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Pressure for one last attempt to dump Donald Trump built among Republicans on Sunday, as the party’s leader appeared to encourage a possible revolt that could still see an alternative nominee chosen at next month’s national convention. After a week in which the presumptive nominee appalled many colleagues with his reaction to a shooting massacre in Orlando, House speaker Paul …

A renewed debate over gun laws will take center stage in Washington on Monday, as the Senate prepares to hold rare votes on new firearm restrictions. On the same day, family members of those killed at Sandy Hook in 2012 will return to court in Connecticut, as part of a lawsuit against the maker, distributor and dealer of the AR-15-style …

Mr Godwin Obaseki, winner of Saturday’s All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship primaries in Edo, said his victory was a collective one for him, his co-contestants and the delegates. In the result of the primaries announced in the early hours of Sunday at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium, Benin, venue of the exercise, Obaseki scored 1,618 votes to clinch victory. He defeated …

Mild drama occurred while voting was on going as Ogiennwonyi, Imasuagbon accused the governor of alleged trying to intimidate delegates. It was observed that Imasuagbon who has been restless and the campaign Director of Odubu, Samson Osagie cried that the governor was moving around. But a chieftain of the party from Igueben, Ken Ihenseken engaged Imasuagbon in a war of …

In the main opposition Party, Peoples Democratic Party, there is uncertainty at the weekend about the party’s participation in the governorship election. This followed an escalation of the party’s leadership crisis, as the two men who laid claim to its headship sends different electoral panels to the state for the party’s governorship primaries scheduled to hold tomorrow. And the Independent …

Mr. Godwin Obaseki on Saturday emerged the governorship candidate of All Progressives Congress in Edo State ahead of the September 10 election to choose a successor to Governor Adams Oshiomhole. Obaseki beat 11 other contestants to pick the ticket of the state’s ruling party in the governorship primaries whose run-up was mostly tense. Obaseki polled 1,608 votes. The other aspirants …

By Alltimepost.Com Our Correspondent, Oladipo Airenakho on the ground reported that as at 4:55 pm Nigerian time, the primary had not started and that the Chairman of the committee, overseeing the process, Governor Aminu Masari just arrived at the venue with members of his committee. Details later

A Federal High Court sitting in Awka, Anambra State has told the police that they have no power to arrest any suspect before investigation. This was coming pursuant to a fundamental human right matter brought before the court by a lawyer, Mr. Ndubuisi Onyeakpa. Onyeakpa had in the petition alleged that no fewer than 20 policemen had scaled his wall …

There are strong indications that civil servants are likely to forfeit part of their salary arrears as the financial situations in the states worsen. Nigeria has been hit by an economic crisis triggered by the drop in the international prices of crude oil and most state governments are currently reeling under heavy wage bill amid drop in federal allocations and …

Fresh trouble for Senate President Bukola Saraki is on the way with the resolve of the Federal Government to press forgery charges against him and his deputy, Senator Ike Ekweremadu. The suit against the two presiding officers of the Senate, which flow from last year’s Senate leadership election, is coming more than a year after police investigations into the alleged …