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Military authorities said, yesterday, that Nigerian troops were fully in control of Maiduguri and Konduga, the two cities Boko Haram attacked in the early hours of Sunday, noting that the fighting lasted into the early hours of yesterday. Consequently, the curfew imposed on the capital, Maiduguri, has been lifted, while members of President Goodluck Jonathan’s campaign train who were trapped …

In a clear move to stop the presidential flag bearer of the All Progressive Congress, APC, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari from contesting the election, a legal practitioner, Mr. Chukwunweike Okafor, on Monday, approached the Federal High Court in Abuja with an application seeking the court to disqualify the candidate over issues bothering on his credentials. The case tagged FHC/ABJ/CS/01/2015 has Buhari, …

TWENTY-Four hours after US Secretary of State, John Kerry met President Goodluck Jonathan and former Head of State, General Muhammadu Buhari, pledging his country’s determination to work with Nigeria and other countries to end activities of the Boko Haram terrorists, the Israeli media, yesterday, revealed that the US stopped Nigeria’s purchase of Chinook military helicopters from Israel to fight Boko …

THE All Progressives Congress, APC, has expressed doubt over President Goodluck Jonathan’s promise that the May 29, 2015 handover date is still sacrosanct, noting that the dates for the presidential and governorship polls should also remain sacred. It also warned against postponing the exercise on the basis of insurgency in the North-West geo-political zone to avoid giving victory to insurgents.Briefing …

As a result of the current violence in the North-eastern part of Nigeria, the European Union yesterday affirmed that it will not deploy election observers to the area. Ambassador Santiago Fisas, the Chief Observer of the European Union Election Observer Mission in Nigeria, disclosed this during a courtesy call by members of the mission to the leadership of the ruling …

The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Senator Anyim Pius Anyim, has pledged Government’s commitment to comply with the Jan. 13, 2014 judgment granting financial autonomy to the judiciary. Anyim made the pledge at a meeting with the National Executive Council of the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) in Abuja on Monday Anyim said monitoring committees would …

By Alltimepost.com Five years after the devastating earthquake in 2010 left millions in need of urgent medical care, Haiti has made significant progress toward rebuilding the national public health system with help from the U.S. Center for Disease Control (CDC). CDC has led the reconstruction of the health sector to establish disease surveillance systems, enhance laboratory capacity, and develop human …

The United States has advised Nigeria against postponing the February general elections. The US Secretary of State, Mr. John Kerry, gave the advice after he met the candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party, President Goodluck Jonathan and the All Progressives Congress, Maj. Gen. Muhamadu Buhari (retd.) in Lagos on Sunday. According to Kerry, the US would deny entry visa to …

A curfew imposed in the northeastern city of Maiduguri after a weekend Boko Haram attack was lifted on Monday, as the state governor urged residents to stay and fight. The restive city has been on lock-down since Sunday morning, when the Islamist militants launched a dawn raid that was later repelled by the military. Nigerian Army spokesman Colonel Sani Usman …

Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State has advised the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), President Goodluck Jonathan, against banking on the votes of people of the state. He stressed that Edo people will not re-elect the President in next month’s presidential election owing to his abandonment of the state. According to Oshiomhole, President Jonathan did not fulfill …