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AUGUSTA, Maine, Feb. 12, 2015 – National Guardsmen from Vermont and Maine are helping their Massachusetts counterparts in responding to recent major snowfalls that have buried areas of the Bay State. The Maine Army National Guard is sending nearly 50 troops, along with heavy equipment, to assist Massachusetts in removing snow from coastal communities, according to a National Guard Bureau …

Lagos – By Alltimepost.com Med-View Airline, a Nigerian operator has taken delivery of a B737-400 aircraft with registration number 5N-MAA, thereby boosting the aviation industry in the country. It has the capacity to sit 12C/138Y passengers. The aircraft, with a total of 150 seats arrived Murtala Mohammed Airport 2, Ikeja, Lagos State, last night at 6:27 (Nigerian time) after making …

Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State says Edo State Government will set up a commission of enquiry to ascertain the cause of the fire incident that occurred at Uselu Market assuring of Government support in mitigating the pains caused by the fire incident. The Governor who gave this assurance while inspecting the market to ascertain the level of damage done …

BOSTON – With recent snowfalls measured in feet and more snow on the way, Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker has declared a state of emergency and deployed about 500 Massachusetts National Guard members to assist with snow removal and cleanup efforts. The National Guard has mobilized its heavy equipment for snow removal, and through the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency, the commonwealth …

No fewer than 20 persons, including women and children were, last Sunday abducted by suspected Boko Haram terrorists at a village in Bama local government area of Borno State, security sources said. The villagers, according to a security source who spoke on phone, said the people were abducted at Akada-Banga village in Bama local government area of Borno State, while …

Former Minister of Information, Labaran Maku on Tuesday in Abuja, denied reports making the rounds in the media that he accused President Jonathan of being the sponsor of Boko Haram. Maku, who addressed newsmen, said the reports were false and an attempt to discredit Jonathan by using his ardent supporters to make the falsehood look believable. He said that his …

A French court has awarded two 20-year-old women inadvertently switched at birth €400,000 (£297,000) each in compensation. The private clinic in the Riviera city of Cannes where the two women were born was also ordered to pay €60,000 to their three siblings and €300,000 to the parents concerned, for a grand total of €1.88m. The families had initially sought damages …

She claimed that her employer kicked her and beat her with a vacuum cleaner rod. She said that she was given only one bottle of water a day to minimise toilet breaks, was forced to sleep on the floor and became emaciated for lack of food. On Tuesday, a court here agreed, vindicating Erwiana Sulistyaningsih, a domestic servant from Indonesia, …

The National Leader the All Progressives Congress, APC, Asiwaju Ahmed Tinubu has said he will not be intimidated by the latest show of strength, intimidation and possible harassment being exhibited by the Federal Government through the deployment of about 30 stern looking soldiers who are laying siege on his Bourdillon Road, Ikoyi, Lagos residence. A statement issued by the former …

After months of berating the administration of President Goodluck Jonathan, former President Olusegun Obasanjo has declared his support for the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Maj. Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd.). Obasanjo, who is a member of the Peoples Democratic Party, made his opinion known during an interview with the Financial Times at the launch of his controversial autobiography …