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By Jim Garamone – DoD News WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary James Mattis issued budget directives on Tuesday aimed at addressing shortfalls in the department and building a more lethal joint force. The budget directives have a quick trigger, with the first request — for an amendment to the fiscal year 2017 budget — due to the Office of Management and …

By Alltimepost.com Benin City, Nigeria – Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki has appointed 15 pension fund administrators to undertake the enrolment of employees in the state public service, fulfilling his budget speech promise that the contributory pension scheme would commence in 2017. According the press statement released by his Chief Press Secretary (Interim), Mr. John Mayaki the governor has …

A Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday ordered that Shamsudeen Bala Mohammed, a son of a former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Mr. Mohammed Bala, be remanded in Kuje Prison till Friday. Justice Nnamdi Dimgba made the remand order following his arraignment by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on 15 counts involving alleged N1.1bn fraud. The judge …

The Federal High Court, Abuja, has fixed February 7 for continuation of cross-examination of prosecution witness, Tabugn Sylvanus in the on-going trial of former Minister of Interior, Abba Moro, and three others over recruitment fraud. Justice Nnamdi Dimgba adjourned the matter to enable the prosecution produce a letter allegedly written by Drexel Nig. Ltd, one of the defendants. The said …

President Donald Trump has nominated circuit court judge Neil Gorsuch to fill the vacant seat on the US supreme court, setting up a showdown with congressional Democrats and activists over a pick that could shape the ideological bent of the court for a generation. Gorsuch, 49, the youngest supreme court nominee in 25 years, was among a group of federal …

(CNN) The leader of France’s far-right Front National party, Marine Le Pen, has applauded US President Donald Trump’s controversial travel ban and said a backlash to the measure was in “bad faith.” Trump signed an executive order Friday barring citizens of seven Muslim-majority countries from entering the United States for the next 90 days and suspending the admission of all …

BY OMO OMORAGBON Benin City, Nigeria – Edo State Governor Mr. Godwin Obaseki has sent a strong warning to would-be political office holders in his cabinet to stay away from corrupt practices as his administration would not hesitate to jail anyone caught in the web of corruption. The government, he said would not tolerate any act of corruption as, according …

By Alltimepost.com A mild drama and rowdiness temporarily occurred during proceedings at the Edo State Election Petition Tribunal siting in Benin City on Tuesday when one of the petitioner’s witnesses (PW 14), Mr. Yusuf Seidu Abu mounted the dock, claiming that he was not just a witness but at the same time, a petitioner against the Edo 2016 governorship election. …

Donald Trump has fired the acting US attorney general after she questioned the legality of his immigration ban. Sally Yates, who was appointed by Barack Obama, ordered justice department lawyers not to enforce the president’s executive order. A White House statement accused Ms Yates of “betraying” the justice department and being “weak on borders”. Mr Trump replaced her with Dana …

Barack Obama has broken his silence on his successor’s presidency after only 10 days, issuing a short statement that attacks Donald Trump’s controversial travel ban. “The president [Obama] fundamentally disagrees with the notion of discriminating against individuals because of their faith or religion,” a spokesman for Obama said. During his final press conference as president earlier this month, Obama listed …