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The Inspector-General of Police, Solomon Arase, has demanded the progress reports on investigations into the abduction of four teenage girls, who were forcefully converted to Islam in Bauchi and Zamfara States. The IG directed the Bauchi and Zamfara Police commands to furnish his office with the report on the abductions. Sunday PUNCH had reported the abduction of three girls in …

PETER OKEUGO writes about 13-year-old Progress Jacob who was abducted on the first Sunday of the New Year Ms. Gobet’s world went awry on January 3, 2016 when her 13-year-old cousin, Progress Jacob, was kidnapped. She is still in the dark on how her cousin was abducted. “We live in Bauchi. Progress, went to church on January 3, 2016. The …

Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton are perfect opponents for each other. They are two candidates who have come alive in their campaigns as it became clearer that the other one would be the likely nominee of their party. The voting in the “Super Saturday” primaries and caucuses didn’t disrupt that narrative — or settle the contest in either party. Cruz …

By Alltimepost.com Edo State Governor, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole has described as fraudulent the attitudes of some medical doctors who desert their places of work at government hospital only to be found working in their own private clinics during the same period and called on the Nigerian Medical Association to address such breach of professional ethics. By such practices, he said …

The Bayelsa State Governor, Mr. Seriake Dickson, has reiterated his support for 14-year-old Ese Oruru and her family. Ese was abducted by Yunusa Dahiru, a regular customer at her mother’s food stall, in August 2015, from Bayelsa State and taken to Kano State where her parents said she was forced to convert to Islam and forced into marriage without their …

Controversy surrounding the enthronement of the new Olubadan of Ibadan was laid to rest, yesterday, as Governor Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State presented the staff of office to Oba Saliu Adetunji, 87, as the 41st Olubadan of the ancient city. Before the presentation of certificate and staff of office to the newly-crowned monarch, Ajimobi hinted that the new king went …

President Muhammadu Buhari has said that generations of many African countries would be grateful to the former president of Nigeria, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo for his wise counsels on economic, social and political issues. He said that Obasanjo’s willingness to embark on elections monitoring has brought about peaceful transitions in a lot of African countries. President Buhari made the remarks to …

Republican front-runner Donald Trump moved to staunch scathing criticism of his national security views on Friday, executing an abrupt about-face by declaring that he would not order the U.S. military to violate international laws to fight terrorism. After advocating the killing of terrorists’ families and the benefits of waterboarding, Trump reversed course after condemnation from former cabinet members, lawmakers and …

By Alltimepost.com United States Secretary of Commerce, Penny Pritzker told the world at the Advanced Energy Economy (AEE) Annual Dinner on Wednesday that “climate change is real.” AEE is a national association of private sector leaders who are committed to making the global energy system more secure, clean, and affordable. During her remarks, Pritzker discussed the commercial and environmental impact …

The Pipelines and Product Marketing Company, PPMC, Thursday, assured Nigerians that the fuel scarcity currently witnessed across the country would end by weekend. Speaking in Abuja, Managing Director of the PPMC, Mrs. Esther Nnamdi-Ogbue, stated that right now, more than 300 trucks should be arriving in Abuja. She added that, Wednesday alone, over one thousand trucks were loaded and trucked …