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Nigerians have expressed outrage over the alleged abduction of 14-year-old Ese Oruru by one Yinusa, aka Yellow, who also forced her into marriage. Nigerians, who read the story of the helpless minor on The PUNCH’s website on Sunday, took a swipe at the inactions of the authorities, saying the girl was abandoned to wallow in captivity. Yinusa, a tricycle driver, …

A Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, chieftain in Edo State, Mr Osahon Igiebor, has expressed misgivings over what he termed the mismanagement by the present government of the state under Governor Adams Oshiomhole of the All Progressives Congress, APC. Igiebor has vowed to petition the governor before the presidency to constitute a panel to investigate the accounting books of the state …

By Alltimepost.com WASHINGTON — The cessation of hostilities in Syria could be a “first step” in ending Syria’s civil war, Defense Secretary Ash Carter said on Monday during a Pentagon news conference. The agreement, which went into effect over the weekend, could also be a move toward helping the Syrian people, Carter said. Brokered by the U.S. and Russia, the …

The Inspector-General of Police, Solomon Arase, has said the Emir of Kano’s Hajj trip is responsible for the delay in securing the release of 14-year-old Ese Oruru, who is being held captive in Kano State. Arase said this on Sunday after the launch of a “Free Ese” Campaign by PUNCH, which drew the attention of thousands of Nigerians to the …

LAGOS — The Consumer Advocacy Foundation of Nigeria (CAFON), a non-profit making organization, has threatened to boycott banking services from today,Tuesday, March 1, 2016, owing to perceived arbitrary charges by commercial banks. Consequently, Central Bank of Nigeria, has called on bank customers to be vigilant against excessive bank charges and channel complaints to appropriate authorities, instead of participating in the …

A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Monday, ordered that former Interior Minister, Abba Moro and F.O. Aleyebami facing N676 million money laundering and fraud charges, to be remanded in Kuje prisons till Wednesday, March 2 when the application for their bail will be heard. The trial Judge, Justice Anwuli Chikere, however, ordered that one of the defendants, a …

By Alltimepost.com WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama on Monday awarded the Medal of Honor to Navy Senior Chief Petty Officer Edward C. Byers Jr., making him the sixth Navy SEAL in the force’s history to receive the U.S. military’s highest honor. The White House’s East Room was filled with Byers’ family, friends and special operators from around the world who …

Hillary Clinton finally got her landslide — and it could redefine the Democratic race for the White House. Her crushing defeat of Sen. Bernie Sanders in the South Carolina primary Saturday restored Clinton as the undisputed front-runner, as her southern firewall of minority voters held rock solid and her opponent fared poorly among African-American voters. 2016 Candidate Matchmaker The former …

Abuja-Through the ongoing BVN-based staff audit and enrolment to the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System (IPPIS), the Federal Government has removed 23,846 non-existent workers from its payroll.Consequently, the salary bill for February 2016 has reduced by N2.293 billion when compared to December 2015 at which time the BVN audit process commenced. According to the Federal Ministry of Finance, this …

Abuja—After being detained for almost a week, former Interior Minister, Abba Moro, will be arraigned today before Justice Anwuli Chikere of the Federal High Court Abuja, to answer to charges of abuse of procurement process and diversion of public funds preferred against him and four others by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. The EFCC is slamming 11-count charge …