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Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, on Monday, inaugurated 34 Senior Special Assistants (SSAs) and 152 Special Assistants (SAs) in five local government areas in Edo South Senatorial District of the State, with a charge to be the bearers of truth and complement the government’s efforts at driving development in the grassroots. Obaseki said the appointees were selected from Ikpoba-Okha, …

Former President Donald Trump was in court on Monday for the start of his civil fraud trial in New York, a case in which he and his company are accused of deceiving banks, insurers and others by misstating his wealth for years in financial statements. The judge overseeing the case, Arthur Engoron, resolved the lawsuit’s top claim before the trial …

Today, the United Nations Security Council adopted the resolution co-penned by the United States and Ecuador to authorize a Multinational Security Support (MSS) mission to Haiti.  This pivotal mission, which will launch in partnership with Haiti, responds to Haiti’s request for international support to address insecurity and create the necessary security conditions for long-term stability and growth.  The resolution authorizes …

Nasarawa State Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Lafia, the state capital, on Monday sacked Governor Abdullahi Sule of the All Progressives Congress, and declared the Peoples Democratic Party candidate, David Ombugadu, as the winner of the March 18, 2023 governorship election in the state. Ombugadu had dragged Sule to court challenging his declaration as the winner of the poll …

Presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, said leaders who forge certificates cannot do things right in Nigeria. Obi stated this while speaking in an interview on ARISE TV on Monday, monitored by Vanguard. Recall that the Labour Party candidate filed an appeal at the Supreme Court to challenge the tribunal’s ruling that upheld President Bola Tinubu’s victory. …

Nigeria’s former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke, on Monday, appeared before the Westminster Magistrates’ Court in the United Kingdom over an alleged £100,000 bribe. The district judge, Michael Snow, granted Alison-Madueke a £70,000 bail and imposed other terms on Alison-Madueke including an 11 pm to 6 am curfew, an electronic tag to be worn by her at all times …

Chicago State University, United States of America has released to former Vice President Atiku Abubakar the academic records of President Bola Tinubu. The CSU released the documents to Atiku on Monday in compliance with the order of a United States District Court in Northern District of Illinois. In ordering the CSU to release Tinubu’s academic record, a US district judge …

BY MIKE OSAROGIAGBON As Nigeria celebrates the 63rd anniversary of its nationhood, Scores have been confirmed roasted beyond possible recognition and several vehicles razed when a gasoline-filled tanker overturned and exploded at Ugbenu Koko junction of the Warri-Benin Expressway in Delta state. The unfortunate incident which replicated that of 22nd July 2020 at the same spot, occurred about 2am October …

As Nigeria celebrates its 63rd Independence anniversary, the United States of America today sent a message of goodwill to the Nigerian people. The message was contained in a statement released by the United States Secretary of States, Anthony J. Blinken and made available to Alltimepost.com. In it, Blinken said: “On behalf of the United States of America, I congratulate the …

President Bola Tinubu has announced the approval of N25,000 provisional allowance for junior federal workers over the next six months. He said the approval followed negotiations with labour unions and other stakeholders in the business community to increase the federal minimum wage without triggering undue inflation. “For the next six months, the average low-grade worker shall receive an additional N25,000 per …