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By Alltimepost.com Edo State Governor, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole recently poured encomiums on the President of the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN), Rev. Felix Omobude, describing him as a man of God who provided a platform for young Nigerians to acquire skills in technical education. Oshiomhole made the remarks at a fund raising dinner for Rev. Felix Omobude Foundation in Benin …

Physician of Nigerian origin practicing abroad have given the Federal Government some conditions under which they can transfer their services home, among which include granting them low interest loans and high reduction in tariff of transportation of medical equipment into the country. But the Senate swiftly advised them to seek request for the former from the governments of America and …

After weeks of delay, both chambers of the National Assembly received a report on the 2016 budget on Tuesday from the Senate and the House of Representatives Joint Committee on Appropriation. The report retained the corrected total budget figure of N6.07tn as presented to the National Assembly by President Muhammadu Buhari. There were strong indications that the two chambers of …

Donald Trump’s campaign entered a new phase Monday as he went to Washington to prove that he’s more than a rabble-rousing outsider. The billionaire businessman, who built his campaign eviscerating Washington, met with a group of high-profile Republicans in the afternoon in an apparent attempt to improve his tense relations with the party. He will address the American Israel Public …

Havana,Cuba  -A day after making a historic arrival in Cuba, U.S. President Barack Obama and Cuban President Raul Castro expressed hope that reforms would finally arrive to the island, despite the persistent grievances on both sides. In an extraordinary sign of the shifting attitudes, both leaders took questions from reporters following prepared statements, a rarity in a country where media …

ABUJA – President Mohammadu Buhari on Monday woke up to the realities of epileptic power supply in Nigeria, saying that the situation was no longer funny. Should the situation persisits, the president said it would seriously affect the change agenda of the present administration. The president said his administration must do everything necessary to increase power generation and distribution from …

United States President Barack Obama turns from sightseeing to state business on his historic Cuba trip on Monday, pressing President Raul Castro for economic and democratic reforms while hearing complaints about continued U.S. economic sanctions. Obama and Castro will have their fourth meeting, likely their most substantial, at the Palace of the Revolution, where Castro and his predecessor, older brother …

The senator representing Bayelsa-East senatorial district, Ben Murray-Bruce, says the huge salary of politicians is responsible for electoral violence. Murray-Bruce asked Nigerians to advocate for a reduction in salaries for political office holders. Reacting to a statement credited to a former governor of Oyo State, Adebayo Alao-Akala, in which the former governor reportedly said he was happy to have lost …

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has issued a statement on why it suspended the re-run elections in Rivers. The statement was issued by Oluwole Osaze- Uzzi, Director, Voter Education and Publicity. Read statement below: Pursuant to the Orders of the Court of Appeal, the Independent National Electoral Commission(INEC) conducted elections into various seats in both the National and the …

Cuba’s top negotiator with the United States welcomed the arrival of U.S. President Barack Obama to the island on Sunday and said officials there would listen with “respect” to any criticisms of the communist-run government. “We are neighbors. Although we might have profound differences, we have many values we share,” said Josefina Vidal, the general director of U.S. affairs at …