By Alltimepost.com, Igue Festival, an annual Edo Thanksgiving event begins today with an in-door ceremony, known as Ugierhoba in the King’s Palace, Benin City, Edo State of Nigeria today, amidst suspension of all burial ceremonies in the Kingdom. According to the program of events, released by the Palace, Monday December 15 is Otue Igueoba, during which all chiefs visit the …
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Barey 24 hours after failing to pick the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential ticket, Imo State Governor, Rochas Okorocha last night picked the governorship ticket in the state. Owelle, as he’s called was nominated in absentia as he was in Lagos jostling for the number one seat where he came fourth after polling 624 votes. It was gathered that Okorocha’s …
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Lagos, Nigeria – By Alltimepost.com. Governor Adams Eric Aliyu Oshiomhole of Edo State has congratulated Maj.-Gen Muhammadu Buhari on his emergence as the Presidential flag-bearer of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the 2015 General election. In a statement released by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Peter Okhiria today, shortly after Buhari was declared winner, Oshiomhole also gave kudos to the …
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Retired Military Head of State of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Maj.-General Muhammadu Buhari has been declared winner of the just concluded All Progressives Congress presidential primary election in Lagos State, thus securing his party’s ticket for the February 2015 presidential election. General Muhammadu Buhari recorded 3, 430 votes, while Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar recorded 954 Votes, Rabiu Kwankwanso …
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Acceptance Speech by His Excellency, President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, GCFR On His Victory at the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) 2014 National Convention Eagle Square, Abuja Wednesday 10th – Thursday 11th December 2014. PROTOCOLS 1. Mr Chairman, our dear delegates, today is another great day in the history of our great Party; The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), and indeed in the history of our great Nation. 2. Nothing …
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Benin, Edo, Nigeria – By Oladipo Airenakho Reverend (Dr.) Felix Omobude, President of the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN) used the weekly Sunday service at his New Covenant Gospel Church last Sunday to appeal for donations in support of surviving victims of the Boko Haram insurgency in Nigeria. He made the call at the service, attended by leadership and members …
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From Obasanjo’s account, it would seem that his relationship with Atiku began on a sour note: “By the Constitution, I had to inaugurate or prorogue the National Assembly on June 4, 1999. The most important officer in the National Assembly is the senate president and that office had been zoned to the South-east. And here was where Atiku Abubakar, my …
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As one of the presidential aspirants on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Prof. Akasoba Duke Abiola alleged yesterday that President Goodluck Jonathan was in possession of her expression of interest and nomination forms, just as she said that the president plans to use her form to contest the 2015 election. Speaking with Journalists yesterday in Abuja, Akasoba …
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Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, yesterday, for the first time opened up on the third term agenda in the twilight of his two-term presidency, accusing some Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, governors of being behind the third term project because they were going to benefit from it. At the launch of his autobiography titled: ‘My Watch’, at the Lagos Country Club, Ikeja, …
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Minister of Works, Mike Onolememen has revealed how his ministry saved N11 billion which was fraudulently built into a single road contract by the contractors and corrupt ministry officials. According to a statement by the Deputy Director (Information) in his ministry, Mr Theodore Ogaziechi, Onolememen spoke during the 2014 International Anti-Corruption Day yesterday, adding that the corrupt officials hide such …
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