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ABUJA—Acting Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Prince Uche Secondus, has dismissed reports that the erstwhile chairman of the party, Alhaji Adamu Mu‘azu and former chairman of the Board of Trustees, BoT, Chief Tony Anenih were forced to resign their positions on Wednesday. Speaking with State House correspondents yesterday, Secondus also affirmed that the remaining 11 members of the …

THE Presidential Inauguration Planning Committee, PIPC, would commence today with Jumat prayers at the National Mosque in Abuja. A statement by the office of the Secretary to the Federal Government of the Federation, SGF, said the processes leading to the transfer of power , would end with an inauguration gala night on May 29, 2015. There would also be a …

Boston – By Alltimepost.com Boston-based religious Minister and founder of Fire of Life Ministry, Apostle Naomi Osagiede took her evangelical mission to a different level when she recently dedicated her new book, with the message of great faith as a key element to a successful life. The dedication of the book, entitled: Beyond Faith Service which was part of the …

ABUJA — Former British Prime Minister, Mr. Tony Blair, has asked the incoming President, General Muhammadu Buhari, to overhaul the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, saying it was one sure way of tackling corruption and saving more money for infrastructural development. Blair also asked the leadership of the All Progressives Congress, APC, to switch from its opposition status and assume …

ABUJA—THE Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, was in ferment last night after its National Chairman, Alhaji Adamu Mu‘azu and chairman of the Board of Trustees, Chief Tony Anenih resigned their positions. Mu‘azu resigned in a letter addressed to his erstwhile deputy, Prince Uche Secondus, while Anenih’s letter was fetched from his residence last night after the National Working Committee, NWC, issued …

BENIN—FIVE police officers were arrested Saturday in Benin, following their alleged attempt to shield some suspected cultists from arrest. This came as the crack team of detectives sent by the Inspector-General, Solomon Arase, to Edo State over the cult war in the state looked set to prosecute 11 kingpins of different cult groups, including a medical doctor, an engineer and …

President Goodluck Jonathan has signed the 2015 Appropriation Bill into law, Investigation by our correspondent on Monday revealed that Jonathan decided to sign the budget into law a couple of days back without fanfare. As of the time of filing this report, it could not be confirmed why the President had kept the development away from public knowledge. The Senate had …

A two-day conference where the policy direction of the incoming government of the General Mohamadu Buhari would be unveiled is due in Abuja on Wednesday and Thursday, All a Progress Congress, APC said on Monday. Themed “Implementing Change: From Vision to Reality”, the dialogue is a brainchild of the Policy, Research and Strategy Directorate of the APC Presidential Campaign Council. …

The crisis rocking the Nigeria Governors Forum was on Monday night resolved following the adoption of Rivers State Governor, Rotimi Amaechi, as the Chairman of the forum. Amaechi had won the last NGF election with 19 votes to defeat his main challenger, Plateau State governor, Jonah Jang, who had 16 votes. The forum was thrown into crisis when the 16 …

LAGOS — The Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria, PENGASSAN, and the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers, NUPENG, branch of the Nigerian Petroleum Development Corporation, NPDC, yesterday shut down exploration activities in the country over the failure to reverse the alleged transfer of the operatorship of Oil Mining Lease, OML 42. The unions had …