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THE violent confrontation between Nigerian Army troops and the Islamic Shi’ite sect in Zaria, Kaduna State, will, if not properly handled, have far-reaching repercussions with an unpredictable end. Two issues are immediately raised by the bloodletting: one is lawlessness in the name of religion and, the other, the appropriate response of the security forces to lightly armed hostile civilians. The …

Federal Government of Nigeria has filed a lawsuit accusing Haliru Mohammed Bello, a former acting chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), his son, Abba Bello Mohammed, and his son’s firm, BAM Nigeria Ltd, of fraudulently collecting N300 million from former National Security Advisor, Colonel Sambo Dasuki (ret.). The four-count indictment accuses Mr. Bello, who also served as a minister …

PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari has said that his administration has about N3.7 trillion local and foreign debts to contend with as it tries to fund the over N6 trillion 2016 budget in the midst of dwindling oil revenues. Speaking in an interview with British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) Hausa Service translated by an online news agency, Premium Times, the president said he …

Alltimepost.com, Benin – Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State has said that someone who believes in the State and has the capacity to manage it will emerge as candidate of the All Progressives Party (APC) and win the votes of the people as the Governor in the 2016 gubernatorial election in the State. The Governor disclosed this while addressing Benin …

Edo State Government has repealed the Act establishing the State Customary Court of Appeal that had hitherto existed alongside the State High Courts. The State Governor, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole told newsmen after signing into Law the Bill repealing the Act on Tuesday: “I have just signed into law the bill to repeal the establishment of the Customary Court of Appeal …

By Alltimepost.com United States Department of Defense announced on Tuesday, the deaths of six airmen who were supporting Operation Freedom’s Sentinel in Afghanistan. According to officials, they died December 21, 2015 of wounds suffered when their patrol was attacked by a suicide bomber on a motorcycle near Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan. Those killed were: Maj. Adrianna M. Vorderbruggen, 36, …

2016 Budget Speech: “The Budget of Change” Delivered By: His Excellency, Muhammadu Buhari President, Federal Republic of Nigeria To : A Joint Session of the National Assembly (on December 22, 2016) PROTOCOLS 1. I am honoured and privileged to present the 2016 Budget proposal. This is my first address before this joint session of the National Assembly. I have come …

FORMER Minister of Information, Labaran Maku, said decency requires that he keeps quiet and watch events unfold as the new government carries on with governance of the country. He said having served as Minister of Information when he spoke vibrantly in defence of the policies of the last government, it was only proper to let Nigerians hear other voices. Maku …

ADDRESS BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE AND CHAIRMAN OF THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY, HIS EXCELLENCY, SENATOR (DR.) ABUBAKAR BUKOLA SARAKI TO THE JOINT SESSION OF THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY ON THE PRESENTATION OF THE 2016 DRAFT APPROPRIATION BILL BY HIS EXCELLENCY, PRESIDENT MOHAMMADU BUHARI, PRESIDENT AND COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF OF THE ARMED FORCES OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA. Protocol: It is my …

When people and businesses start living within their means (revenues), and not beyond, it will usher-in a new era of healthy economy that stems from people investing-in/buying what they can afford. This will lead to increased circulation of money in the economy because people who buy what they can afford will pay promptly, which will in turn lead to increased …