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The guilty pleas of former top Fifa official Chuck Blazer have been detailed with the release of papers from a 2013 hearing in New York. He says that he and others on Fifa’s executive committee agreed to accept bribes in conjunction with the choice of South Africa as 2010 World Cup host. Mr Blazer says he also accepted bribes over …

THE shape and faces to the Muhammadu Buhari administration will begin to unfold today baring any last minute change of mind by the president. Among those to be named are the Chief of Staff, Secretary to the Government of the Federation, SGF and personal staff of the president and the vice-president. Yesterday, the president requested the Senate to approve 15 …

By Alltimepost.com Edo State Governor, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole on Tuesday, inaugurated an Administrative Panel of Enquiry into the protest that precipitated the Suspension of Etsako West Local Government Chairman, Hon Alasa Mohammed last month. Comrade Oshiomhole charged the body to look into the immediate and remote causes of the protest which occurred at the premises of the Local Government. The …

ABUJA — Nigerians who are itching to see the net worth of President Muhammadu Buhari and his vice, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, may need to wait a bit longer, as the Code of Conduct Bureau, CCB, which keeps custody of the assets declared by the two leaders, says it lacks the power to make them public for now. Chairman of the …

President Muhammadu Buhari and the Service Chiefs this afternoon went into a crucial meeting in what is seen a prelude to the eventual disengagement of the service chiefs who all served under President Goodluck Jonathan. The service Chiefs who arrived at the defence House a few minutes to 12 noon immediately went into the meeting with the President. The National …

ABUJA — Despite the assurances by stakeholders in the petroleum sector on the resolution of the crisis in the sector, fuel scarcity has persisted in Abuja with widespread sharp practices recorded across almost all the petrol stations. Of note is the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, mega stations along the Kubwa Expressway, where some officials of the outlet connived with …

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) yesterday explained how it discovered the N8 billion currency fraud. In a statement issued yesterday, Director, Corporate Communications, CBN, Alhaji Ibrahim Muazu said, “The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) would like to inform the general public of the chronology of events that led the Management of the CBN to handover some unscrupulous staff to …

A leading contender for the Senate Presidency, Bukola Saraki, on Monday unveiled his agenda for the 8th Senate. In an interview with reporters in Abuja, Saraki said if his colleagues gave him the opportunity to serve them as President, he would ensure openness, transparency and accountability in running the affairs of the Senate. He also said the public would be …

President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday named the President of the Nigeria Guild of Editors, Mr. Femi Adesina, and the Director, Media and Publicity of the All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Council, Mallam Garba Shehu, as spokesmen. While Adesina will serve as Special Adviser to the President (Media and Publicity), Shehu will be the new Senior Special Assistant (Media and Publicity). …

By Alltimepost.com Cadets graduating from the U.S. Air Force Academy as second lieutenants are entering the profession of arms at a time of unprecedented change and challenges, Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James told the Class of 2015 on Thursday in Colorado Springs, Colorado. James said, while Delivering the commencement speech at the academy’s Falcon Stadium, that changes …