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CHICAGO (AP) — A refreshed Democratic Party gathered Monday night for a valedictory speech from President Joe Biden, whose decision to end his reelection bid released newfound energy with Vice President Kamala Harris ′ rise to the top of the ticket. The Democratic National Convention that began Monday in Chicago holds particularly high stakes for the party one month after …

KANO — No fewer than six family members, a mother, Alhaqatu Abdulkarim and her five children have died after eating local delicacy in Karkari village, Gwarzo Local Government Area of Kano State. It was gathered that the victims were taken to Gwarzo General Hospital for abdominal complication treatment where they died at intervals while receiving treatments. The Ward Head of …

The controversy surrounding seized presidential jets in Paris, France, linked to Ogun State government, has taken a new turn as two former governors, Ibikunle Amosun and Gbenga Daniel, yesterday, opened up about their involvement. According to report by Vanguard News, Amosun, who governed Ogun State from 2011 to 2019, revealed that the issue is a “Chinese against Chinese” dispute, stressing …

Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, on Friday, flagged off the second phase of the Edo State Oil Palm Programme (ESOPP), starting with about 50,000 hectares of land at Okogbo Community in Orhionmwon Local Government Area of the State Obaseki, who led over 20 new oil palm investors in the State to perform the ceremonial planting at Okogbo Community, said …

…Zeroes In On High Food And Housing Prices As Inflation Plays Big Role In Campaign WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris is zeroing in on high food and housing prices as her campaign previews an economic policy speech Friday in North Carolina, promising to push for a federal ban on price gouging on groceries and laying out plans to …

BY MIKE OSAROGIAGBON In a decisive move against cult-related violence, the Edo State Special Task Force on Anti-Cultism has arrested eleven suspected cultists in Benin City, the state capital. The ongoing crackdown, aimed at curbing the menace of cultism in the state, is set to continue with heightened vigilance and uncommon resilience, Alltimepost.com learnt on Thursday. The eleven suspects were …

Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki has charged the new Commissioner of Police in the State, CP Nemi Edwin-Iwo on the arrest and prosecution of perpetrators of the Airport Road violence which led to the death of a police officer and destruction of property of innocent residents. Governor Obaseki gave the charge on Thursday, when he received the new Commissioner, …

A Russian court has sentenced a Russian-American woman to 12 years in prison for treason after she made a donation of just over $50 to a US-based charity supporting Ukraine. Ksenia Karelina, 33, had pleaded guilty to the charges. She was detained in the Russian city of Yekaterinburg earlier this year while visiting her grandparents. The verdict was announced Thursday …

The National Judicial Council (NJC) has recommended the appointment of Justice Kudirat Motonmori Kekere-Ekun as the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN). Justice Kekere-Ekun is to replace Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, who will retire on August 22 as the CJN. The NJC made the recommendation to President Bola Tinubu at its 106 meeting held in Abuja between August 14 and 15. The …

The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, announced that Nigerians can access at least eleven different initiatives established by the Federal Government. These key initiatives span various sectors, including education, transportation, business, housing, and skills acquisition, among others. Idris made this disclosure in a Wednesday noon post on X, using the hashtag #HMMohammedIdris. He also shared a two-minute …