By Alltimepost.com Edo State Governor, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole has said that the coronation of Oba of Benin tomorrow (Thursday) October 20, 2016 “is historic” as it will be the first time an elected governor and an indigene of the State will perform the formality of presenting the staff of office to His Royal Majesty, the new Oba of Benin. Oshiomhole …
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Rival candidates for the presidency, both beset by controversy, will square off in Las Vegas – their final clash before election day. Las Vegas is due to witness its most surreal showdown since Mike Tyson repeatedly bit Evander Holyfield’s ear in the middle of a heavyweight boxing match, as Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton square off in the third and …
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A former Minister of State for Defence, Senator Musiliu Obanikoro, has told the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission that he gave the sum of N2.3bn to the Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, in the run-up to the Ekiti State governorship election in 2014. Obanikoro was said to have also told operatives that N60m was converted to dollars at N168 …
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Northern leaders must prioritize education and promote inclusivity in order to minimize conflicts and ensure long-term development of the region, Sokoto State Governor, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, has said. Speaking in Washington, USA, at a three-day symposium organized for Governors of Northern Nigeria by the United States Institute of Peace (USIP), he said giving education the necessary attention will ensure easy …
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The Ogiamien family of the Benin kingdom is willing to collaborate with the throne of the Oba of Benin and has pledged loyalty to the Benin Palace. To this end, the family has declared that it was prepared to participate in the coronation of the Oba of Benin scheduled to hold on October 20, disregarding the claims of one Arisco …
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Crown Prince Eheneden Erediauwa yesterday (Tuesday) choose his coronation name after defeating Edigin N’Use in the traditional Akhue game( marble seeds). He will however, officially announce his name during his coronation on Thursday at Urho-Okpota in Benin. The Crown Prince, accompanied by palace chiefs and traditional dance troupe, arrived the Use palace at 4: 05 p.m. and was received by …
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Iraqi forces, supported by US-led airstrikes and special forces, advanced on Mosul from the east and the south on Monday in the first phase of a long-planned offensive to retake the city from Islamic State. The advance on Monday evening aims to liberate Iraq’s second biggest city, an Isis stronghold where its leader, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, declared the establishment of …
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Donald Trump’s “election protection” effort will be run by Mike Roman, a Republican operative best known for promoting a video of apparent voter intimidation by the New Black Panthers outside a polling place in 2008. Roman is to oversee poll-watching efforts as Trump undertakes an unprecedented effort by a major party nominee by calling into question the legitimacy of the …
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The Senate on Tuesday urged all parties in the negotiation that led to the release of 21 of the Chibok girls to ensure that other abductees in Boko Haram’s captivity are rescued. The Upper Chamber of the National Assembly, while thanking those who negotiated the release of the 21Chibok girls, noted that a large number of abductions by the sect …
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Security has been stepped up in the ancient city of Benin, ahead of Thursday’s coronation of the new Oba. The Crown Prince, Eheneden Erediauwa, is expected to trek from the Usama Palace to Use village on today (Tuesday) where he will choose a new name for himself as the Oba. Policemen have been positioned in and around the King’s Square, …
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