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Abuja — The Federal Executive Council, FEC, yesterday set the stage for the restructuring of the country by approving immediate and full implementation of the recommendations contained in the 2014 National Conference Report. Minister of Culture, Tourism and National Orientation, Chief Edem Duke, disclosed this to newsmen after the FEC meeting. The move was immediately ridiculed by the All Progressives …

WASHINGTON – Terrorism is morphing into different types of threats, including cyberattacks that can impact nations across the globe, the director of central intelligence, John Brennan said in New York last week. He told the Council on Foreign Relations that terror attacks in Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Central Asia show the terror threat is changing. The CIA working …

Abuja, Nigeria – By Alltimepost.com Nigerian and Swiss Governments have come under serious condemnation over the secrecy surrounding the conditions and agreements on the return of the $380 million dollars looted from Nigeria by former military dictator, late General Sani Abacha. In its reaction to recent statement by relevant Swiss authorities that the 380 million U.S. dollars, amounting to some …

Benin, Edo, Nigeria – By Oladipo Airenakho Men of the Department of State Security (DSS) in Edo State have nabbed six men said to be involved in kidnapping a former Local Government Chairman in the state, Mr. Anselm Adima. The suspects were also said to be involved in the kidnap of a woman who was raped in the presence of …

Senator Musiliu Obanikoro and seven others who were recently confirmed by the Senate as minister were, Wednesday, assinged portfolios by President Goodluck Jonathan. The President assigned to Mr. Kenneth Kobani (State, Industry, Trade and Investment); Senator Patricia Akwashiki (Information); Senator Musiliu Obanikoro (State, Foreign Affairs II); Prof. Nicholas Ada (State, Foreign Affairs I); Col. Augustine Akobundu (retd.) (State, Defence); Mr. …

Benin, Edo, Nigeria – By Oladipo Airenakho Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State has called on the State Commissioner of Police to thoroughly investigate the circumstances that led to the death of Mr. Chibuike Ede, staff of Protea Hotel in the state capital while in police custody. Mr. Chibuike Ede had been arrested by the police and kept in custody, …

The Inspector-General of Police, Suleiman Abba, has again warned against any form of violence during the forthcoming polls. He stated that whoever attempts to disrupt the election would be arrested and prosecuted, noting that the police are still receiving some of the logistics that would be needed for the elections, and would make “judicious use of the available supplies” at …

Abia State Government has given the former Governor of the state, Chief Orji Kalu, 72 hours to apologise to the state for statements credited to him. The former governor was quoted to have said in a published interview that “our people will burn down the state. We are ready for them.” Kalu, who was said to be responding to a …

ABUJA— Following recent complaints of high electricity tariff by consumers and its grave impact on the nation’s economy, the Federal Government has announced reduction of electricity tariff by over 50 percent in some places. The Chairman of Nigeria Electricity Regulatory Commission, Dr. Sam Amadi who announced the reduction in a statement issued yesterday in Abuja, said however that the reduction …

Abuja—Hope dimmed, yesterday, on the rescue of abducted Chibok girls from Boko Haram terrorists as the Chief of Army Staff, General Kenneth Minimah, declared that despite the liberation of some towns and villages in Borno, Adamawa and Yobe States, the troops have not been able to establish the whereabouts of the schoolgirls. They were abducted from Chibok about a year …