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Donald Trump’s new campaign manager went on the offensive Thursday, saying that the Republican presidential nominee would “sharpen” his message after a major personnel shake-up that would let Trump be Trump. “I think it helps us to be a little bit behind,” Kellyanne Conway told CNN the day after the campaign’s second restructuring in two months as the billionaire tanks …

By Alltimepost.com WASHINGTON — United States Defense Department is working with media, nongovernmental organizations and the federal sector to focus on suicide prevention. In a media roundtable here on Wednesday, Keita Franklin, director of the Defense Suicide Prevention Office, moderated the event with members of the media, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, the National Organization of Broadcasters and the …

Gov. Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia , on Thursday expressed joy over his victory at the Court of Appeal, Abuja, saying that he had been spurred to do more. Ikpeazu, who said this while addressing newsmen at the Government House, Umuahia, said the victory reinvigorated him to serve the people with greater zeal. He thanked God for the victory, saying that …

The Niger Delta Avengers on Thursday threatened that it will declare a Niger Delta Republic on October 1 should President Muhammadu Buhari fail to restructure the country. It also said the group is praying for the Buhari-led federal government to discover oil in commercial quantity in the northern part of the country. NDA had claimed responsibility for major attacks on …

Mr Matthew Iduoriyekemwen has accused the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of collaborating with the Ahmed Makarfi led leadership of the party in misinforming the people of Edo State, saying that INEC’s deliberate bias in the issues raised from the primaries could destroy the party in Edo State. Addressing journalists in Benin, Iduoriyekemwen who insisted that he remains the authentic …

The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja has voided the judgment that sacked Governor Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia State from office. The court, in a unanimous decision, a five-man panel of Justices of the appellate court, vacated the June 27 verdict of Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court in Abuja. The court held that Justice Abang erred in …

Facts have emerged on how governors of the Peoples Democratic Party ignored the recommendations of the party’s Board of Trustees on how to end the crisis in the party thereby jettisoning the chance to salvage the situation and make the convention hold. Investigations by our correspondent in Abuja on Wednesday revealed that the governors rejected the recommendations made by the …

A former Head of State, Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar (retd.), on Thursday said he discussed issues of national interest and international affairs with President Muhammadu Buhari during a short meeting they had at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Abubakar said this in an interview with State House correspondents at the end of the meeting which was held inside the President’s office. The …

The tenure of the Senator Ahmed Makarfi-led National Caretaker Committee of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP was extended by 12 months, yesterday, after security operatives stopped the party from proceeding with its convention in Port Harcourt. The convention was to produce a new leadership for the party. The decision of the Police and the Department of State Services, DSS, to heed …

The largest single transfer of Guantánamo Bay detainees of Barack Obama’s presidency was announced on Monday, as 15 long-held men departed the infamous detention center. The transfer, officially announced by the Pentagon on Monday evening, brings the Guantánamo detainee population down to 61. The United Arab Emirates, a close US ally which has accepted former Guantánamo detainees in the past, …