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Less than two weeks after President Muhammadu Buhari launched the controversial ‘Change begins with me’ campaign and called on Nigerians to shun lawlessness and embrace values such as honesty and integrity, it has been discovered that the parts of President’s speech was plagiarised. Parts of the President’s speech was plagiarised from United States President Barrack Obama’s November 4, 2008 victory …

Four companies, Pluto Properties and Investment Company, Seagate Property Development Company, Trans Ocean Property and Investment Company Ltd, and Avalon Global Property Ltd, all of which allegedly have links with former First Lady, Dame Patient Jonathan, yesterday, pleaded guilty to alleged $15 million fraud charge brought against them before a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos. Meanwhile, Mrs. Jonathan yesterday …

President Muhammadu Buhari says his administration will support a constitutional amendment to free local governments from the stranglehold of state governments. Malam Garba Shehu, the President’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, said in a statement that Buhari made his position known when he received the leadership of the Association of Local Governments in Nigeria (ALGON) on Thursday in …

The Resource Centre for Human Rights and Civic Education (CHRICED), yesterday, called on the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to invite the former first Lady, Patience Jonathan for questioning over the $31.4m fraud. The Executive Director of the CHRICED, Com. Ibrahim Zikirullah said for the fact that the ex-first Lady had claimed the ownership of the money is enough …

By Lisa Ferdinando – DoD News YOKOSUKA — Forward-deployed to support security and stability in the vast Indo-Asia-Pacific region, the U.S. 7th Fleet is involved in a wide array of activities in this critically important part of the world, a Navy official said. With the U.S. rebalance to the region, the 7th Fleet has a robust maritime posture that includes …

By Alltimepost.com – Boston Alltimepost.com can authoritatively confirm that the much awaited coronation of new Benin King, Crown Prince (Amb.) Eheneden Erediauwa has been shifted from September 26 to October 20, 2016 and would take place at the historic Urhokpota Hall in Benin City, Edo State capital. This new development was disclosed to Alltimepost.com on Tuesday by the Secretary to …

Former Finance Minister, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala yesterday said it was better to allow those managing Nigeria’s economy to do the best they could, noting that there could be solutions to the present economic decline in the country. She also noted that she would not be available to serve the present administration if overtures were made to her by President Muhammadu …

Edward Snowden has set out the case for Barack Obama granting him a pardon before the US president leaves office in January, arguing that the disclosure of the scale of surveillance by US and British intelligence agencies was not only morally right but had left citizens better off. The US whistleblower’s comments, made in an interview with the Guardian, came …

Hillary Clinton’s campaign has acknowledged mishandling news of her pneumonia, as Donald Trump sought to capitalize on growing questions over his opponent’s trustworthiness at a critical moment in their race for the White House. “We could have done better yesterday,” wrote Clinton communications director Jennifer Palmieri on Monday, after some Democrats began questioning whether the campaign had been fully transparent …

By Alltimepost.com Houston, TX – Assistance from governments (LGA, State & Federal) on new agricultural practices to the farmers will further enhance their produce, according Professor Agharese Aikpehiomwan Osifo. Osifo, a Professor of Agricultural economics, Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma Edo State of Nigeria, made the assertion while delivering a keynote address at the recently concluded 25th Edo National Association Worldwide …