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An identity card belonging to the Deputy Chairman of Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria in Bassa Local Government Area of Plateau State, Zakariya Ya’u Idris, is now a subject of controversy. The Police authorities said they had commenced investigation into the matter. While the Irigwe Development Association alleged that the document was recovered at a scene where some …

By Igbotako Nowinta, Alltimepost.com Nigeria Bureau Chief Oba Ewuare II of the Great Benin Kingdom has charged the management of Okomu Oil Palm Plc on the need to improve on company’s corporate social responsibility in its host community. The Benin Monarch gave the charge recently when the Chairman, Board of Okomu Oil Palm Plc, Mr. Gbenga Oyebode led other Directors …

Donald Trump’s personal lawyer said on Saturday he hoped the firing of former FBI deputy director Andrew McCabe would prompt Rod Rosenstein, the deputy attorney general overseeing the Russia investigation, to shut down the inquiry. John Dowd spoke hours after Trump gloated that the firing of McCabe marked a “great day for democracy”. His glee provoked a savage response from …

Edo State Government has commenced talks with the Nigerian Export-Import (NEXIM) Bank on how it can access over N553 billion funding for local manufacturers and industries. This move, according to the government, is part of its efforts to equip entrepreneurs with training and finance to produce ready goods for export especially with anticipated increase in industrial activity in the state. …

By Alltimepost.com Report of a public lecture series organized by a Non-partisan Nigerian political group, the Gatekeepers in Benin City, Edo State, last Thursday has cited Edo State Government for a seeming graveyard silence on the implementation of the existing Laws for the regulation of the movement of herdsmen and animals. The report which contained lectures/recommendations delivered by professors from …

Mauritius President Ameenah Gurib-Fakim resigned on Saturday after being embroiled in a scandal over her use of a credit card to buy luxury personal items, in an abrupt change of heart after vowing she would not stand down. Gurib-Fakim, Africa’s only female head of state, submitted her resignation in the “national interest,” her lawyer Yousouf Mohamed told reporters. He said …

Herdsmen’s invasion of some communities in Dekina and Omala Local Government areas of Kogi State has left no fewer than 50 houses razed with many communities deserted for fear of renewed attacks. Residents of Oganenigu, which was mostly affected have relocated to neighbouring towns like Anyigba, Egume and other areas for their safety. This was just as the Peoples Democratic …

Middle Belt and civil rights groups have called on President Muhammadu Buhari to sack the Inspector-General of Police, Mr. Ibrahim Idris, over the unabated killings by herdsmen, particularly in the North-Central part of the country. The groups, in separate interviews on Friday with Saturday PUNCH, said that the IGP was due for removal after disobeying a directive of Buhari that …

The Independent National Electoral Commission ( INEC ) says it has uncovered an illegal voter registration centre in Offa, Kwara State. INEC Administrative Secretary in Kwara, Mr Paul Atser, made this known in a statement in Ilorin on Friday. “It has come to the notice of Independent National Electoral Commission, Kwara State that some unscrupulous persons are carrying out illegal …

The General Overseer, Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, on Friday expressed displeasure with the mindless killings of people by Fulani herdsmen in Benue State and other parts of the country. Adeboye, alongside his wife, Folu, made his feelings known when he visited Benue to condole with Governor Samuel Ortom and pray for the government and people of …