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A Lagos Federal High Court has restrained Stella Oduah and Sea Petroleum and Gas Company  Ltd., from making any withdrawal from 21 accounts domiciled with some banks. The other companies include: Sea Shipping Agency Ltd, Rotary Engineering Services Ltd, and Tour Afrique Company Ltd. The court issued the orders over an alleged indebtedness of the […]

The Senate has given Ministries, Agencies and Departments (MDAs), until 22nd and 23rd February  to defend their 2017 budget proposals. President of the Senate, Dr Bukola Saraki gave the ultimatum at plenary on Wednesday. He decried the non-challant attitude of some ministers and heads of agencies towards budget defence. He expressed concern that few persons […]

Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Kola Awodein, has denied rumours that he gave Justice Niyi Ademola of the Federal High Court, currently standing trial for alleged corruption, the sum of N500,000.00 on behalf of President Muhammadu Buhari, during the contrived certificate issue affecting the then presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Awodein (SAN) […]

Acting President Yemi Osinbajo has declined approving four bills the national assembly forwarded to the executive for assent. Osinbajo conveyed his decision in a letter read on the floor of the senate by Bukola Saraki on Wednesday. The bills are –  Dangerous Drug Amendment Bill, 2016; National Lottery Bill, 2016; Currency Conversion Freezing Order Amendment […]

Emir of Kano, Muhammed Sanusi II has warned Local Government chairmen in the state to desist from actions that were likely to encourage disputes between herders and farmers. Emir Sanusi, who gave the advice at a two- day workshop organised by the Kano State Ministry of Local Government, stressed that many Local Government Chairmen in […]

Senior Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on Diaspora Affairs,  Abike Dabiri-Erewa has blamed the lack of adequate sanctions for the thriving corruption in Nigeria.  Dabiri-Erewa made the remark at the flag-off of South-West Women Against Corruption (WAC) project in Lagos; DAILY POST reports. She said: “The reason there is so much corruption in Nigeria […]

The Senate has observed that the fight against corruption in Nigeria may be scuttled by the growing underfunding of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) and other anti-corruption agencies in Nigeria. Chairman, Senate Committee on Anti-corruption and Financial Crimes, Senator Chukwuka Godfrey Utazi, who raised the concern during the budget defence […]

The Kaduna State Security Council has imposed a 24-hour curfew in Jema’a and Kaura Local Government Areas of Kaduna State with immediate effect. The state made this disclosure in a statement issued by Samuel Aruwan, Special Assistant to the Governor (Media and Publicity. The statement said, “the action became necessary to protect life and property […]

www.www.aso.rocks search engine understands that a total of N465.149 billion has been distributed for the month of January 2017 between the Federal Government, State Governments and Local Government Councils. Kenechukwu N.Offie Director Information, OAGF announced this in a communiqué issued at meeting of the Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC). The communiqué issued by the Technical […]Read More

The Senate has confirmed receiving a letter from Acting President Yemi Osinbajo, requesting the confirmation of Justice Walter Onnoghen as Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN). Senate President Bukola Saraki on Tuesday, read the letter on resumption of plenary after a four-week suspension of sitting. The Senate had on 19th February  adjourned plenary to enable standing […]

The Senate Minority Leader, Chief Godswill Akpabio, said the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) would challenge Senator Andy Uba’s defection to All Progressives Congress (APC) in court. Akpabio made this known at plenary on Tuesday under Order 45 of the Senate Standing Order and said that the PDP wound reclaim Uba’s committee appointment in the Senate […]

Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayoseof Ekiti State has said he would soon become the President and commander-in-Chief of Nigeria. He disclosed this during a live interview on Focus Nigeria, a political show on African Independent Television, on Tuesday. Fayose said: “It is not by power; it is destiny. Even I did not believe it after […]