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BOSTON– Events are scheduled throughout the city on Friday to mark the third anniversary of the Boston Marathon bombings with “One Boston Day.” One Boston Day, which Mayor Marty Walsh proclaimed will now be an annual event, began with a wreath laying ceremony on Boylston Street. The wreaths were placed at the locations where the bombs went off in 2013 …

ENUGU—Several people were injured while two houses were burnt at Alor Uno in Nsukka Local Government Area of Enugu State following crises between the Ejuona people and their Ugbene neighbours over which of them were the aborigines or slaves. Although the crises started several years ago, the latest trouble began when the Ugbene people discovered that their Ejuona neighbours allegedly …

The Federal Government on Thursday said it was studying a “proof of life” video showing 15 of the more than 200 schoolgirls abducted by Boko Haram, as parents and their supporters marked the second anniversary of the kidnapping. The footage is the first time any of the missing girls have been seen since a previous Boko Haram video in May …

The Senate on Thursday summoned the National Security Adviser and all the service chiefs to brief it at a closed session on their efforts so far to recover the abducted Chibok schoolgirls. Also, the House of Representatives on Thursday asked the Federal Government to set a target for security agencies to rescue the 219 Chibok schoolgirls held in captivity by …

“Good morning! I make 80 cents for every dollar that a man makes,” a woman told passersby as they exited New York City’s Bryant Park subway station on Tuesday morning. The woman, who makes a living passing out newspapers to commuters, was not the only one sharing such statistics during the annual equal pay day. A few blocks away, Hillary …

It takes about three minutes to walk from the lowbrow Emporium nightclub where Donald Trump is being feted at a Republican fundraiser on Thursday night to the unmarked spot on the sidewalk in Patchogue where Marcelo Lucero died after being attacked by a pack of white teenagers in 2008, just days after Barack Obama became America’s first black president. Lucero, …

By Igbotako Nowinta – Alltimepost.com Nigerian Bureau Chief   The people of Edo state have been called upon to see the inauguration of the Society for Peace Studies and Practice (SPSP), Edo state branch as a good omen that will further enhance sustainable peace, security and development in the state. Dr. Willie A. Eselebor, national president of the organization made …

Friends and family members of Nigerian schoolgirls kidnapped two years ago say they have identified some of them in a new video obtained by CNN. The footage, apparently filmed in December, shows 15 girls in black robes identifying themselves. The girls were taken from a school in the town of Chibok by members of the Islamist group Boko Haram. Relatives …

A 16-year-old girl identified as Fati, who regained freedom after spending two years in Boko Haram’s captivity, has explained how teenage girls volunteer to go on suicide missions in order to escape molestation and other forms of hardship under the sect. Fati, whose name was changed to protect her identity, said young girls fight to strap on a bomb, not …

By Alltimepost.com Nigeria’s electoral umpire, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has released the guidelines and timetable for the governorship election holding in Edo State on September 10, this year. According to INEC, Party Primaries will hold from June 2 to July 4, 2016 and campaigns will commence on Sunday June 10, 2016, while the official register of voters for …