Iraqi forces, supported by US-led airstrikes and special forces, advanced on Mosul from the east and the south on Monday in the first phase of a long-planned offensive to retake the city from Islamic State. The advance on Monday evening aims to liberate Iraq’s second biggest city, an Isis stronghold where its leader, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, declared the establishment of …
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Donald Trump’s “election protection” effort will be run by Mike Roman, a Republican operative best known for promoting a video of apparent voter intimidation by the New Black Panthers outside a polling place in 2008. Roman is to oversee poll-watching efforts as Trump undertakes an unprecedented effort by a major party nominee by calling into question the legitimacy of the …
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The Senate on Tuesday urged all parties in the negotiation that led to the release of 21 of the Chibok girls to ensure that other abductees in Boko Haram’s captivity are rescued. The Upper Chamber of the National Assembly, while thanking those who negotiated the release of the 21Chibok girls, noted that a large number of abductions by the sect …
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Security has been stepped up in the ancient city of Benin, ahead of Thursday’s coronation of the new Oba. The Crown Prince, Eheneden Erediauwa, is expected to trek from the Usama Palace to Use village on today (Tuesday) where he will choose a new name for himself as the Oba. Policemen have been positioned in and around the King’s Square, …
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By Alltimepost.com As Crown Prince (Amb) Eheneden Erediauwa is set to ascend the throne of the Great Benin Kingdom, Edo State Government has declared Thursday, October 20, 2016, the day of his coronation as a public holiday. In an announcement signed by the Secretary to State Government, Prof Julius Ihonvbere today, the administration said the public holiday “is in honour …
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By Osaru Okuns Alltimepost.com Publisher, Comrade Emmanuel Okunmwendia has now joined the prestigious club of grandfathers as his eldest daughter, Princess Nosakhare Okunmwendia-Eseimuede, last Wednesday October 12, 2016 gave birth to her first child. A baby boy, young Eseimude was born at Beverly Hospital in Beverly, Massachusetts, United States of America. His coming represents a great blessing to the marriage …
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Benin Kingdom has been the center of attraction in the past two weeks after the Crown Prince, Prince (Amb) Ehenede Erediauwa, commenced his journey to the throne. The Crown Prince will become the 39th Oba of Benin Kingdom after the grand finale of the events scheduled to hold on Thursday at the traditional Urho-Okpota ground. Since the commencement of the …
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The Senate on today (Tuesday) confirmed the appointment of Justice Ejembi Eko and Justice Amina Augie as Justices of the Supreme Court. The confirmation of the Justices followed the consideration of the report of its committee on Judiciary, Human Rights and Legal Matters, which urged the Senate to go ahead with the confirmation. In confirming the appointments, the 8th Senate …
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Emotions ran high on Sunday in Abuja when parents of the 21 Chibok girls, who were released by Boko Haram militants on Thursday, reunited with their parents at a thanksgiving service. Parents and a few invited guests shed tears as the few lucky girls, who were among the over 200 schoolgirls of the Government Secondary School, Chibok, Borno State, kidnapped …
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The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has scrapped the use of scratch cards for any of its transactions and services, describing it as “archaic,” its Registrar/Chief Executive, Prof. Is-haq Oloyede, has announced. He also demanded that the Federal Government should revert to the former system where serving vice-chancellors of universities were made chairmen of the Governing Board of JAMB. A …
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