NewsReports

Benin, Edo Nigeria – By Ola Airenakho Edo State Governor, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole has appealed to the people of the State to vote the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidates in the Saturday April 11 House of Assembly election and not waste their votes on rival People’s Democratic Party (PDP), which, according to him, has been incapacitated. Oshiomhole reminded Edo people …

By Alltimepost.com Former Deputy Minority Whip of the House of Representatives and one-time Governorship aspirant of the People’s Democratic Party in Edo State, Hon Emma Arigbe-Osula, yesterday led thousands of his supporters to pitch their tents with the All Progressives Congress. Also, a factional President of the Edo State Drivers’ Welfare Association, Comrade Adams Ehigiamusoe (Shaba) led his supporters to …

The Central Bank of Nigeria on Tuesday raised concerns over the increasing use of foreign currencies as a medium of exchange in the country and warned that persons caught in the illegal act risked a six-month jail term upon conviction. The central bank said in a statement that some individuals and corporate bodies had been using foreign currencies, especially the …

Officials participating in Mayors Day of Recognition for National Service represent 149 million Americans, nearly half of U.S. population By Alltimepost.com WASHINGTON, D.C. – A record number of 2,630 mayors and county leaders across the country are uniting to thank AmeriCorps members and Senior Corps volunteers for their commitment to service and their positive impact on pressing challenges facing the …

Following the outcome of the Presidential and National Assembly elections in Benue State, members of the Peoples Democratic Party have been defecting in droves to the All Progressives Congress. APC presidential candidate, Maj. Gen. Mahammadu Buhari(retd.), defeated the incumbent President Goodluck Jonathan in the state while state Governor, Gabriel Suswan, lost to Senator Barnabas Gemade in the governor’s bid to …

Two electoral officers attached to the Oredo and Orhiomwon Local Government Areas of Edo State in the last Presidential and National Assembly elections have been sacked by the Independent National Electoral Commission. Resident Electoral Commissioner in Edo State, Mr. Mike Igini, disclosed this on Tuesday during a meeting with leaders of the All Progressives Congress and the Peoples Democratic Party …

APC snatches Senate majority, ends PDP’s 16-year rule After 16 years of majority power in Nigeria’s two houses of parliament, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has finally lost the Senate to the now ruling party-elect, the All Progressives Congress, APC. The APC secured 60 seats out of 109, based on results released by the Independent National Electoral Commission. At Saturday’s …

Twenty-one years ago today, a genocide began that would claim the lives of more than 800,000 Rwandan men, women, and children and mark the beginning of one hundred days of horror for Rwanda’s people. Today is a day to commemorate those who lost their lives, to honor the courage of those who risked their lives to save others, and to …

ABUJA—CHAIRMAN, Board of Trustees, BoT of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Chief Tony Anenih, said yesterday that with the election of the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, General Muhammadu Buhari, (retd) during the March 28 Presidential election, there was hope that the administration of the President- elect would take Nigeria to greater heights. Anenih in a two- page …

Reports reaching our news desk say a massive protest has erupted in Ado Ekiti, the Ekiti State capital, against moves by a faction of the State House of Assembly to impeach Governor Ayodele Fayose over allegations of gross constitutional breaches. Sources say there is high presence of heavily-armed security operatives in strategic locations in the town, while entry routes have …