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  The crisis that has engulfed the ruling All People`s Congress(APC) at the National level has trickled down to the state and  Hon. Igochukwu Agum, Chairman of the Caretaker Committee of the All Progressives Congress, Rivers State Chapter has been suspended. His suspension was announced via a statement on Monday by twenty (28) out of […]

  Governors of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) under the aegis of the Progressive Governors Forum (PGF), have expressed bitter disappointment and frustration over the apathetic indifference displayed by President Muhammadu Buhari in the unfolding leadership crisis rocking the party, which has seen four different candidates emerge to claim leadership of the party. The […]

  Nigeria has recorded 745 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 18,480. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) announced this on Thursday through its official Twitter handle.   NCDC said that the 745 new confirmed cases were from 21 states, with six deaths as at June […]

Barring any last minute unexpected change of plans, Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki will formally dump the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and defect to the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) at a high profile ceremony billed later today in Benin City, the state capital. PDP sources told www.www.aso.rocks search engine that Obaseki and […]

The pan-Yoruba socio-cultural group, Afenifere, has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to sack all the security chiefs over their failure to stem the rising wave of security challenges facing the nation, saying scolding and telling them that their “best was not enough” was in itself a mark of indecision and failure of presidential leadership.   “Patriotic […]

Some leaders of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) have been mounting pressure on Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, to reconsider and reverse his decision to resign from the party even as the governor was finalizing plans to decamp to the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), to pursue his re-election bid in the forthcoming […]

  OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) — Six Nigerian nationals have been federally indicted in Nebraska, wanted in connection with elaborate schemes targeting business executives out of millions of dollars. The FBI announced the indictments Tuesday in Omaha. The six individuals, believed to be in Nigeria, are accused of conducting business email compromise, romance fraud, and other […]

Gov. Godwin Obaseki of Edo has resigned his membership of All Progressives Congress (APC), saying he will soon announce his next line of action.   Obaseki, disclosed his position to State House correspondents after visiting the Presidential Villa, on Tuesday said his resignation from the ruling party followed his disqualification from the June 22 APC […]

The All Progressive Congress (APC) screening committee has disqualified the incumbent governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki, and two others from participating in the Edo Governorship election.  In the words of a member of the screening committee, who spoke to www.www.aso.rocks search engine, Obaseke was unfit to qualify on the grounds that his HSC and […]

Although the election of the next Director General of the World Trade Organization (WTO), will not be decided until next August, there are strong indications that the United States will champion opposition to the candidacy of Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, ostensibly in retaliation to what one US State Department official described as a “slap on the […]

*The full text of the national broadcast by President Muhammadu Buhari on Democracy Day 2020 Fellow Nigerians,   1. The 2020 celebration of Democracy Day marks 21 years of uninterrupted civil administration in our dear country. This day provides us an opportunity to reflect on our journey as a nation, our achievements and struggles.   […]

Nigeria recorded its highest daily toll on Thursday with 681 new COVID-19 cases confirmed in 17 states, bringing the total infections to 14, 554. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) announced this on its official Twitter handle.   The centre said that as at June 11, Nigeria recorded a total of 14,554 cases with […]