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By Alltimepost.com Nine days, following the controversial governorship election in Edo State, Edo Civil Society Organizations have accused the Nigeria Police Forces and the Department of State security (DSS) of complicity in the electoral irregularities that greeted the poll. Edo Governorship election was held on September 28, 2016, with Godwin Obaseki, candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) declared …

The Federal Government, on Friday, gave reasons why it decided to drop the two-count forgery charge it initiated against the Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki and his Deputy, Ike Ekweremadu, before an Abuja High Court at Jabi. FG said it took the decision considering that the subject matter is already pending before Justice Gabriel Kolawole of the Abuja Division of …

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has issue a Certificate of Return to the Edo State Governor-elect, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, who won the September 28 governorship election in the state. In his address, INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner in Edo State, Mr. Sam Olumekun, described the election as historic in the history of the commission and Edo people, noting that an …

The federal government on Thursday withdrew the charges of criminal conspiracy relating to the alleged forgery of the Senate Standing Orders, 2015, filed against Senate President Bukola Saraki and his deputy, Ike Ekweremadu, at the Abuja High Court. In doing so, the Ministry of Justice filed an application to amend the charges and attached the amended charges. In the new …

International Monetary Fund (IMF) is projecting that Nigeria’s economy will end its recession in 2017, growing by 0.6 per cent that year. According to the IMF’s World Economic Outlook (WEO) released yesterday in Washington, the fund is projecting that the current economic recession will outlast 2016, with a gross domestic product (GDP) contraction of 1.7 per cent, reported online news …

The administration seeks to implement cost cutting measures and raise revenue to ward off the recession, the president yesterday submitted its Medium Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) and Fiscal Strategy Paper (FSP) for 2017 to 2019 to the National Assembly, in which it proposed a N6.866 trillion budget for the 2017 fiscal year. It also proposed an oil benchmark of $42.50, …

In fulfillment of one of his campaign promises to cut cost, President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the disposal of two of the aircraft operated by the Presidential Air Fleet (PAF) of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF). The presidency, through the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA), advertised the sale of two aircraft in THISDAY newspaper yesterday. According to the …

The federal government is demanding $406.75 million at the minimum from the Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) and its surrogate Shell Western Supply & Trading Limited for alleged crude oil theft. The amount, according to court papers in Lagos, represents the shortfall of the money paid by the multinational oil firm in the account of the Nigerian government with Central …

The Presidency on Tuesday confirmed that newspaper advertisements for the sale of two presidential aircraft, a Falcon 7X executive jet and Hawker 4000, were duly authorised by President Muhammadu Buhari. The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, confirmed this in a statement made available to journalists. Shehu said the decision to sell the jets …

The Federal Government has finally agreed to consolidate the criminal charges filed against former National Security Adviser, Colonel Sambo Dasuki and others before two different High Courts of the Federal Capital Territory Judiciary. This followed a complaint by the former NSA that putting him on trial in two different courts on the same issues would prejudice and cause double jeopardy. …