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LAGOS — AS outrage greeted the Oba of Lagos, Rilwan Akiolu’s alleged death threat and curse that Igbo will drown in Lagos lagoon within seven days if they did not vote for the All Progressives Congress, APC, governorship candidate, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode, the Oba, yesterday, said he was misquoted and clarified what he told Igbo leaders, who visited him. In …

BENIN—AHEAD of weekend’s state House of Assembly election in Edo State, the state Police Command has warned that it would not entertain any form of thuggery and advised politicians to abide by the rules of the game. The Command’s Police Public Relations Officer, Mr. Joseph Edoigiawerei, gave the warning in Benin, yesterday, amidst speculations that politicians in the state were …

President-elect, General Muhammadu Buhari has called on Nigerians to use the occasion of the Easter season to forgive those who might have wronged them during the electioneering period and come together as brothers and sisters to rebuild Nigeria. Chronicling, the supreme sacrifice of Jesus Christ to save mankind from sin and other man-made imperfections. Buhari said that Nigerians must emulate …

President Goodluck Jonathan on Sunday looked back at his 16 years in public service and concluded that he was “in a cage” during the period. But he was quick to admit that he had yet to see anybody luckier than he had been. Jonathan spoke while receiving residents of the Federal Capital Territory who were led by Vice President Namadi …

By Igbotako Nowinta, Alltimepost.com Nigeria Bureau Chief Frontline Civil Society Activist and Executive Director, African Network for Environment & Economic Justice (ANEEJ), a leading NGO in Nigeria, Rev. David Ugolor has proclaimed April 11, 2015 House of Assembly Election in Edo State as a referendum on the performance of Governor Adams Oshiomhole. The rights activist believed that it would be …

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) on Sunday in Lagos urged Nigerians to adhere to traffic rules as safety measures to reduce the high rate of road accident. Mrs Chiwendu Iwuoha, the FRSC Unit Commander, Ikotun-Egbe, Lagos, made the appeal during a church service at SS Timothy and Titus Catholic Church, Isheri-Oshun, Lagos. She called for attitudinal change by Nigerians …

The Chairman of Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC) in Yobe, Alhaji Umar Kukuri, on Sunday advised Governorship candidates in next Saturday’s election, to emulate the sportsmanship of President Goodluck Jonathan, by accepting defeat if they lost in a transparent election. Kukuri, who made the call at a press conference in Damaturu, said Jonathan’s courageous action had opened a new chapter in …

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), says the number of internet users on the Global System for Mobile communications (GSM) networks has increased from 76,322, 802 in 2014 to 81,892,840 by January 2015. This is contained in the NCC Monthly Internet Subscriber Data, obtained by our source on Saturday in Lagos. According to the data, there is an increase of 5,570,038 …

Benin, Edo, Nigeria – By Ola Airenakho Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State says the peace which has prevailed in Nigeria’s post-election is enough reason for Nigerians to give thanks to God this Easter season. He said there were apprehensions of violence during and after the elections, “but God has decreed peace “and there is peace everywhere.” In his recent …

The President-elect, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari, has urged supporters of the All Progressives Congress (APC), to come out en masse on April 11 to vote for the party’s governorship and house of assembly candidates. This is contained in a statement issued by Mallam Garba Shehu, Director, Media and Publicity, APC Presidential Campaign Organisation. In the statement made available to the newsmen …