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By Alltimepost.com Former Chairman, Board of Trustees of the People’s Democratic Party, Chief Tony Anenih has been asked to return the N260m allegedly shared to him by Nigeria’s former National Security Adviser (NSA) Retired Col. Dasuki Sambo. The whooping sum of money is part of the $2.1 billion Abacha loot meant for arms purchase to fight terrorism in parts of …

Associates of the embattled National Security Adviser (NSA) Col. Sambo Dasuki (retd), who are angry at the frequent denials of interaction by some of those who have dealings with the former security chief while in office were said to have commenced efforts aimed at establishing the links of such persons with Dasuki. Insiders in the plot said that some close …

The United Nations Security Council has stepped up efforts to block all sources of funding for the Islamic State in Syria and Iraq (ISIL), Boko Haram and other terrorist groups. Such sources include ransom payments, no matter by whom. This was contained in a unanimously adopted resolution at a session presided over by the US Treasury Secretary, Jack Lew. The …

The ‘failed attempt’ on General Buratai’s life.  Sheik Ibraheem Zakzaky, 62, the ever turbaned, tough looking leader of the Shiite Islamic Movement in Nigeria, IMN, is an Islamic scholar and a tempestuous preacher. He speaks straight to the powers-that-be and has survived many jail terms in the hands of military governments in the ‘80s and ‘90s for sedition. Never hiding …

Northern governors, on Saturday, held an emergency meeting in Kaduna State to evolve measures to resolve the crisis between members of the Shiite (Islamic movement) and the Nigerian Army. The meeting, convened under the auspices of the Northern Governors’ Forum (NGF), was chaired by the chairman of the forum, Governor Kashim Shettima of Borno State. Addressing his colleagues, Shettima said …

The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources and Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Dr. Ibe Kachikwu, on Thursday, dispelled the reports that the Federal Government has concluded plans to increase the pump price of fuel from N87 to N97 per litre as from January. “I did not say that refined petroleum products will sell for …

United States President, Barrack Obama has named a Nigerian-American journalist and Anti-human Trafficking advocate, Bukola Love Oriola as a member of the US Advisory Council on Human Trafficking. In a statement by the office of the Press Secretary, White House on December 16, Obama said he was honoured that Oriola and ten others appointed to serve on the council have …

The death sentences by firing squad passed on 66 soldiers in January and March 2015 by separate General Court Martials have been commuted to 10 years imprisonment each. It will be recalled that 71 soldiers were arraigned on several charges in joint trials. The soldiers were arraigned on several count charges that include Criminal Conspiracy, Conspiracy to commit mutiny, Mutiny, …

The administration of President Muhammadu Buhari is committed to making lives more bearable and comfortable for the Nigerian masses. The Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki stated this earlier today in Ilorin during a special prayer to mark his 53rd birthday. He said the All Progressives Party(APC)- led federal government will continue to formulate economic policies that would be beneficial to …

BENIN—Ahead of the 2016 governorship election in Edo State, a group, Peter Esele Solidarity Committee, PESOC 2016, has called for issue-based debates among all those aspiring to succeed Mr Adams Oshiomhole to enable the people elect the best candidate that will fly the flag of the All Progressives Congress, APC. A statement in Benin, yesterday, by Mr. Efosa Nehikhare, acting …