By Alltimepost.com Edo State Government has committed a whopping 200 million naira to the renovation of the dilapidated Ogida Police barracks in the state capital, as part of government’s efforts to boost the morale of Policemen and their families resident in the facility. The State Governor, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole announced the decision during the weekend at a reception organized for …
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Contractors handling over 184 federal road projects have abandoned the various sites due to lack of funding from the Federal Government and the huge debt owed them by the Federal Ministry of Works. It was learnt that following the decisions of the contractors to abandon the sites, N1.76trn federal road projects across the country had suffered setback. The amount is …
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The National Emergency Management Agency on Friday confirmed a bomb explosion at a school at the Malkohi Camp of the internally displaced persons in Yola, Adamawa State. The agency said seven persons were killed while 20 were injured as a result of the explosion that occurred around 10.50am. It added that seven of the injured had been treated and discharged …
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Some stakeholders in this piece by FISAYO FALODI highlight qualities President Muhammadu Buhari should consider before appointing his ministers this month Scheming, lobbying and maneuvering for preference by politicians are some of the activities that are likely to dominate the polity this month as President Muhammadu Buhari is set to appoint members of his executive council as he has earlier …
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Governors elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress have said they will not follow the example laid by President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo in declaring their assets publicly. The governors, who spoke to Saturday PUNCH, said it is not compulsory for them to declare their assets publicly and that they would not be pressured to follow …
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A young American who assumed the online identity of an Australian jihadist has been arrested for an alleged plan to bomb a September 11 memorial event, authorities said. Joshua Ryne Goldberg, who was arrested in Florida, has admitted to providing instructions on how to make a pressure cooker bomb with the intent “to kill and injure persons,” according to court …
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By Alltimepost.com Edo State Government has concluded plans to establish an Office of Public Defender, Governor Adams Oshiomhole announced on Friday. While addressing members of the State Civil Society Organizations who paid him a visit, Oshiomhole said “I have been concerned about reported cases of people who have been killed under very suspicious circumstances allegedly by law enforcement agencies. One …
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The Department of State Services has commenced the screening of ministerial nominees sent to it by President Muhammadu Buhari. It was gathered that no fewer than 20 nominees had been vetted by the DSS operatives since the exercise started. The President was said to have sent to the agency a total of 36 names of would be ministers for security …
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The National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, and a former Governor of Osun State, Chief Bisi Akande, held a secret meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa on Wednesday. The visit came less than 24 hours after former President Olusegun Obasanjo met with Buhari. Addressing State House correspondents after the one-hour meeting, Tinubu, who …
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By Alltimepost.com WASHINGTON – United States Department of Defense is committed to maintaining the strong bonds between it and innovators to remain the world’s finest fighting force, Defense Secretary, Ash Carter said in St. Louis on Wednesday. “Because going forward, we need the best people, the best technology, and the best innovation to remain the world’s finest fighting force.” Carter …
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