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The Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole, has set up a panel of experts to investigate the controversies surrounding the level of benzoic and ascorbic acid in the soft drinks being produced by the Nigerian Bottling Company. Adewole, in a series of tweets on his verified Twitter handle on Thursday, assured Nigerians that the Federal Government had convened a group …

The Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption has advised President Muhammadu Buhari not to remove the acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Mr. Ibrahim Magu, whose confirmation was rejected by the Senate on Wednesday. The committee further stated that Magu could continue in acting capacity indefinitely. It was learnt that the committee had resolved to communicate its resolution …

The Lagos State Government has advised that the Queen’s College, Yaba, be shut down indefinitely for a proper treatment of the water system in the school. The state Ministry of Health said results from samples taken from water sources in the school showed that the water was “polluted,” adding that the school’s food handlers were also culpable. This is just …

By Alltimepost.com Funeral ceremonies for late Dr. Samuel Osaigbovo Ogbemudia, former Governor of the defunct Mid-West and Bendel States commenced on Thursday, with a sevice of songs at Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium in Benin City. The event was attended by family members and dignitaries from within and outside the state. In a message entitled, “what will you be remembered for? Rev …

By Alltimepost.com Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki has expressed shock and sadness over the alleged assassination of former Council Chairman of Etsakor East Local Government Area, Hon. (Prince) Suleiman Afegbua. The Governor, while condemning, in strong terms, the dastardly act, urged security operatives in the state to immediately swing into action, unravel those behind the act and bring them …

After basking in the adulation of his supporters in the Republican heartland on Wednesday night, Donald Trump returned to Washington to face the cold reality of setbacks to his travel ban and healthcare reforms as he unveiled a $1.15tn budget true to his hardline nationalist agenda. The US president’s budget would boost military spending and assign billions to building a …

Derrick Watson, a district judge in Honolulu, has blocked Donald Trump’s revised travel ban just hours before it was scheduled to go into effect, marking another stinging blow to the administration. You can read the full ruling to issue a nationwide temporary restraining order (TRO) against the ban from the federal district court in Hawaii here. Below are highlights from …

Donald Trump appears set on a collision course with federal judges, vowing to fight them to the end after a district court in Hawaii issued the second block in as many months on his proposed travel ban on visitors from Muslim-majority countries. The dramatic clashes between Trump and the judiciary came just hours before the president’s revised executive order was …

“Investigation on the chairmanship nominee, Magu Ibrahim Mustapha revealed that in August 2008, following a search at his residence during the tenure of Farida Waziri (AIG/rtd) as the commission’s chairman, some sensitive EFCC documents which were not supposed to be at his disposal were discovered. He was subsequently redeployed to the police after days of detention and later suspended from …

The Senate has asked the Comptroller General of Nigeria Customs Service, Col. Hameed Ali (retd.), to come back next week Wednesday in uniform. The lawmakers said as the chief executive of the security outfit, Ali should lead by example. The Customs boss had appeared before the Senate on Thursday, after he failed to show up yesterday (Wednesday) as initially scheduled. …