By Alltimepost.com Acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibrahim Magu, has attributed the gains in the fight against Boko Haram in the North East to greater transparency in the use of resources by the military. Magu was speaking on December 2, 2016 when he visited the Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Tukur Buratai. According to …
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By Alltimepost.com Benin City, Nigeria – Africa Network for Environment and Economic Justice (ANEEJ) has called on the Nigerian government to immediately publish a gazetted policy statement, articulating its policy on importation of fuel. The Environmental and Human rights organization, in a statement on Sunday applauded the decision of the Nigerian government to import only fuels with a reduced sulphur …
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By Alltimepost.com United States Department of Defense announced on Sunday, the transfer of Shawqi Awad Balzuhair from the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay to the Government of Cabo Verde. On July 11, 2016, a Periodic Review Board consisting of representatives from the Departments of Defense, Homeland Security, Justice, and State; the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the Office of the …
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By Oladipo Airenakho Benin City – Edo state government has proposed a bill seeking to amend the laws establishing neighborhood watch. It said the alteration would be couched in an executive bill to the state House of Assembly at a date yet to be announced after due consultation with relevant stakeholders. A statement by the Chief Press Secretary, Mr. John …
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By Oladipo Airenakho Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki and the All Progressive Congress have asked the Edo State Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Benin City to throw out the petition filed by the Young Democratic Party (YDP) and its governorship candidate, Nurudeen Inwanfero, for lack of merit. Nurudeen, in the petition, is asking the tribunal to cancel the entire …
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The Benin monarch, Oba Ewuare II, on Friday unveiled plans to establish farms in several communities across the Benin Kingdom. Oba Ewuare II said produce from the farms would be sold to low income earners at prices lower than prevailing market prices. Speaking at his first enlarged meeting with his people at his palace, Oba Ewuare II told the people …
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Nobel prize-winning author, Prof. Wole Soyinka, said on Thursday he had fulfilled his pledge to throw away his US residency green card and leave the country if Donald Trump won the presidential election. Shortly before the vote, Soyinka had vowed to give up his permanent US residency over a Trump victory to protest against the Republican billionaire’s campaign promises to …
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By Oladipo Airenakho Benin City – No fewer than 100 lawyers, including Senior Advocates of Nigeria, yesterday stormed Edo State Election Petitions tribunal in Benin for the commencement of legal fireworks in the petition filed by Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu and the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) against the outcome of the September 28 governorship election. During the sitting, the Tribunal ordered …
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By Oladipo Airenakho Benin City – Edo state government has called on multinational companies operating in the state to deliver on their corporate social Responsibilities (CSR). The State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki in a statement signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. John Mayaki said Edo people have little or nothing to show for the several years of existence of …
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By Oladipo Airenakho Benin City – Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State has said that a coordinated approach of accurate data and statistics of communities in the Niger-Delta region is pivotal to resolving youth restiveness and enhancing human capacity development. Besides, Obaseki said his administration was determined to curb youth restiveness and build their capacity through technical and vocational training …
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