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By Alltimepost.com. Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State has said that his government will further renew its commitment to cut costs and block leakages as part of measures to survive the expected drop in the revenue accruing to the state due to crash in the price of crude oil. At the state’s first Executive Council Meeting of this year, the …

Judicial workers, under the aegis of Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria, JUSUN, yesterday, shut down courts across the country as they commenced an industrial action. In Abuja, the Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Justice Mahmud Mohammed, and other Justices of the Supreme Court were locked out of their respective offices by protesting judiciary workers, while all the courts were barricaded …

Former Military President, Gen. Ibrahim Babangida (retd), has said that he should be regarded as a saint given the level of corruption that pervades the Nigerian society today. Babangida also scored himself high in the management of the economy during the eight-year period of his administration, claiming that he actually worked hard to end the menace of corruption rather than …

The Federal Government has postponed implementation of the 70 per cent tariff on imported used vehicles to April 30, 2015. This is the third time in six months that the tariff implementation date will be shifted. It was first moved from July 1, 2014 when the government decided to implement the policy in two phases of 35 per cent apiece …

The Minister of State for Power, Alhaji Mohammed Wakil, on Sunday blamed the prolonged power outage in Borno on sabotage and insurgency. Wakil made the announcement in a statement signed by his Special Assistant on Media Mr Olawale Rasheed in Maiduguri. The statement said that government had made several attempts at restoring the power supply, which was cut off in …

Professor Osinbajo, who is also a pastor, said that the state of the nation had presented the APC with a chance that had never been, saying “it is the best that has ever been”. Giving his political aspirations, his party’s manifesto and how it would be achieved, the Professor said that there was no difference in the roles that he …

Mr Okey Ezea, the governorship candidate for All Progressive Congress (APC) in Enugu State, has promised to provide free education in the state, if elected. He made the promise in an interview by telephone with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Sunday. “One of the questions people often ask is how can free education be financed? “Once …

Shambling and shambolic!  Those are the words that best describe what has become of the distribution and collection of the Permanent Voter Cards, PVCs, which represents a very significant aspect of Nigeria’s electoral process. Indeed, these are not the best of times for Professor Attahiru Jega, National Chairman of Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC. With just some 41 days …

By Oladipo Airenakho Edo State branch of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) recently hosted some widows in the state with a lavish give-away of bags of rice to those present at the Party’s secretariat in Benin City. But in what looked like a pre-emptive action, the party’s chairman, Chief Dan Orbih who presided over the event told the press that …

Dear Great People of our nation, 1. I greet and felicitate with you all as we enter the New Year today. As we mark the beginning of this New Year, 2015, a new nation is being born. A new nation is being born because of the foundations we have all laid, working together for the good and progress of our …