The Senate will on Tuesday (today) begin the screening of 46 non-career ambassadorial nominees for whom President Muhammadu Buhari is seeking legislative approval. A notice by the Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs, which would conduct the screening exercise, was sighted by our correspondent on Monday. The exercise is expected to be coordinated by the Chairman of the Committee, Senator Monsurat …
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By Alltimepost.com Edo State House of Assembly, on Monday passed the state’s 2017 budget proposal of N153.18bn, presented to the legislature for consideration by Governor Godwin Obaseki on December 19, 2016. The budget consists of N75.11bn for capital expenditure, while the proposed recurrent expenditure stood at N74.9 billion. The Assembly increased the appropriation bill with about N3bn, representing 0.1 per …
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The powers to function as Acting President were transferred to him on January 19, 2017, by his principal, President Muhammadu Buhari, who proceeded on a 10-day vacation to London, United Kingdom, the same day. But for the10 working days he acted, he guarded and guided his own actions, creating an impression of a man without authority. This is the second …
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Travellers from seven mainly Muslim countries affected by the initial immigration order by President Donald Trump have started rushing to board U.S. flights, Reuters report Sunday. This is sequel to a U.S. Appeal Court judgment which halted the execution of the order from President Donald Trump barring citizens from those countries and temporarily banning refugees. The court ruling dealt a …
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President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday extended his 10-day vacation which he started penultimate week. The extension was contained in a three-paragraph statement made available to journalists by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina. Adesina said the extension was necessary to allow the President complete the series of medical tests recommended by his doctors and get the …
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The US appeals court has denied the justice department’s request for an immediate reinstatement of Donald Trump’s controversial travel ban. The ninth US circuit court of appeals in San Francisco made the ruling early on Sunday morning, and asked those challenging the ban to respond to the appeal filed by the Trump administration late on Saturday night, and the justice …
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The Nigeria Police Force has given reasons why popular Afro-Pop artiste, Innocent Idibia (a.k.a Tuface) and others must halt their planned protests. Earlier in the week, Tuface had called for the support of his fans and colleagues via his social media platforms to join his march against the crippling economic state of the nation. The protest is slated for February …
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The former Governor of Delta State, James Onanefe Ibori who was released last month from prison in the United Kingdom (UK) has arrived in Nigeria. Iberia whose flight British Airways landed in Abuja some hours ago is said to be on his way to his hometown, Oghara in Delta state. We learnt that Ibori’s flight British Airways landed at the …
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A US judge in Seattle has issued a temporary nationwide block on President Donald Trump’s ban on travellers from seven mainly Muslim nations. Federal Judge James Robart ruled against government lawyers’ claims that US states did not have the standing to challenge Mr Trump’s executive order. Last week’s order has led to protests and confusion at US airports. Customs officials …
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The United States has said that the recent executive order on immigration by President Donald Trump will not affect Nigerians, noting that visa applicants will continue to get two-year multiple entry visas as before. It assured apprehensive Nigerians that the order on “Protecting the Nation From Foreign Terrorist Entry Into the United States” would not also affect the validity of …
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