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  Special Adviser to the Edo State Governor on Media Projects, Crusoe Osagie, has lambasted the state’s chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for faulting the government’s determination to end land-grabbing in the state.   He noted that the party and its leaders are afraid because they are the main culprits in the illegal […]

Fellow Nigerians,   I address you today, with a deep sense of gratitude to God and a high level of appreciation to all Nigerians whose tremendous goodwill gave me the opportunity to provide leadership for our great country at one of the trying times in her history.   2.     Conscious that today’s address would […]

The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress Abdullahi Adamu has accused the party’s presidential candidate Bola Tinubu of appointing members of the Presidential Campaign Council without the approval of APC National Working Committee.   Tinubu had on Friday unveiled a 422-man committee comprising political heavyweights and other notable members of the party to pilot […]

  The Edo State Government has declared a 24-hour curfew in the Obazagbon to Ogheghe axis of the Irhirhi-Arogba-Obazagbon-Ogheghe Road for 24 hours, starting from 12.00am Thursday, September 29, 2022 to 12am Friday, September 30, 2022.   In a statement signed by the Secretary to the State Government, Osarodion Ogie Esq., the government said the […]

A new report by the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has revealed how “communities in the Niger Delta continue to live in depressing and deplorable conditions, despite the fact that the wealth derived from these areas is the main economic mainstay for the country.”    According to the report, “The communities in the Niger […]

Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State has denied media reports that he has parted ways with his Rivers State counterpart, Nyesom Wike, over the crisis rocking the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP).   Wike and his team are insisting on the resignation of the PDP national chairman, Dr. Iyorchia Ayu, over their perceived grievances on the […]

  The Presidency has said there is no state that has been authorised to procure automatic weapons for their security outfits.   The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu, said this in a statement issued on Tuesday.   He said the President had repeatedly made it clear that […]

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has filed an appeal challenging the ruling of Justice Polycarp Hamman of the National Industrial Court (NIC) Abuja which ordered the lecturers to call off their seven-month-old strike and return to the classrooms.   Counsel to ASUU, Mister Femi Falana, based their appeal on 14 grounds. The motion […]

  The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki has approved a cabinet reshuffle and rationalization of Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) in the state government.   In a statement, Secretary to the State Government, Osarodion Ogie Esq., said the governor gave the approval at the Executive Council (EXCO) on Wednesday.   He noted that, “The […]

The Nigerian Police Force,(NPF) has  arrested  Prof. Zainab Duke Abiola  alongside her housemaid, Rebecca Enechido after a video clip of duo assaulting a police officer went viral on Wednesday.   www.www.aso.rocks search engine understands that the alleged assault occurred following the refusal of her orderly – Inspector Teju Moses –  to do house chores   […]

The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, says he can’t decide the resignation of the party’s national chairman, Iyorchia Ayu.   “On the calls for the resignation or removal from office of our national chairman, however, I must reiterate what I have said severally in public and in private; the decision for […]

Mr. President,   Heads of State and Government,   Mr. Secretary-General,   Distinguished delegates,   Ladies and gentlemen,   Mr. President,   On behalf of the Government and people of Nigeria, I congratulate you on your well-deserved election as President of the 77th Session of this August Assembly. I assure you of the full support […]