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London – Thousands of people gathered inside and outside Leicester Cathedral on Thursday in London for the reburial of Richard III, the last English king to die in a battle. Sherlock Holmes actor Benedict Cumberbatch, a distant relative of Richard, read the specially commissioned poem “Richard” by Carol Ann Duffy, Britain’s Poet Laureate. Queen Elizabeth said in her message for …

ABUJA—Chairman of the Independent Electoral Commission, INEC, Professor Attahiru Jega, Wednesday, said he has no regrets for insisting on deploying Smart Card Reader machines for the conduct of the general election, saying he knew that the decision would attract unwarranted attacks on his integrity as a person. Would-be riggers the ones crying foul, says INEC boss Jega, who stated this …

By Igbotako Nowinta – Alltimepost.com Nigerian Bureau Chief Amidst uncertainties about the outcome of the March 28, 2015 presidential election in Nigeria, Edo State Chairman of the nation’s ruling People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Dan Orbih said with confidence in Benin yesterday that the success of President Goodluck Jonathan’s transformation agenda will give him Aso Rock for the second time. …

The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) said Computer-Based Test (CBT) would be used to conduct examinations for applicants of the 2015 recruitment into the service. Mr Chukwuemeka Obua, the Public Relations Officer of the service, said this in an interview in Abuja on Wednesday. Obua said this was to prevent a reoccurrence of the 2014 recruitment where a stampede was recorded …

Nigeria, Africa’s most populous country and top economy, holds general elections on March 28, in what is expected to be the closest vote since independence from Britain in 1960. Here are five key battleground areas where the outcome could: – Lagos – Lagos, in the southwest, is the largest city in sub-Saharan Africa with an estimated population of 20 million …

FORMER President Olusegun Obasanjo on Tuesday warned against handing over the reins of government to the military. Obasanjo said the speculation that the government was planning an Interim Government had been substituted by speculations that President Goodluck Jonathan was plotting to hand over to the military. He said that doing so would undermine the integrity of the country. The ex-President, …

ABUJA – Justice Adeniyi Ademola Wednesday morning put paid to speculations that the All Progressives Congress, APC, presidential candidate,Gen. Muhammadu Buhari might be disqualified from participating in Saturday’s election when he adjourned hearing in the 10 separate suits seeking to bar the APC candidate till April 22 and 23, about a month after the presidential election. Justice Adeniyi however dismissed …

Benin, Edo, Nigeria – By Oladipo Airenakho Ahead of the March 28th 2015 election, Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State has tasked the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to ensure the delivery of voting materials to the polling centers on time so as to guarantee credible democratic elections. Oshiomhole told Edo State INEC Resident Commissioner, Mr. Mike Igini who paid …

New Administration Initiatives Announced to Improve and Expand Services To Capture More Investment By Alltimepost.com U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker on Monday concluded the second SelectUSA Investment Summit, making it clear to the more than 2,600 people from more than 70 markets, that America is open for business. In her closing remarks Secretary Pritzker told investors that we welcome …

By Igbotako Nowinta – Alltimepost Bureau Chief With just a few days to the presidential election in Nigeria, Edo State All Progressives Congress (APC) Chairman, Barrister Aslem Ojezua has described rival People’s Democratic Party (PDP) as a victim of its own impunity, saying it will lose in both presidential and general elections in the country. Barr. Ojezua who spoke exclusively …