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As the wave of controversy over Panama Papers moves across the world, sweeping persons and institutions off their feet, it appears not to have shaken anyone or anything in Nigeria. This is despite that several prominent Nigerians are alleged to be among the Africans named in the data detailing secret offshore assets released by a German newspaper, Süddeutsche Zeitung. Nigerians …

Javier and Daniel sit rigidly on a dirty mattress inside the makeshift hovel, peering out from behind a tattered comforter, their bodies shaking. Angel is on a broken, stained office chair just outside. In a slumping, mildewed tent next door, three men lie motionless side by side under a pile of blankets, staring up at the moist canvas. Two other …

ABUJA — As controversy continues to trail the budget transmitted by the National Assembly to the Presidency for assent, indications emerged, last night, that President Muhammadu Buhari was still furious with the high level of distortions inflicted on his estimates by the lawmakers. Buhari presents N6.08trn 2016 budget to NASS This came as the Senate, weekend, moved to pacify Southern …

IF I had known, if I had seen death coming, if I had listened to my wife calling out to me, Daddy, don’t go, I would have remained in the ward where I would have stayed overnight with my wife and she would be alive today.” This was the lamentation of Mr. Ausbeth Udebu, bereaved husband of the late Mrs …

The secret distribution of the first batch of the brand new 108 Sport Utility Vehicles to 36 senators last Thursday has started generating tension and ill-feelings among members of the upper chamber. Investigations by our correspondent revealed that each senator from the 36 states had collected the keys to the Land Cruiser jeeps. A senator who craved anonymity, confided in …

The troops of the Nigerian Army have recovered large cache of arms and ammunition from the Boko Haram insurgents in Gursum, Borno State. The Theatre Commander, Operation Lafiya Dole, Maj. Gen. Lucky Irabor, said this in the text of a press briefing on the recovered arms and ammunition, forwarded to our correspondent that the troops recovered the items following a …

By Alltimepost.com In line with its effort to shut down the Guantanamo Bay detention facility, Cuba, the Obama Administration on Saturday announced the transfer of nine detainees in the camp to the government of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The Department of Defense gave the names of those affected as follows: Ahmed Umar Abdullah Al-Hikimi, Abdul Rahman Mohammed Saleh Nasir, …

Zara is 17 years old and she has a terrible story. It is the story of Boko Haram and what this brutal Islamist group is doing to thousands of people in north-eastern Nigeria and surrounding countries. Zara was kidnapped by Boko Haram and then freed by the army, but now finds herself sometimes wishing she was back in the forest …

BOSTON– Events are scheduled throughout the city on Friday to mark the third anniversary of the Boston Marathon bombings with “One Boston Day.” One Boston Day, which Mayor Marty Walsh proclaimed will now be an annual event, began with a wreath laying ceremony on Boylston Street. The wreaths were placed at the locations where the bombs went off in 2013 …

ENUGU—Several people were injured while two houses were burnt at Alor Uno in Nsukka Local Government Area of Enugu State following crises between the Ejuona people and their Ugbene neighbours over which of them were the aborigines or slaves. Although the crises started several years ago, the latest trouble began when the Ugbene people discovered that their Ejuona neighbours allegedly …