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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said that it is working towards making sure that the general elections fixed for February 14 and 28 hold as scheduled. The National Chairman of the commission, speaking in Abuja, however, refused to react to comments credited to the National Security Adviser, Col. Sambo Dasuki, asking the commission to delay the elections to …

Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, Wednesday disclosed that the Avian Influenza recently reported in Kano and Lagos States, has now spread to five other States. He listed the states to include Kano, Lagos, Ogun, Delta, Rivers, Edo and Plateau, stating that 21 commercial farms, nine Live Bird Markets and one private zoo have been affected in …

The National Human Rights Commission, yesterday, reviewed the controversial advert placed in some major national newspapers in the country by Governor Ayo Fayose of Ekiti State with a verdict that the material amounted to “hate speech.” Though the commission may not immediately arrest and prosecute Fayose because of the immunity he currently enjoys as a sitting governor, the rights commission …

As part of his ongoing presidential campaign in the northern part of the country, President Goodluck Jonathan on Wednesday visited the Emir of Kano, Muhammad Sanusi II, in his palace, seeking for his royal blessing and support for his second term aspiration. Recall that the duo fell apart after the President suspended Sanusi as the governor of the Central Bank …

By Alltimepost.com Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) will close route I-195 east and westbound on-ramp from the new Water Street Connector and Route 79/Broadway northbound on Saturday, January 24, 2015 from 7:00 AM to 5:00 PM. According to a statement released on Wednesday by the Department, the closures are necessary to continue the demolition of the Exit 5 ramp, which …

In the aftermath of the bird flu cases that reportedly claimed over 2, 500 chickens last week in Lagos and Kano states, at least three other states are currently under surveillance by the Poultry Association of Nigeria, PAN, as part of the effort to prevent the disease spreading, even as the Federal government, has expressed willingness towards compensating affected farms. …

Senior lawyers of the University of Benin, UNIBEN, have condemned the action of Edo State Governor, Mr. Adams Oshiomole, in demolishing property allegedly belonging to the University without exhausting the due process of law. An Edo State High Court had, on December 16, 2014, awarded the ownership of the property in contention to Edo State Government. Dissatisfied with the judgment, …

By Alltimepost.com Traditional Rulers in Etsako land, Edo State, have thrown their weight behind the candidates of the All Progressives Congress in the 2015 general elections, saying their support was based on the need to continue the developmental train in the state. The Endorsement came during the week when Governor Adams Oshiomhole paid a courtesy visit to the Traditional Rulers …

President Goodluck Jonathan and the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, have distanced themselves from the advertisements in some major newspapers by Governor Ayo Fayose of Ekiti State, warning against voting for the APC presidential candidate, Major-General Muhammadu Buhari (rtd), because of the possibilities that he would die in office because of his age. Meanwhile, the All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Organisation, …

Youths suspected to be ex- militants from the creeks of Bayelsa State, yesterday, warned Dame Patience, wife of President Goodluck Jonathan, against accompanying her husband to the presidential rally of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, scheduled to hold in the state on February 5. The warning followed a similar one by a group which called itself, Bayelsa Youth Vanguard, BYV, …