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By Alltimepost.com Edo Civil Society Organizations have warned of a palpable anarchy looming in Edo State if the judiciary continues to align with the Benin Electricity Distribution Company, an entity they say is in contempt of the court, to imprison Edo people. As part of their massive protest on Tuesday against the troubled energy company over unresolved issues bordering on …

By Alltimepost.com Edo state Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki has given the management of the College of Education, Igueben a 90-day ultimatum to get the institution ready for accreditation. Obaseki, who  gave the marching order after an on-the- spot assessment of facilities at the institution, located at Igueben Local Government Area of the state, assured management of the institution of his …

By Alltimepost.com Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo has visited the Amahor waterside to ascertain the tourism potential of two rivers which formed a confluence at Amahor town in Igueben Local Government Area of the state. During the tour around the water-side, located inside a forest reserve, the governor visited a rest house used by colonial masters when they visited the …

A Federal High Court sitting in Kano presided over by Justice Zainab B. Abubakar, Tuesday, has ordered the forfeiture of the sum of $9,772,000 (Nine Million, Seven Hundred and Seventy Two Thousand United States Dollars) and £74,000 (Seventy Four Thousand Pound Sterling) recovered from a former Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, Mr. Andrew Yakubu to …

The President, Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Mr Ayuba Wabba, says the Federal Government and the organised Labour movement in the country have reached a consensus to review the National Minimum Wage. Wabba, who disclosed this in an interview with newsmen on Wednesday in Abuja, said that the consensus was reached during the sitting of the Technical Committee on Palliative. He …

Andrew Newman always pays his taxes, even if he hates what the government is doing with them. But not this year. For him, Donald Trump is the dealbreaker. He’ll pay his city and state taxes but will refuse to pay federal income tax as a cry of civil disobedience against the president and his new administration. Newman is not alone. …

The Russian influence scandal engulfing the White House deepened dramatically on Tuesday night with reports that some of Donald Trump’s campaign aides had frequent contact with Russian intelligence officials over the course of last year. A report in the New York Times came nearly 24 hours after the national security adviser, Michael Flynn, was forced to resign over conversations with …

The much sought peace in the Niger Delta may not be far from realisation, as the Federal Government has made a u-turn by deciding to work with illegal oil refiners, instead of destroying their refineries. Ag Pres Osinbajo Speaking, Tuesday, during a visit to Rivers State, acting President Yemi Osinbajo, said that Nigeria needs to provide work for people who …

The Independent National Electoral Commission has fixed Saturday for the conclusion of outstanding 2015 elections in Rivers. The commission’s Resident Electoral Commissioner in the state, Mr. Aniedi Ikoiwak, in a statement on Tuesday said the exercise would hold at Etche and Omuma Local Government Areas. The election, according to the statement, is to fill the Etche Constituency II seat in …

In continuation of a series of interactive engagements with leaders in oil-producing communities in the Niger Delta region in Port Harcourt Rivers State the Acting President Yemi Osinbajo revealed that the Ogoni Clean-Up project flagged off in 2016 will cost $1billion and the funds will be provided by Shell Petroleum Development Company. He also said that the “It is now …