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Immediate past national Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and former governor of Kaduna State, Senator Ahmed Makarfi has expressed his condolences with Benue, Rivers and Taraba State Governors over the recent senseless killings in their domains. Senator Makarfi made the call through his media group, saying the federal government urgently needs to collaborate with the affected state governors …

By Alltimepost.com Edo State Government has ordered individuals who encroached on the Benin Science and Technical College (BSTC) land to relocate immediately as they are obstructing reconstruction and expansion work at the institution. The notice was given by the Chief of Staff to the State Governor, Chief Taiwo Akerele, who was at the site to oversee the ongoing reconstruction of …

Source: The Guardian US A judge has blocked Donald Trump from ending an Obama-era program that shielded from deportation children brought to the United States illegally by their parents. US district judge William Alsup ruled in San Francisco on Tuesday that the administration must “maintain the Daca program on a nationwide basis” while litigation over Trump’s decision unfolds. The Deferred …

By Igbotako Nowinta, Alltimepost Nigeria Bureau Chief A middle-age Edo man, Mr. Julius Osahon Aiwekhoe has appealed passionately to the Benin Monarch, Omo N’oba N’Edo Uku Akpolokpolo, Oba Ewuare 11 to help restore him to the parentage of his father. In an exclusive interview with Alltimepost in Benin City recently, he claimed that a palace order, fruit of a judgment …

Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State yesterday rejected the Federal Government proposal of establishing colonies for cattle herders, insisting that the only option was establishment of ranches as it was globally done. Governor Ortom who stated this after closed-door meeting that lasted about two hours with President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, further insisted that the leadership of …

President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, to immediately relocate to Benue State, following ongoing tension in the state following renewed killings of residents by suspected herdsmen. The presidential directive to the police chief late Monday night, particularly mandated the police boss to immediately restore law and order, prevent further loss of lives and forestall …

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has fixed March 9 to 17 for the 2018 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME. The Registrar of the board, Ishaq Oloyede, said this at a meeting with stakeholders on Tuesday. The theme of the meeting is “Strategic planning on the conduct of the 2018 Unified Tertiary Matriculation.” Mr. Oloyede said the mock examination …

Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State has accused the leadership of Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, a group of Fulani cattle breeders in the country, for the strings of killings in the state. Mr. Ortom said he had informed President Muhammadu Buhari of the group’s role in the killing of dozens of people over the last one week, and had disclosed …

The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh, Monday, disclosed that everything has been put in place by the Federal Government to establish cattle colonies that would solve the continued herdsmen/farmers conflict in parts of the country. Ogbeh made this known during a two day ‘2018 Strategy Retreat’ organised by Synergos for special advisers and directors in the …

Ahead of the 2019 general elections, the federal government has expressed concerns over the growing wave of violent altercations between pastoralist and sedentary farmers, saying the trend must be halted before the elections. At a meeting between the Minister of Interior, Gen. Abdulrahman Dambazau, five state governors and security chiefs, the Minister for Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh …