Derrick Watson, a district judge in Honolulu, has blocked Donald Trump’s revised travel ban just hours before it was scheduled to go into effect, marking another stinging blow to the administration. You can read the full ruling to issue a nationwide temporary restraining order (TRO) against the ban from the federal district court in Hawaii here. Below are highlights from …
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Donald Trump appears set on a collision course with federal judges, vowing to fight them to the end after a district court in Hawaii issued the second block in as many months on his proposed travel ban on visitors from Muslim-majority countries. The dramatic clashes between Trump and the judiciary came just hours before the president’s revised executive order was …
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“Investigation on the chairmanship nominee, Magu Ibrahim Mustapha revealed that in August 2008, following a search at his residence during the tenure of Farida Waziri (AIG/rtd) as the commission’s chairman, some sensitive EFCC documents which were not supposed to be at his disposal were discovered. He was subsequently redeployed to the police after days of detention and later suspended from …
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The Senate has asked the Comptroller General of Nigeria Customs Service, Col. Hameed Ali (retd.), to come back next week Wednesday in uniform. The lawmakers said as the chief executive of the security outfit, Ali should lead by example. The Customs boss had appeared before the Senate on Thursday, after he failed to show up yesterday (Wednesday) as initially scheduled. …
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By Alltimepost.com Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State has tasked the Edo chapter of the Nigerian Institute of Surveyors (NIS) to adhere to professional ethics in the discharge of its duties. Obaseki gave this charge when he received members of the association, led by its state Chairman, Mr Anthony Ekhator, at The Government House in Benin City on Wednesday. On …
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By Alltimepost.com Edo chapter of the All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN) has commended Wife of the state Governor, Mrs. Betsy Obaseki for empowering women through Agriculture Initiative, saying it would boost food production in the country. The state chairman of AFAN, Chief Emmanuel Odigie gave this commendation during an interview with newsmen in Benin on Thursday. It would be …
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By Alltimepost.com Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo state says his administration will check the tide of migration through vocational training of youth to equip them with skills for gainful employment. Obaseki stated this when he received the Federal Commissioner, National Commission for Refugee, Migration and Internally Displaced Persons Hajiya Sadiya Farouq in Government House on Wednesday Night. Obaseki, represented by …
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By Alltimepost.com Edo State Government has declared Friday March 17, 2017 as public holiday in honour of the late Dr. Samuel Osaigbovo Ogbemudia, one of the patriarchs of the defunct Midwest and the first and two-time governor of the then Bendel state who died in the early hours of Thursday March 9. The holiday is to enable Edo people mourn …
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The Federal Government, yesterday, slammed 90-count criminal charge against Commandant of the Peace Corps of Nigeria, Mr. Dickson Akor, over alleged recruitment scam and extortion of applicants to the tune of N1.4 billion. The Incorporated Trustees of the Corps was equally cited as a defendant in the charge marked FHC/ABJ/CR/45/2017, which was filed by the Office of the Attorney-General of …
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Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki has signed a power purchase agreement noting that the agreement was in furtherance of the previously outlined power plan for the state. Governor Obaseki disclosed this in Benin City on Wednesday, when he appended his signature on Power Purchase Agreement entered into with Ossiomo Power and infrastructure project. This was as he also promised …
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