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The National Assembly has increased the size of the 2017 budget proposed by the executive by N143 billion, from N7.298 trillion to N7.441 trillion. This is as the Senate and House of Representatives laid the harmonised report of the 2017 Appropriation Bill at their respective plenary sessions on Tuesday. The lawmakers increased statutory transfers to N434.4 billion from N419.02 billion, …

A former Vice President, Dr. Alex Ekwueme, on Wednesday, received the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, at his Enugu residence. Kanu explained that he visited Ekwueme in order to inform the elder statesman of the activities of IPOB, and his reasons for championing the agitation for Biafra. The IPOB leader described the former Vice President as …

By Alltimepost.com Benin City, Nigeria – Five years after the gruesome murder of Comrade Olaitan Oyerinde in Benin City, the hope of finding his killers remain strong, as the Chief of Staff to Edo State Government, Comrade Taiwo Akerele said last week that the murderers would be fished out someday. Comrade Akerele was speaking to human rights activists and other …

The Chairman, Senate Ad hoc Committee on Humanitarian Issues in the North-East, Senator Shehu Sani, has said Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo, who is now the acting President, can determine the fate of the suspended Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal. Sani said this during a breakfast television show, Sunrise Daily on Channels Television on Tuesday. Sani’s panel, which …

Oba Ewuare II, the Oba of Benin, has appealed to the British Government to return the artifacts carted away from the kingdom by the British during the Benin invasion of 1897, saying that the artifacts belong to the Benin Museum. He also expressed his readiness to partner the British Embassy to fight human trafficking in Edo State and Nigeria as …

The letter, written by President Muhammadu Buhari to the National Assembly, to inform the lawmakers of his medical leave and to transmit power to his deputy, is generating controversy. Buhari had stated that Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo would coordinate the affairs of the nation while he was away instead of writing that Osinbajo would act as the President. Senate President Bukola …

Donald Trump has fired James Comey as FBI director in a move that has raised concerns over the independence of the bureau’s investigation into links between the Trump campaign and Russia in the run-up to last year’s US presidential election. The president cited Comey’s handling of the Hillary Clinton email investigation as the reason behind his decision, but Democrats were …

Attorney general recommended the firing of Comey, who has been at the center of numerous political controversies since the 2016 US election We are going to pause our coverage for a few hours. Here’s our full report on Trump’s decision to sack Comey. Below is a summary of what we know: FBI director James Comey has been fired by Donald …

By Lisa Ferdinando – DoD News WASHINGTON — Veterans of World War II and the Korean and Vietnam Wars gathered at the White House today, honored for their selfless service and the freedoms that endure to this day because of their brave actions. The veterans at the White House ceremony were part of an Honor Flight from northern Colorado. Honor …

Twenty-four hours after he proceeded to London on account of his health, President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday expressed confidence that his absence would not affect the smooth running of government. Buhari, who relayed this last night in a tweet on his Twitter handle @MBuhari, said his confidence in effective government apparatus while he’s away was absolute. “As I noted earlier, …