NewsReports

Hillary Clinton has chosen Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine to be her running mate, turning to a steady and seasoned hand in government to fill out the Democratic ticket, she announced Friday. “I’m thrilled to announce my running mate, @TimKaine, a man who’s devoted his life to fighting for others. -H,” she tweeted. Minutes later, Kaine tweeted: “Just got off the …

By Alltimepost.com The Otaru of Auchi, His Royal Highness, Haliru Momoh, Ikelebe III, has affirmed that he is with Governor Adams Oshiomhole on the choice of Mr. Godwin Obaseki as the next Governor of the state, saying “wherever the Governor asks me to go, I am going.” The Otaru made the declaration when he played host to the All Progressives …

Pioneer chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Nuhu Ribadu, has returned to the All Progressives Congress. Ribadu confirmed the move in a statement, which was published on his Facebook page. “I have finally heeded the calls on me to return to the All Progressives Congress, a party of which I was a founding member,” he said. The ex-EFCC …

An unknown number of Nigerian soldiers are yet to be accounted for after an ambush by Boko Haram insurgents in a community in Borno State, the army has said. The army said it was battling to save the lives of 19 other soldiers injured during the clash on Thursday. Operatives of the Civilian-JTF, embedded with the military squad, were also …

India on Friday mounted a massive search and rescue operation for an Indian Air Force plane that went missing with 29 people on board over the Bay of Bengal. With concern mounting hours after its disappearance, five surveillance aircraft and 13 navy and coastguard ships launched the search for the aircraft, which vanished shortly after take-off from the southern city …

Donald Trump painted a picture of a dystopian America — and sold himself as the only one who can fix it.As he accepted the Republican nomination here Thursday night, Trump delivered tough talk, promising to eradicate crime, build a border wall, defeat ISIS, rejuvenate the economy and prod U.S. allies to step it up or else. “I’m with you,” Trump …

Donald Trump has never faced more pressure on the national stage than he will Thursday evening when he accepts the Republican nomination. This week’s Republican National Convention has been dominated by unexpected fireworks ranging from the plagiarized speech his wife delivered and the way the campaign prolonged the episode to Ted Cruz’s shocking address Wednesday in which he refused to …

Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara has described the allegation from the former Chairman of Appropriations Committee, Abdulmumuni Jibrin against him in the budget controversy as an after thought. He also debunked the claims by Jibrin that he was removed because he did not support the immunity proposal in the House for presiding officers of the National Assembly. …

Some civil society groups in Nigeria have condemned a bill before the House of Representatives which “seeks to properly supervise, monitor and co-ordinate Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) and Community-Based Organizations (CBOs) in Nigeria.” The groups are Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, SERAP; Women Advocates and Documentation Centre, WARDC; Women Empowerment and Legal Aid Initiative, WELA; Partnership for Justice, and Committee …

The Senate, yesterday, said it would proceed with the screening and confirmation of the 47 ambassadorial nominees sent to it by President Muhammadu Buhari last month. It also urged the President to urgently submit the list of non-career ambassadors to balance the nomination. The Senate, however, agreed with the decision of President Buhari not to include names from Bayelsa, Ebonyi, …