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The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Plateau State has alleged that governor Simon Lalong has abandoned his constitutional duties, taking up a new role as a religious leader to lead the state into prayer and fasting sessions. The party said that the governor is sending wrong signals that he has abandoned his constitutional duties, and […]

Senior Special Assistant to the President on National Assembly Matters (Senate), Senator Ita Enang, has said the special attention being accorded sectoral allocation in the country’s annual budget, leaving other details in the hands of appropriation committees of the legislature to handle and approve for government agencies and parastatals, was responsible for padding. Enang also […]

Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose has said that any herdsman caught grazing with arms or any weapon in Ekiti would now be charged with terrorism and be made to face the law accordingly. This followed his signing into law a bill recently passed by the state House of Assembly: the anti-grazing bill, which was […]

Life imprisonment has been proposed by the Kaduna State government led by mallam Nasir El- Rufai for rapists in the new Child Right Bill forwarded to the State House of Assembly for passage into law. This was disclosed in a interview by Deputy Director, Civil Litigation in the state’s Ministry for Justice, Mr Irimiya Samson, with […]

A top counsels to the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State, Barrister Ken Atsuwete has been murdered by gunmen in Ikwerre LGA during the early hours of Monday.  The popular human right activist is one of the leading cousels to the detained chieftain of the APC and former chairman of Asari-Toru local government area […]

The Presidency on Monday refuted social media reports that the tenures of Emir of Kano, Dr Muhammadu Sanusi and Prof. Charles Soludo, as Central Bank Governors, would soon be probed by the Federal Government. The social media reports, published on Sunday and Monday, alleged that the Federal Government had concluded arrangements to probe the tenures […]

Although Nigerian government officials have denied any diplomatic ruckus, a babel of angry and dissenting voices trailed the recent visit by John Kerry, the United States Secretary of State to Nigeria, with Rev. Supo Ayokunle, President of the Christian Association of Nigerian (CAN), accusing Kerry of disrespecting the heterogeneous nature of Nigeria and showing monumental […]

A series of arrests of bloggers, newspaper reporters and even a dog owner has advocates worried about a chill on freedom of expression in Nigeria. While the constitution of Africa’s most-populous country guarantees freedom of speech and the press, Peter Nkanga, West Africa representative for the Committee to Protect Journalists, said those rights are under […]

The Federal Government is ready to conclude a swap deal with the Boko Haram terrorists to rescue the Chibok girls. President Muhammadu Buhari made the government’s stand known in Nairobi, Kenya while addressing reporters  at the sixth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD VI). The president said the only condition attached to the move […]

A massive cache of documents obtained exclusively by www.aso.rocks search engine has exposed the hidden financial dealings and offshore holdings of Kebbi Governor, Abubakar Atiku Bagudu and reveals how under the military regime of General Sani Abacha; Atiku Bagudu, former finance minister, Anthony Ani, former National Security Adviser (NSA), Ismaila Gwarzo, then CBN governor, Paul […]

Nigeria will diligently ensure full rehabilitation of victims of Boko Haram and find lasting solutions to combat threats of terrorism in the country, President Muhammadu Buhari, said Saturday in Nairobi, Kenya. Speaking at the opening of the sixth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD VI), President Buhari reaffirmed that Boko Haram terrorists have been […]

The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has denied  opposing the appointment of Comptroller General of the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) Col. Hameed Ali (rtd) to also serving as chairman of the Board. NIMASA denied any link to the opposition credited to one “Mr. Momoh Alhassan, a staff of the agency” The agency said: […]