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President Donald Trump said Tuesday the US is watching the “brutal and corrupt Iranian regime” amid deadly protests in the country, continuing his public support for anti-government demonstrations. “The people of Iran are finally acting against the brutal and corrupt Iranian regime,” Trump tweeted. “All of the money that President Obama so foolishly gave them went into terrorism and into …

Bone-chilling cold gripped the middle of the US as 2018 began on Monday, breaking a low temperature record, icing some new year celebrations and leading to at least two deaths attributed to exposure to the elements. The National Weather Service issued wind chill advisories covering a vast area from south Texas all the way to Canada and from Montana and …

The Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Prof Is-haq Oloyede, has said more than 2 million candidates are expected to register for this year Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations (UTME). Oloyede declared that the Board returned N7.8 billion to the Federal Government coffers from the proceeds of examination forms sold in 2017. He said the fund was sourced …

The Serving Overseer of the Latter Rain Assembly, Pastor Tunde Bakare, has said God has told him not to end his political career as he had earlier contemplated. Specifically, Bakare, who contested as the vice-presidential candidate on the platform of the defunct Congress for Progressive Change in the 2011 presidential election, said God told him to run for the Presidency. …

By Osehobo Ofure Visitation panels set up to investigate the allegations of fraud in 11 federal universities and federal polytechnics including the University of Benin and Auchi Polytechnic will ask for the multiple bank accounts they are currently operating in defiance of the Treasury Single Account (TSA). The panel’s request for the bank accounts in the case of the University …

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani tried to downplay the significance of sometimes violent protests across his country that have left 12 people dead in the biggest challenge to the authority of the Tehran regime since mass demonstrations in 2009. “Our great nation has witnessed a number of similar incidents in the past and has comfortably dealt with them. This is nothing,” …

I join my fellow citizens this morning to welcome and celebrate the New Year 2018. This year promises to be pivotal in our quest for CHANGE. Unfortunately, I am saddened to acknowledge that for many this Christmas and New Year holidays have been anything but merry and happy. Instead of showing love, companionship and charity, some of our compatriots chose …

By Alltimepost.com Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has said that the days are gone in Nigeria when idle funds existed which actors within the polity distributed to persons and groups, without commensurate return of value. Obaseki made this submission on  Monday during a New Year Service at the St. Andrew’s Cathedral in Eguare-Ekpoma, Edo State, which he attended in …

By Victor Ofure Osehobo Professor Emmanuel Aluyor, Vice Chancellor of the newly established Edo University, Iyamho has been summoned to the Governor’s office in Benin City to explain his role in the theft of a brand new Toyota Hilux van, acquired for the institution. Sources close to the institution said The VC has been having sleepless nights for weeks now …

The White House has urged Iran to respect the rights of Iranians who have taken to the streets to protest over the past two days, warning that “the world is watching.” Demonstrations in the northeastern city of Mashhad on Thursday prompted protests that spread to cities across the nation on Friday. Anti-government protests have been documented in Iran’s capital, Tehran, as …