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Rex Tillerson has said that the US is ready to begin exploratory talks with North Korea “without preconditions”, but only after a “period of quiet” without new nuclear or missile tests. The secretary of state’s remarks appeared to mark a shift in state department policy, which had previously required Pyongyang to show it was “serious” about giving up its nuclear …

Doug Jones became the first Democrat elected to the US Senate from Alabama in 25 years, upsetting flawed GOP candidate Roy Moore, who faces multiple accusations of sexual harassment and assault and holds abhorrent views about gay people and Muslims. Moore did not concede, saying he wanted to wait until all votes were counted and certified, and see what God …

By Alltimepost.com The Benin Monarch, Omo N’Oba N’Edo Uku Akpolokpolo, Oba Ewuare II, has thrown his weight and that of the Edo State Traditional Council behind the fight against illegal migration and human trafficking, which have claimed the lives of thousands of Edo youths. Oba Ewuare II, who spoke on Wednesday during the inauguration of Edo State Council of Traditional …

A non-governmental organization (NGO), Concerned Edo Citizens, has taken the campaign against human trafficking to major markets in Benin metropolis, calling on the people to shun the antics of cartels, who over the years deceived youths and are now selling them into slavery. The group, whose campaign kicked off on Monday, December 11, has visited Oba, Oliha, Aduwawa, Ikpoba Hill …

By Ben Jacobs in Montgomery and David Smith in Birmingham, Alabama – The Guardian US Democrat Doug Jones won a remarkable upset victory over controversial rival Roy Moore in the diehard Republican state of Alabama on Tuesday to win election to the US Senate. By a margin of 49.5 to 48.9 with 91% of precincts reporting, Jones dealt a major …

By Alltimepost.com Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has reiterated his administration’s commitment to reforming the civil service, noting that the construction of a wing of the Secretariat’s offices and institution of training programs would strengthen service delivery. Obaseki said this when he received the 2016 Annual Report from the Civil Service Commission led by its Chairperson, Princess Ekiuwa Inneh, …

The former chairman of the National Caretaker Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Ahmed Makarfi, has spoken on the possible reason for the loss of the chairmanship aspirants from the South-west at the party’s national convention. Five candidates from the region had withdrawn from the chairmanship race and adopted Prof. Tunde Adeniran as their consensus candidate. Adeniran later …

The federal government is set to release another N750 billion to its ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs) as part of the capital component of the 2017 budget. It had earlier released N450 billion for capital projects since the budget was signed into law last June. Should it make good its promise, it would have released almost 50 per cent of its capital …

White House press secretary Sarah Sanders isn’t a big fan of the media. Which is, of course, her right. The relationship between any White House and any press corps tasked with covering that White House is almost always fraught and fractious. But, on Monday, Sanders made an accusation that went way, way beyond the pale of the usual give and take …

Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Ibrahim Magu yesterday said the days of impunity are over. He urged Nigerians to unite against corruption for sustainable development in the country. Magu spoke after a walk to mark the 2017 International Anti-Corruption Day in Abuja. The walk which took-off from the EFCC Head Office, Wuse 2, Abuja en route …