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The Edo State Government has commenced negotiations with the Nigerian Communications Satellite Limited (NIGCOMSAT) for the provision of e-learning facilities in schools across the state. Commissioner for Science and Technology, Hon. Emmanuel Agbale, disclosed this in a chat with journalists shortly after a meeting between the state government officials and representatives of NIGCOMSAT, at the Government House, Benin City on …

By Igbotako Nowinta, Alltimepost.com Nigeria Bureau Chief Authorities of the University of Benin have been accused of “shamelessly” relapsing into the era of darkness and jackboots such that was prevalent during military dictatorship in Nigeria where some Deans of Students Affairs and Vice-chancellors turned themselves into reckless demented tyrants on the campuses! The Niger Delta for Human Rights made the …

As Hurricane Harvey howled through the night and the roof and walls of their island home collapsed from the pressure of 130mph winds, the immediate task for Melani Zurawski and Tim Yoke was survival. The couple climbed to the attic of their rental home and tied themselves together with ripped-up sheets. As they lay down, Yoke steeled for the end …

Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has urged Edo and Delta citizens to hold fast to the virtues and legacies that made the old Bendel State outstanding among its peers, calling out leaders of the two states to sustain and build on the heritage of the old region. Obaseki made the submission in his goodwill message at the birthday celebration …

Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State recently celebrated the innovative spirit of women researchers who have broken new grounds in science and technology. At the commemoration of the 2018 International Day for Women and Girls in Science marked every February 11 by the United Nations (UN), Obaseki commended women for braving the many cultural hurdles to stamp their names in …

Pressure on White House chief of staff John Kelly was intensifying on Saturday after a series of missteps, most notably his defence of a senior official accused of domestic violence. Ominously Donald Trump has been grumbling about Kelly’s performance and weighing up possible replacements, according to media reports. Reports in the New York Times suggested that Kelly told staff on …

A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party in Kaduna, Alhaji Hussain Jallo, has called on the party leadership to avoid impunity and imposition of candidates or be prepared to face worst defeat in 2019 elections. Jallo handed the warning, when some national and Kaduna State executives visited him at his residence in Rigachikun, in Kaduna on Saturday. “If the main …

Elders and key political actors in the North on Saturday brainstormed in Abuja to pick a consensus presidential candidate from the zone for the 2019 general elections. The elders under the aegis of Northern Elders and Stakeholders, said the meeting with the theme:“Northern Elders and Stakeholders Conversation”, was organised to seek ways of reaching an accord for an acceptable person …

President Muhammadu Buhari’s appointment of Asiwaju Bola Tinubu to lead the reconciliation process in the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has jolted some leaders of the party who have commenced a quiet move to cage the former Lagos State governor. When the National Working Committee, NWC met last Wednesday, a day after Tinubu’s troubleshooting role was made, members were said …

By Alltimepost.com Nigerian bank manager, Mr. Michael Adetola has urged the 302 Libya returnees who, at the weekend in Benin City graduated from capacity building and skills development program, established by Edo State Government to apply financial discipline as they set up their businesses. Adetola who was one of the facilitators of the graduation ceremony stressed: “Financial discipline plays important …