Acting President Yemi Osinbajo on Wednesday assigned portfolios to the two ministers sworn in on July 26. Stephen Ocheni (Kogi) is now the Minister of State for Labour while Suleiman Hassan (Gombe) is now the Minister of State for Power, Works and Housing. While Ocheni replaced the late Minister of State for Labour, James Ocholi, who died in a ghastly …
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Donald Trump was forced to disband two White House business councils disintegrating around him on Wednesday in the wake of his controversial remarks about the weekend violence in Charlottesville. The Strategic and Policy Forum and the White House Manufacturing Jobs Initiative were both dissolved as corporate leaders continued to resign. Trump claimed in a tweet that this was his decision, …
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Senior Republicans have lambasted Donald Trump after he once again drew a moral equivalency between the far right and counter-demonstrators during the deadly violence in Charlottesville on Saturday. But some elected Republican officials responded to an extraordinary press conference in Trump Tower on Tuesday night by denouncing bigotry on all sides, in signs of a possible rift in the party. …
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The Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, on Wednesday, admitted that the Federal Government indeed failed to meet its part of the agreement reached with the Academic Staff Union of Universities last year which led to the ongoing industrial action declared by the union. However, he said the government was not happy that ASUU embarked on the strike without following due …
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The Federal High Court in Lagos on Wednesday dismissed the objection of the police to the hearing of the N300m fundamental rights enforcement suit filed by suspected kidnap kingpin, Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike, alias Evans. Justice Abdulaziz Anka, in a ruling on Wednesday, dismissed the argument by the police that the case was not ripe for hearing because the Inspector-General of Police …
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By Jim Garamone – DoD News SHENYANG, China — U.S. and Chinese defense officials are pulling no punches as they discuss issues of concern to both countries, including the problem posed by a nuclear-armed North Korea, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said here today. Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dunford said meetings with his Chinese counterpart, Army Gen. …
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By Alltimepost.com Leaders and critical stakeholders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Orhionmwon Local Government Area of Edo State have endorsed the appointment of the current Acting Publicity Secretary of the party, Mr. Chris Azebamwan. The endorsement was contained in a communique issued on Sunday, August 13, 2017, after a meeting of the party leaders in Orhionmwon Local Government …
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By Alltimepost.com Edo State Government has ordered the immediate removal of structures, temporary or permanent, under high electricity transmission cables in the state due to the associated health hazards. The resolution was reached at the weekly Executive Council Meeting presided over by the Chairman-in-Council and Governor of the state, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, at Government House in Benin City on Wednesday. …
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By Alltimepost.com Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki has dismissed the fear looming in some quarters that the ongoing assessment of senior civil servants in the state was designed to fish out incompetent workers for sack, assuring that such fears are baseless. Obaseki who was at Imaguero College, Benin City, venue of the assessment, on Wednesday, said that the exercise …
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By Jim Garamone – DoD News BEIJING — The top military leaders of the United States and China signed an agreement here today that they said will improve communication between their militaries and reduce the chances of miscalculations. Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dunford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Gen. Fang Fenghui of the Chinese army, chief of …
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