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Strong indications emerged on Saturday that the new Chief of Staff, Maj. – Gen. Tukur Buratai, has begun the process of reviewing cases of soldiers dismissed from service as a result of alleged acts of cowardice, insubordination, mutiny and related allegations. Our correspondents learnt that the Army under the leadership of Buratai was revisiting all the cases against military officers …

The Bayero University, Kano Alumni Association on Thursday expressed concern over the state of education in the country and called on the Federal Government to declare a state of emergency in the sector. According to the association, the declaration will compel every Nigerian child to attend primary and secondary school in line with global trends. The association’s President, Muhammad Usman, …

Angry workers of the Peoples Democratic Party have accused the members of the National Working Committee of the party of squandering N12bn in nine months. Out of the total sum, the workers said N11bn was realised from the sale of nomination forms while N1bn accrued from the sale of delegates forms. They alleged that the money was squandered shortly after …

The General Overseer of the Latter Rain Assembly, Pastor Tunde Bakare, has said that he is not expecting a ministerial appointment from President Muhammadu Buhari. Bakare, who spoke in an interview with Sahara TV monitored by our correspondent on Thursday, however, parried a question on whether he would accept a ministerial appointment if offered by the President. Bakare, who was …

By Alltimepost.com Renowned film director, Mr. Lancelot Oduwa Imasuen has been awarded the Eghoba Global Presidential Award by the Eghosa Anglican Grammar School Old Boys Association. The award was recently presented to him at the association’s 2015 4th annual convention in London in recognition of his distinguished contributions and devotion to the arts and movie industry. At the award ceremony, …

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation has announced the successful re-streaming of the Port Harcourt and Warri refineries after nine months of phased rehabilitation conducted by its in-house engineers and technicians. The national oil company made the announcement on Wednesday through a statement. It said the plants had commenced preliminary production of petroleum products after successful test-runs, noting that while the …

The Executive Secretary of the Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative, Hajiya Zainab Shamsuna-Ahmed, on Wednesday said between 2009 and 2012, about 160 million barrels of oil valued at $13.7bn was stolen under the watch of the national oil giant, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation. She also said that subsidy payment from 2005 to 2012 indicated that $11.63bn had been paid to …

By Alltimepost.com Edo State Governor, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole has bemoaned what he called the massive looting of the commonwealth of Nigeria during the administration of former President Goodluck Jonathan. The Governor said while he was in no position to determine if the former President was personally guilty, or if he acquiesced to the looting, “but as President, he must take …

Former Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, Mr. Femi Gbajabiamila, emerged as the Majority Leader of the 8th House on Tuesday after a leadership tussle spanning 49 days, starting from the inauguration of the House on June 9. The Speaker, Mr. Yakubu Dogara, announced the Lagos lawmaker as the majority leader about 3.19pm on the floor of the House. …

Toyin Saraki, the wife of Nigeria’s embattled Senate President, Bukola Saraki, this morning showed up at the headquarters of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) accompanied by a horde of politicians and supporters. Our correspondent said EFCC officials appeared overwhelmed by the huge entourage that accompanied Mrs. Saraki to their office. Mrs. Saraki arrived some two hours late for …