State Police Command have taken into custody a middle-aged man in connection with the gruesome murder of a bricklayer in Benin City, last month. Alltimepost.com exclusively gathered that the suspect, Obas Idehen was detained after he had, in company of his lawyer, turned himself in on Thursday following intensified close marking by police …

Human and environmental rights activist, Rev David Ugolor has restated the need for the Conference of Non-Government Organizations (CONGOS) to collaborate with government in the spirit of Open Government Partnership principle of Co-creation, wherein government and Civil Society groups work together for the common interests as equals. Rev Ugolor, who is the Executive Director of Africa Network for Environment and …

A batch of 48 students of the College of Agriculture, Iguoriakhi have been posted to the Rubber Research Institute of Nigeria, Iyanomo, Edo State, for a three months internship programme, in continuation of efforts to reposition the college by the Godwin Obaseki-led administration. Majority of the students, said to have resumed for the training and are expected to get hands-on …

… salutes journalists’ courage, says no alternative to Free Press …OBSERVER, EBS up for revamp The Governor of Edo State, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has charged journalists to uphold the ethics of the journalism profession to deepen good governance and fast-track the nation’s advancement. Obaseki who gave the charge on the occasion of the United Nation’s World Press Freedom Day, celebrated …

House of Representatives has slated next Tuesday for the laying of 2018 budget. The House may also pass the Appropriation Bill the same day. The House may, after the passage of the bill, shut down plenary to protest the killing of Nigerians, especially in Benue State. It will be recalled that the House while adopting a motion last week took …

Contrary to the views in some quarters, President Muhammadu Buhari’s visit to the United States (US) was beneficial to the country, the Presidency said yesterday. The Presidency scored the visit high, saying the President was satisfied with its outcome. In a statement, Senior Special Assistant (Media and Publicity) Mallam Garba Shehu said the President got all he wanted from the …

Nigeria’s Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, has said that the federal government will continue to make more arrest of suspected looters of the national treasury and put them on trial despite the difficulty in putting them behind bars. He also said corruption was fighting back as represented in the desperation by some “corrupt politicians” to ensure that President Muhammadu Buhari was …