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A mass of women demonstrators laid siege to the Kogi State offices of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Today(Thursday) . The women, many of whom carried placards and were dressed in black, protested the ruling of the November 21st governorship elections as inconclusive by INEC. The Kogi State Police Command deployed police officers around the INEC offices to ensure …

ABUJA – President Muhammadu Buhari Tuesday in Paris raised alarm, saying that about five million persons living in the countries within the lake chad basin risk displacement owing to the depletion of the lake. President who addressed a high level meeting on “Climate Change Challenges and Solutions in Africa’’, at the on-going UN Climate Change Conference, COP 21, in France …

ABUJA — The hardship currently witnessed by Nigerians across the country took a turn for the worse in Abuja in the last couple of days as Abuja Electricity Distribution Company reduced power supply to the Federal Capital Territory and neighbouring states to an average of six hours a day. This was in negation of recent claims by the Transmission Company …

THE Senate on Monday asked the Federal Government to jack up the 2015 supplementary budget from N465.3 billion to N574 billion to accommodate the figures for fuel subsidy till the end of the year. This came to the fore on Monday as the Senate Committees on Appropriation, Finance and Budget and National Planning hosted ministers and top Federal Government officials …

PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari has warned that the adverse effects of climate change poses a threat to food security in Nigeria, as extreme events such as flooding and drought are on the increase. Stating Nigeria’s position on Monday at the Conference of Parties 21 (COP21) ongoing in Paris, France, he said such factors have resulted in the destruction of many economic …

By Lisa Ferdinando – DOD News WASHINGTON — About 70 pieces of U.S. military equipment will arrive in Romania from Germany on Tuesday to support Operation Atlantic Resolve, a Pentagon spokesman said yesterday. Other equipment will arrive in Bulgaria and Lithuania later in December, Navy Capt. Jeff Davis told reporters. Defense Secretary Ash Carter announced during a trip to Estonia …

US President Barack Obama has said the UN climate conference in Paris could be a “turning point” in global efforts to limit future temperature rises. Negotiators from 195 countries will try to reach a deal within two weeks aimed at reducing global carbon emissions and limiting global warming to 2C (3.6F). Leaders from 147 nations are addressing the meeting, known …

By Igbotako Nowinta – Alltimepost.com Nigeria Bureau Chief. The All Progressives Congress (APC) Federal Government, led by President Muhammadu Buhari has been advised to sustain the proposed N5, 000 stipends for unemployed youths in Nigeria once implemented or risk multiple violent reactions from the masses. Pastor Frank Amegor of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) Shekinah Glory Zonal Headquarters …

By Don Ofure Osehobo The Leadership of the Association of the Deaf has called on the Federal and State governments across Nigeria to make the use of sign language compulsory at all public functions. They also want sign language to be used in all programs aired on local and national television stations in the country. According to them, this has …

Abuja – The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has urged media professionals to galvanise support among the populace for the war on terrorism. They minister made the call at the maiden Interactive Session with media professionals on Friday in Abuja. He described terrorism as a major challenge facing the nation. “The war against terrorism is not a …