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Nigerians have been called upon to avoid resorting to violence in the event that their choice candidates do not win the next month’s general elections. This call was made by a former General Secretary of the United Nations, UN, Mr. Kofi Annan while addressing a coalition of over 60 civil society organizations in Abuja today on their role in ensuring …

Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, chieftains and some members across Ondo State yesterday defected to the opposition All Progressives Congress APC citing the need for a change from broken promises and future as their reasons. Leading them was the younger brother of the immediate governor, late Dr Olusegun Agagu, Femi and a former Commissioner in the Federal Civil Service Commission, Hon. …

Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State, yesterday, publicly disagreed with President Goodluck Jonathan over the statement that his generation has failed Nigeria, saying, “You (Jonathan) failed Nigeria because my generation did not fail this country.” President Jonathan made the statement last Thursday while addressing youths at the flag-off of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP campaign held at the Tafawa Balewa …

Suspected members of the dreaded Boko Haram this morning launched an attack on a military checkpoint near the Army Barracks in Biu Local Government Area of Borno state. Biu is the second largest council area in Borno State and is about 185 kilometres south of Maiduguri. Residents and sources said, the insurgents. came through the Garkida-Yimirshika-Biu road and attempted to …

By Alltimepost.com Edo State Government has terminated an agreement to train medical students of the Igbinedion University, Okada, at its specialist hospitals over alleged unpaid debts totaling N350 million. The State Commissioner for Information, Mr. Louis Odion, at a press briefing yesterday said the University had not paid anything to the Government since the agreement was signed on September 1, …

Sudan’s army has recaptured areas in the western region of Darfur and South Kordofan regions from rebels, a military spokesman has said, adding that a number of soldiers were killed and wounded in the fighting. Darfur has been embroiled in conflict since mainly non-Arab tribes took up arms in 2003 against the Arab-led government in Khartoum, accusing it of discrimination. …

The Federal Government on Monday blamed the 36 state governors for the lingering nationwide strike by judiciary workers. The strike by the workers, under the aegis of the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria, has paralysed courts at all levels since it started on January 5. A statement by the Director (Information), Federal Ministry of Justice, Charles Nwodo, said the Federal …

Tragedy struck in Lagos State on Sunday and Monday as multiple fire incidents occurred in different parts of the state, taking a life and destroying property. The fire razed Balogun Market on the Lagos Island, Oko Baba Sawmill in Ebute Meta and four houses in the Igando area of the state. A pensioner, identified simply as Baba Bende lost his …

The All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Flag-bearer, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari, on Monday, urged his supporters to abide by the rule of law and must not tarnish the party’s image. Buhari gave the advice at the inauguration of his campaign office and the presidential campaign council in Abuja. According to him, no supporter should be rude to any leader on his …

By Alltimepost.com Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State has commissioned the newly reconstructed 11 blocks of 33 classrooms and staff offices at Payne Primary School in Benin City, and the Amedokhian-Ugboha road traversing two Local Government areas in Edo Central Senatorial District of the nation’s heartbeat. The commissioning of the projects last Friday was part of activities marking the 6th …