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The Federal Government has declared Monday and Tuesday respectively as public holidays to mark the Eid-el-Kabir celebration. Making the declaration on behalf of the Federal Government, the Minister of Interior, Lt Gen. Abdulrahman Dambazau (retd.), enjoined all Muslim faithful and Nigerians in general to support, co-operate and join hands with President Muhammadu Buhari “in his sustained efforts to diversify the …

By Alltimepost.com Apex Edo organization in the Diaspora, the Edo National Association Worldwide (ENAW) changed leadership via democratic process at its annual convention which ended last Sunday in Houston, Texas in the United States of America. The new members of the executive who either won an election or were returned on opposed during the organization’s election at is Council of …

By Alltimepost.com Secondary School students have called for a shift in the date of the gubernatorial election in Edo State scheduled to hold on Saturday, September 10 to another date as it clashes with their Mathematics examination, scheduled by the West African Examination Council for the same day. The students who stormed the Government House, Benin City on Monday with …

By Alltimepost.com WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama and South Korean President Park Geun-hye reaffirmed their countries’ long-standing alliance and condemned North Korea’s nuclear program and missile launches, while attending a regional summit meeting on Tuesday in Vientiane, Laos, according to a White House news release. Obama is attending the Association of Southeast Asian Nations summit meeting hosted by Laos as …

Abuja – In a bid to entrench the values of accountability, integrity and inculcate positive attitudinal change in Nigerians, the Federal Government is set to launch the “Change Begins With Me’’ campaign. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, and the Director-General, National Orientation Agency (NOA), Mr Garba Abari, made this known in Abuja. They said that the …

The Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) on Tuesday said that instead of planning to increase the pump price of fuel, the Federal Government should improve people’s living conditions. The TUC President, Mr Bobboi Kaigama and its Acting General-Secretary, Mr Simeso Amachree, in a statement on Tuesday in Lagos, vowed to resist any form of fuel increase above N145. “The …

Donald Trump’s claims that if he loses in November it will be due to a “rigged” election have sparked strong bipartisan criticism from election lawyers, donors and a former member of Congress who warn that the Republican candidate’s words are dangerous, fueling doubts about the election’s legitimacy and potentially leading to voter intimidation. As his poll numbers have weakened and …

The All Progressives Congress in Edo on Tuesday said President Muhammadu Buhari’s visit to the state would boost the party’s chances at Saturday’s governorship election. Buhari is in Benin to attend the party’s grand finale campaign rally at Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium in Benin ahead of September 10 governorship election in Edo. The APC Chairman in the state, Mr. Anselm Ojezua, …

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has said the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in Edo State, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu, is still under investigation for his alleged role in the disbursement of N23bn campaign funds, which emanated from a former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke. The N23bn was alleged to have been part of stolen crude oil …

Former and present Group Managing Directors of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation have expressed fears that the current pump price of N145 per litre is no longer feasible. They said the amount does not correspond with the price-determining components of the commodity and the fluctuations of the foreign exchange rate. They stated this after a one-day meeting they held with …