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Five parents of the abducted 219 Chibok schoolgirls have received calls from the phone numbers of their missing daughters, our correspondent gathered on Tuesday. The parents who reportedly called back the lines were however told off by the respondents at the other end. The Chairman, Chibok Community in Abuja, Tsambido Abana, told our correspondent that the community planned to report …

Jaime Galvan’s family made no sound on the frigid morning when they visited his grave. There were no bereaved memorials, no whispers, no audible prayers. They stood in silence, holding each other as a mix of tears and snow ran down their faces, out of respect for the father and husband they believe Chicago police killed at the Homan Square …

By Alltimepost.com Edo State Governor, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, on Sunday undertook an inspection tour of the newly completed four blocks of classrooms by the State Government for the Internally Displaced Persons in Edo State. The project, intended to bring education to the doorsteps of the displaced children in the IDP camp, located in Uhogua, Benin City, consists of staff room, …

It may not be possible for a government to build industries across the state and turn the economy around within a short time of eight years. There are however quick-wins that a serious government can undertake to achieve stunning results to the acclaim of a famished people. In other words, there are opportunities that a government can exploit immediately they …

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has requested Mr Sam Saba, Chairman, Code of Conduct Bureau investigate the current and immediate past high-ranking public officers named in the Panama Papers and others that are maintaining and operating or have maintained and operated foreign accounts in other safe havens and secrecy jurisdictions. The organisation then urged the Bureau to refer such …

The General Overseer, Latter Rain Assembly, Lagos, Pastor Tunde Bakare, has lampooned politicians and political parties for using the abduction of 219 Chibok schoolgirls to score cheap political points. He noted that the nation had not given the issue the necessary thoughtfulness and seriousness it deserved, stressing that those who are in a position to act have not taken sufficient …

The editorial board of The Boston Globe has printed a fake front page featuring Donald Trump as president. The newspaper printed the front page in its Sunday “Ideas” section and on its website. The page is dated 9 April, 2017, and features a large photo of Trump below a headline that reads “Deportations to Begin.” The story features an address …

The Presidency has confronted the leadership of the National Assembly, NASS, with details of distortions orchestrated by the lawmakers in the 2016 budget and asked them to urgently address them in the interest of the nation. The Presidency handed down the plea at a crucial meeting summoned by President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday night with the Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo; …

The Nigerian Navy has postponed its recruitment exercise initially slated for tomorrow, as the force plans to work out a new digital approach in handling the huge volume of applications received with over 300,000 candidates applied for limited slot of 3,000. The postponement, according to the Nigerian Navy, is necessitated to ensure a well-planned and hitch-free recruitment. This is coming …

President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday appealed to members of the National Association of Resident Doctors to shelve their planned strike and give the Federal Government more time to address their grievances. According to a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, the President made the appeal at a meeting he had with the leadership of …