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By Alltimepost.com HILTON HEAD, S.C., Oct. 10, 2016 — The South Carolina National Guard responded to missions along the state’s coastal region yesterday in the aftermath of Hurricane Matthew, clearing roads so people could return to their homes. National Guard assets were pre-positioned throughout the region in preparation for the devastation expected as the storm passed through the state. “When …

We are not in 1984 The Federal Government should know that this is not 1984. By 1984, I refer to that year and the dystopian novel written by George Orwell on dictatorship. Nigeria is a country ruled by law and even for the worst of crimes, we must follow the process of law. If we don’t, we will end up …

Hurricane Matthew has transformed Haiti into a disaster zone, yet again. The powerful storm affected 350,000 people. United Nations officials are calling the destruction left in the wake of the country’s worst humanitarian crisis since the devastating earthquake in 2010. At least 336 people have died since Matthew made landfall in Haiti on Tuesday as a Category 4 hurricane, and …

Barring any last-minute change in plan, President Muhammadu Buhari will on Monday hand over some aircraft in the Presidential Air Fleet to the Nigerian Air Force. A top Presidency source told our correspondent on condition of anonymity that the handover ceremony would hold at the Presidential Wing of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. Although the source was not forthcoming …

The Department of State Services says it recovered over N270m from the houses of the judges it raided late on Friday and in the early hours of Saturday. The agency said this on Saturday, while explaining the reason for its widely-criticised raid, during which over four judges were arrested. The DSS said N93,558,000.00; $530,087; £25,970; and €5,680 (a total of …

(CNN)-Donald Trump has one more chance to save his flailing White House campaign. Trump will square off Sunday night against Hillary Clinton in the second presidential debate, an opportunity to look the nation in the eye and express genuine contrition for lewd and sexually aggressive comments about women he made a decade ago. New revelations emerged Saturday after CNN’s Kfile …

A former Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof. Attahiru Jega, says the biggest challenge confronting the commission is the reckless mindset of politicians, who believe that winning an election is a do-or-die affair. Through this mindset, Jega said, Nigerian politicians had turned the nation’s electoral arena into a bloody battlefield characterised by political thuggery, snatching of ballot boxes …

ARLINGTON, Va. — Florida National Guard members began aerial and ground search-and-rescue operations on Friday as Hurricane Matthew continued to move northward, pummeling the U.S. southeastern coast with heavy rains and wind. “The Guard is very well postured to be able to support with well-trained soldiers and airmen in specific skills sets to assist civil authorities,” said Air Force Maj. …

By Alltimepost.com Nine days, following the controversial governorship election in Edo State, Edo Civil Society Organizations have accused the Nigeria Police Forces and the Department of State security (DSS) of complicity in the electoral irregularities that greeted the poll. Edo Governorship election was held on September 28, 2016, with Godwin Obaseki, candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) declared …

The Federal Government, on Friday, gave reasons why it decided to drop the two-count forgery charge it initiated against the Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki and his Deputy, Ike Ekweremadu, before an Abuja High Court at Jabi. FG said it took the decision considering that the subject matter is already pending before Justice Gabriel Kolawole of the Abuja Division of …