NewsReports

The Nigerian Army is holding two officers – a major and a captain – in connection with alleged sabotage of the ongoing counter-terrorism operations in the North-East. A military source said on Wednesday that the Army authorities were intensifying efforts to rid the service of saboteurs in the ongoing counter-terrorism operations. It was gathered that the Army commenced a painstaking …

Poised to engender good governance in Nigeria, President Muhammadu Buhari has said he would surely solve the country’s perennial electricity problem, fix the Niger Delta security problem and also improve the infrastructural status before leaving office. He also said that public office holders in Nigeria must be made to be accountable, restating the determination of his administration to restore the …

The Federal Government will soon launch an Information Portal to keep Nigerians at home and in the diaspora abreast of government’s programmes and policies and also get their feedback. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, disclosed this in Abuja on Tuesday when he received the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Foreign Affairs and Diapora, Mrs. …

There were indications on Tuesday that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission was making arrangements to arraign the former Minister of State for Defence, Senator Musiliu Obanikoro, in November. A top operative of the commission, who spoke to our correspondent on condition of anonymity, stated that the commission would commence the prosecution of the former minister in the first week …

Condemnation on Tuesday greeted the comments by former President Goodluck Jonathan that a former National Security Adviser, Col. Sambo Dasuki (retd,), did not steal $2.1bn contrary to the accusation by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, currently prosecuting the ex-NSA. Jonathan had stated that it was inconceivable to say that Dasuki stole $2.2bn, contending that his government, where Dasuki served …

By Alltimepost.com In what looked like a moment of sober reflection, Edo State Governor, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole said on Sunday that Nigeria must reorder its priority, calling on governments at all levels to place education first and always strive to ensure that schools are not shut down, no matter the circumstance. Oshiomhole made the remarks while speaking at the 20th …

It was pump and ceremonies on sunday 23rd October 2016 at the Holy Arousa Cathedral in Benin City, as His Royal Majesty, Omo n’ Edo uku Akpolorkpolor, Oba Ewuare II, the Oba of Benin, proceeded to the alter of God, to give thanks, after successfully completing the coronation rites as the new Oba of Benin. The Special Thanksgiving Service which …

State governors elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress on Monday expressed their displeasure on how they were being sidelined in the choice of those being given federal appointments in their states by President Muhammadu Buhari. The governors protested to Buhari and Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo at a meeting they had at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Our correspondent, however, …

As part of measures to enhance the independence of the judiciary, the National Judicial Council, NJC, has barred judges and other court staff from accepting gifts from other arms of government. The move is aimed at enhancing the independence of the judiciary, as it also outlawed any form of lobbying of other arms of government by the judiciary or any …

Hillary Clinton’s increasingly confident campaign has warned against complacency, as new poll numbers suggested Donald Trump may drag Republicans into a rout in just over two weeks time. In the final days after their televised debates, the candidates have adopted starkly different tactics to reach the more than 200 million Americans who have registered to vote in the election. While …