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Embattled Senator Elisha Abbo Tuesday appeared before a Senate ad-hoc committee set up to investigate his actions in a viral footage where he assaulted a nursing mother in a sex toy shop in Abuja, where he had reportedly gone to make some purchases.   Senator Oluremi Tinubu, a member of the committee, asked Abbo to […]

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday met behind closed doors with the immediate past Group Managing Director (GMD) of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Dr Maikanti Baru, at the State House, Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reported that Baru used the opportunity of the meeting to officially present the new GMD of the […]

The Federal High Court, Lagos yesterday ordered that a plot of land in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, allegedly belonging to a former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke, be forfeited to the Federal Government.   Justice Chuka Obiozor made the forfeiture order following an application by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).    […]

Nigeria’s opposition People’s Democratic Party Tuesday told the Presidential Election Tribunal that its presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, defeated President Muhammadu Buhari, in his home state, Katsina State.    Salisu Maijigiri, who is the PDP’s state chairman in Katsina and was the party’s collation agent in the state, said the results declared by the Independent National […]

Three ad-hoc staff of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) have contradicted claims that the 2019 presidential election results were not transmitted to a server. The ad-hoc workers made the claims while testifying at the presidential election tribunal on Monday. Former Nigeria vice president and presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Atiku Abubakar […]

Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari Monday objected to the admission of his form, CF001, which contained his personal data, submitted to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for the February 23 presidential election.   His objection was announced at the resumed hearing of the petition filed by the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and its Presidential candidate, […]

The Senate is to probe allegations of corruption and diversion of the $322 million Paris Club refund. Former chairman of its committee on Niger Delta Affairs, Peter Nwaoboshi, told reporters yesterday in Abuja that the upper legislative chamber would not overlook what he called “abuse of funds meant to carry out development projects in the […]

Embattled Senator Elisha Abbo entered a not guilty plea after the Nigeria Police Force arraigned him before a Magistrates’ Court in Zuba, Abuja, on Monday. The Police filed criminal charges against Abbo for assaulting a woman at an adult sex toy shop in Abuja, where he had reportedly gone to make some purchases. Senator Abbo […]

  The Abuja division of the Court of Appeal on Monday reserved judgment in the appeal filed against President Muhammadu Buhari’s academic qualification for the 2019 presidential election. The three member panel of the appellate court presided over by Justice Atinuke Akomolafe-Wilson, reserved judgment after listening to the argument canvassed by counsel to parties in […]

Twenty governorship aspirants in Kogi State, under the platform of All Progressives Congress (APC) have rejected the indirect primaries adopted by the National Working Committee (NWC) of the party for the November 16 gubernatorial poll.   “We categorically reject the indirect primary adopted by our party for Kogi election. We urge the national leadership of […]

As anxiety mounts amongst stakeholders and ordinary Nigerians get impatient over the delay by President Muhammadu Buhari to send his list of ministerial nominees to the Senate for vetting, www.www.aso.rocks search engine has learnt from Aso Rock insider sources that the list will be out this week. The list has been forwarded to security agencies […]

The Edo Government says it will probe contracts for construction of structures and supply of equipment to Benin Central Hospital, awarded by the administration of Adams Oshiomhole.   Cruise Osage, Special Adviser to Edo Governor on Media and Communication Strategy, disclosed this in a statement issued on Sunday in Benin, saying a Commission of enquiry […]