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The Trump administration is imposing sanctions on Iran following its recent ballistic missile test. The US Treasury Department announced the measures against 13 people and a dozen companies on Friday. President Donald Trump tweeted earlier: “Iran is playing with fire – they don’t appreciate how ‘kind’ President Obama was to them. Not me!” But Iran has said it will not …

Ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, has said that “If, as a nation, we do not kill religious persecution and extremism, then religious persecution and extremism will kill Nigeria.” He also said that, “the potential danger associated with the level of conflicts going on across the country is so glaring that no sane mind can ignore.” He said it is not in the …

(CNN) French authorities have opened a terror investigation after a soldier shot a man wielding a machete near the Louvre museum in Paris. The man had rushed toward a group of soldiers and guards in the Carrousel du Louvre, the underground plaza adjoining the museum, according to Paris Police Chief Michel Cadot. Wielding the weapon, the man shouted “Allahu akbar,” …

Fresh tension is brewing between the Yoruba and the Benin Traditional Council, as the Esogban of Benin Kingdom, Chief David Edebiri, described as absolute falsehood and provocative, the claim by the Oore of Mobaland, Oba James Adedapo Popoola, that until 1914, Benin Obas were buried in IIe-Ife. He also described as untenable, the claim by Oba Popoola that the Oba …

By Alltimepost.com BBC World Service reporter, Ali Hamedani, has told media watchdog, The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) that United States border agents at Chicago O’Hare airport detained and questioned him for over two hours when he arrived in the U.S. on January 29 to interview a Persian singer. The journalist, who said he was traveling on a Media I …

By Jim Garamone  –  DoD Newsp WASHINGTON — United States Defense Secretary, Jim Mattis will listen to the concerns of South Korean and Japanese leaders during his first trip overseas in his new position as defense chief. The secretary arrived on Thursday in Seoul, South Korea’s capital, and he spoke with reporters during the 20-hour flight from Washington. He also …

By Jim Garamone – DoD News WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary James Mattis issued budget directives on Tuesday aimed at addressing shortfalls in the department and building a more lethal joint force. The budget directives have a quick trigger, with the first request — for an amendment to the fiscal year 2017 budget — due to the Office of Management and …

By Alltimepost.com Benin City, Nigeria – Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki has appointed 15 pension fund administrators to undertake the enrolment of employees in the state public service, fulfilling his budget speech promise that the contributory pension scheme would commence in 2017. According the press statement released by his Chief Press Secretary (Interim), Mr. John Mayaki the governor has …

A Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday ordered that Shamsudeen Bala Mohammed, a son of a former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Mr. Mohammed Bala, be remanded in Kuje Prison till Friday. Justice Nnamdi Dimgba made the remand order following his arraignment by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on 15 counts involving alleged N1.1bn fraud. The judge …

The Federal High Court, Abuja, has fixed February 7 for continuation of cross-examination of prosecution witness, Tabugn Sylvanus in the on-going trial of former Minister of Interior, Abba Moro, and three others over recruitment fraud. Justice Nnamdi Dimgba adjourned the matter to enable the prosecution produce a letter allegedly written by Drexel Nig. Ltd, one of the defendants. The said …