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The Federal Government has declared Monday, Dec. 26, and Tuesday Dec. 27 as public holidays to mark the Christmas and Boxing Day. Government also declared Monday, Jan. 2, 2017 as public holiday to mark the New Year The Minister of Interior, retired Lt.-Gen. Abdulrahman Dambazau, made the declaration in a statement released in Abuja on Wednesday. In the statement signed …

As the Christmas celebration draws close, the Lagos state government yesterday said it will commence the sales of the much awaited Lake Rice tomorrow. The sale, earlier scheduled for December 15 at a cost at N13, 000 per 50 kg has been re-scheduled to commence tomorrow at some specific locations across the state. It was however gathered the late arrival …

The Federal Operations Unit, Ikeja, of the Nigeria Customs Service has intercepted 102 bags of plastic rice branded “Beat Tomato Rice” with no date of manufacture. The Customs Area Controller of F.O.U. Comptroller Mohammed Haruna, on Tuesday in Lagos said that the commodity was stored for distribution as Yuletide gifts for the public. Haruna said that officers of the unit …

Washington (CNN) President Barack Obama faulted his party’s campaign strategy in an interview airing Monday, arguing Democrats suffered stinging electoral losses in last month’s vote because they failed to campaign in hard-hit rural areas. Taking partial blame — and withholding any direct criticism of Hillary Clinton — Obama said candidates in the future should ignore at their own peril the …

(CNN) While Michelle Obama was a harsh critic of Donald Trump on the campaign trail, the first lady says in an interview that she is supportive of the country’s incoming new leader. “The words that we say moving forward — all of us, it matters, which is one of the reasons Barack and I are so supportive of this transition, …

By Oladipo Airenakho Benin City – Edo State governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has expressed optimism that his administration would speedily bring the desired succor to the people of the state through participatory governance. The Governor said this on Tuesday when he received the final report of the recent three-day strategic retreat with the theme: “Strategic Dialogue, Setting the Agenda for …

(CNN) Donald Trump surpassed the necessary 270 votes in the Electoral College on Monday, taking the next step in the official process to become President. Trump received 304 electoral votes to Hillary Clinton’s 227. Seven “faithless” electors voted for other candidates, costing Trump two votes and Clinton four. Hawaii’s votes — three for Clinton and one breaking from the state’s …

By Oladipo Airenakho Benin City – Ahead of the Christmas and New Year celebration, Edo Government has embarked on urgent rehabilitation of some roads across the State capital to ease free flow of traffic. Briefing Newsmen in Benin on Monday after conducting Governor Godwin Obaseki on inspection round some of the project sites, Mr. John Obanor, Director, Ministry of Works …

The Federal Government has fixed March 31, 2017 for the commencement of registration of automobiles being imported into the country under the Vehicle Identification Number scheme. It is expected that the scheme will put an end to the smuggling of vehicles into the country through the land borders, and eliminate revenue leakage by ensuring that appropriate duties are paid on …

The acting Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter Onnoghen, has said appointing more judges or increasing the number of courtrooms are not the solutions to the problem of delayed justice dispensation in the country. The acting CJN said the Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court would remain congested so long as the number of appeals proceeding from the high …