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The Minister of Power, Prof. Chinedu Nebo, on Thursday in Abuja said that the Federal Government would soon inaugurate over one million prepayment electricity meters to reduce the metering gap nationwide. Nebo said this at a town hall meeting with stakeholders, organised by the ministry. He said that the intervention was to help electricity distribution companies, in which government had …

Barely two days after 46 leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC), prominent PDP leaders and their supporters in Ondo East and West, the home town of Governor Olusegun Mimiko, have also joined the APC. They said their defection was to align with the APC and Gen Muhammadu Buhari for the desired change …

President Goodluck Jonathan has appealed to Nigerian youths to shun violence during the general elections in February. Represented by his Senior Special Assistant on Youths, Mr Jude Imagwe, during a courtesy call on the Gbong Gwom Jos, Buba Gyang, in Jos on Thursday, the president urged the youth to be peaceful during the elections. He also appealed to the youth …

Soldiers, Civilian JTF and Hunters in pursuit of the Dreaded Islamic sect, Boko Haram that attempted to take over military barracks and Biu town on Wednesday has confirmed that, they succeeded in killing 75 fleeing insurgents. A soldier who was not authorized to speak to newsmen in Maiduguri, the Borno state capital on Thursday, that, most of the insurgents killed …

The Inspector General of Police, Mr Suleiman Abba, has directed all Zonal Assistant Inspectors General of Police and Commissioners of Police across the nation to ensure that they put in place adequate measures to secure arms and ammunition in their possession. The IG of Police, in a release by the force mouth piece, Mr Emmanuel Ojukwu, on Thursday ordered all …

By Alltimepost.com Senator Ehigie Uzamere and his People’s Democratic Party (PDP) received a bash from Edo State Governor, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole at the commencement of the senatorial campaign of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Benin City yesterday. The campaign rally which took place at the historic Urhokpota Hall was not only used to showcase APC candidates, but a forum …

The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Muhammadu Buhari, has promised to create job opportunities through agriculture and mining, if elected. Mr. Buhari made the promise while addressing a rally in Osogbo. According to him, his administration will focus on agriculture and mining as a way to secure jobs for able Nigerians. “There is a cycle of insecurity, …

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has hailed the invaluable sacrifice of the Nigerian military in keeping the country safe and united in the face of unprecedented forces tugging at the very core of its existence. In a statement, Wednesday, in Abuja, by its National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, to mark the 2015 Armed Forces Remembrance Day, the party said …

By Alltimepost.com Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has been challenged to question the Federal Government on the incessant theft of the nation’s crude oil and how the crime is being committed on a daily basis without check. In his speech at the ground-breaking ceremony of the Labour House in Benin City, Edo State Governor, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole said Nigeria was being …

Taciturn former Head of State who permitted the return of democracy to Nigeria in 1999, General Abdulsalami Abubakar, has called for a change in the way the nation is governed, stressing that Nigeria is currently at the crossroad with no idea as to which direction to turn. Addressing Nigerians in a statement issued by him and published by some national …