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The National Human Rights Commission has started investigating the killings of eight persons in Zamfara State on Monday over alleged blasphemy. The Executive Secretary of the commission, Prof. Bem Angwe, disclosed this in a terse text message response to one of our correspondent’s enquiries on Tuesday evening in Abuja. Angwe said the office of the NHRC in Sokoto, Sokoto State, …

By Oladipo Airenakho Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State said on Tuesday that the people were proud of the invaluable services of the Nigerian armed forces to the peace and security of the State and the nation, especially in defeating the Boko Haram terrorists. In his speech at the 18th Combat Service Support Training Week of the Nigerian Army Corps …

By Alltimepost.com Benin City, Nigeria – Africa Network for Environment and Economic Justice (ANEEJ) has applauded the timely and bold decision of the authorities of Delta State University, Abraka Delta State, sacking six of its lecturers over their alleged involvement in several offences including sexual harassment of female students. Gender and Environment program officer of the organization and coordinator of …

More Than 100 ceremonies to be held this year at national parks and historic sites nationwide By Alltimepost.com WASHINGTON—U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services will celebrate the 100th anniversary of the National Park Service on Thursday August 25, 2016 by welcoming 450 new U.S. citizens during 16 naturalization ceremonies at national parks across the country. These ceremonies are representational of the …

Dozens of buildings collapse in hardest-hit towns of Amatrice, Accumoli and Arquata del Tronto after quake that struck early on Wednesday morning. The death toll from a powerful earthquake that struck a string of towns and villages across a mountainous swath of central Italy has risen to 73, with more people still unaccounted for. The 6.2-magnitude quake struck at 3.36am …

The Lagos State Command of the Nigerian Prisons Service, has appealed to Nigerians to assist the service with facilities that would aid the reformation of inmates. The command’s Controller, Timothy Tinuoye, made the appeal when he spoke with an editorial team of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that visited him Monday in Lagos. He said the appeal became necessary …

A former governor of Edo State, Prof. Osarhiemien Osunbor, on Tuesday explained that some leaders of his former party, the Peoples Democratic Party, fought him while he was in power due to his alleged refusal to misappropriate state resources. Osunbor, who is currently a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, said this during a political rally of the governorship candidate …

The Federal Government has started reviewing the proposed Special Crimes Court Bill 2016, prepared by the Prof. Itse Sagay-led Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption, in preparation for its transmission to the National Assembly. This was confirmed to our correspondent by the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr. Abubakar Malami (SAN), whose office received the proposed bill from …

The National President of the Nigerian Labour Congress, Ayuba Wabba, on Tuesday led workers in Lafia, the Nasarawa State capital, to protest the killing of two workers allegedly killed by security agents attached to the Government House while on a protest a couple of weeks ago. This is as solidarity protests took place simultaneously in Kwara, Kogi and Katsina states …

The Japanese Government, through its agency, Japan International Cooperation Agency, has donated solar power worth $9.7 million to the Federal Government to boost electricity in the country. The Ambassador of Japan to Nigeria, Mr Sadanobu Kusaoke, disclosed this in Abuja on Tuesday during the inauguration of the project. Kusaoke stated that Japan considered the power sector as one of the …