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The Governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr Godwin Obaseki, said that he would make Edo, a model to be emulated by other states, in terms of development. The Edo APC guber candidate for the Sept. 28 Governorship election, made the promise at a meeting with the Association of Salon Operators on Friday in Benin. He said the …

Washington – Presidential nominee, Hillary Clinton, on Friday called on her rival of the Republican Party, Donald Trump, to repudiate his own history of questioning President Barack Obama’s nationality. Trump, a New York billionaire with little previous political participation, has long encouraged the “birther’’ movement that arose during Obama’s 2008 presidential campaign, questioning whether he was born in the U.S. …

The National Examination Council (NECO) on Friday released the 2016 June/July Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) results. About 88.51% (or 905,011) of the candidates got five credits pass and above in English Language and Mathematics. In English, 857,699 or 84.54% had Credit and above while 812,846 or 80.16% had Credit and above in Mathematics. (Vanguard)

The Minister of Finance, Mrs Kemi Adeosun, has assured Nigerians that the current economic recession the nation was experiencing will not be prolonged. She gave the assurance on Friday in Abuja while addressing a news conference. She said that there was a strategic plan by the administration to see that the recession ended soon and also ensure that the economy …

Less than two weeks after President Muhammadu Buhari launched the controversial ‘Change begins with me’ campaign and called on Nigerians to shun lawlessness and embrace values such as honesty and integrity, it has been discovered that the parts of President’s speech was plagiarised. Parts of the President’s speech was plagiarised from United States President Barrack Obama’s November 4, 2008 victory …

Four companies, Pluto Properties and Investment Company, Seagate Property Development Company, Trans Ocean Property and Investment Company Ltd, and Avalon Global Property Ltd, all of which allegedly have links with former First Lady, Dame Patient Jonathan, yesterday, pleaded guilty to alleged $15 million fraud charge brought against them before a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos. Meanwhile, Mrs. Jonathan yesterday …

President Muhammadu Buhari says his administration will support a constitutional amendment to free local governments from the stranglehold of state governments. Malam Garba Shehu, the President’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, said in a statement that Buhari made his position known when he received the leadership of the Association of Local Governments in Nigeria (ALGON) on Thursday in …

The Resource Centre for Human Rights and Civic Education (CHRICED), yesterday, called on the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to invite the former first Lady, Patience Jonathan for questioning over the $31.4m fraud. The Executive Director of the CHRICED, Com. Ibrahim Zikirullah said for the fact that the ex-first Lady had claimed the ownership of the money is enough …

By Lisa Ferdinando – DoD News YOKOSUKA — Forward-deployed to support security and stability in the vast Indo-Asia-Pacific region, the U.S. 7th Fleet is involved in a wide array of activities in this critically important part of the world, a Navy official said. With the U.S. rebalance to the region, the 7th Fleet has a robust maritime posture that includes …

By Alltimepost.com – Boston Alltimepost.com can authoritatively confirm that the much awaited coronation of new Benin King, Crown Prince (Amb.) Eheneden Erediauwa has been shifted from September 26 to October 20, 2016 and would take place at the historic Urhokpota Hall in Benin City, Edo State capital. This new development was disclosed to Alltimepost.com on Tuesday by the Secretary to …