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The three-member Appeal Committee for the June 18, 2016 Edo State All Progressives Congress (APC) Governorship Primary Election on Wednesday submitted its report at the Party’s National Secretariat in Abuja. The Election Appeal Committee is chaired by Hon. Opeyemi Bamidele, a former member of the House of Representatives. Other members are: Alh. Mustapha Salisu and Mrs. Ekwy Onyido. Bamidele who …

By Alltimepost.com President Barack Obama on Wednesday spoke by phone with Turkish President, Recep Tayyip Erdogan to express his condolences on behalf of the American people and to reaffirm the solidarity of the United States with Turkey, following Tuesday’s terrorist attack on Istanbul’s Ataturk International Airport. Obama noted: “this attack, like the March attack at Brussels Airport, was an attack …

By Alltimepost.com WASHINGTON — United States Defense Secretary Ash Carter called Turkish Defense Minister Fikri Isik on Wednesday to express his deep condolences following Tuesday’s heinous terrorist attack at Istanbul Ataturk Airport, Deputy Press Secretary Gordon Trowbridge said in readout of the call. According to media reports, at least 41 people were killed and another 230 injured in the terror …

At last, the Federal Government of Nigeria prevails in its decision to abolish post Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) test for candidates who scored 180 and above. By Oladipo Airenakho Benin City – Following Nigerian government’s directive, abolishing post Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) test for candidates who scored 180 and above in their examinations into tertiary institutions, the University …

An FCT High Court sitting in Apo has today sacked Senator Ali Modu Sheriff as acting Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), describing the process that produced him as illegal. The presiding judge, Justice Valentine Ashi, in his ruling nullified the 2014 PDP Constitution Amendment upon which Sheriff was appointed PDP Chairman. He described the amendment as illegal and …

Turkey airport attack kills at least 41; European position on Brexit hardens; Kerry raises prospect of a ‘walk back’ and the Benghazi report explained. Police opened fire on suspects who then blew themselves up outside security checkpoint at international terminal, Turkish officials say. A series of deadly explosions tore through crowds at Istanbul’s Atatürk international airport on Tuesday evening, leaving …

Gun and three suicide attacks on Tuesday at Istanbul’s Ataturk international airport in Turkey have killed at least 28 people and injured up to 60. The Istanbul governor gave the new toll after initial reports of 10 fatalities. Up to three attackers were involved, when they reportedly opened fire with Kalashnikovs as they targeted an entry point to the terminal …

Oil prices topped $48 a barrel on Tuesday, as investors took advantage of a two-day slide in crude oil triggered by Britain’s vote to leave the European Union. The vote’s impact on oil, despite sending global stocks and currencies spiraling, has so far been limited due to expectations of strong summer demand in Asia and the United States and tightening …

By Alltimepost.com Edo Civil Society Organizations have rejected the recently concluded Continuous Voter Registration in Edo State, describing it as a deliberate attempt by INEC to disenfranchise the people in the forthcoming governorship election in the state. In a terse statement earlier in the week, the organizations’ Public Relations Officer, Comrade Osaze Edigin said: “It is on record that majority …

A woman’s control over her body will be a defining issue for female voters in November, Planned Parenthood says after landmark supreme court ruling. Elated cheers rang out from the steps of the supreme court on Monday morning as the justices handed down a decision that overturned a slate of restrictions that would have closed all but a handful of …