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The Kano State Public Complaints and Anti-corruption Commission has recommended the suspension of the Emir of Kano, Alhaji Muhammadu Sanusi II, from his throne over an alleged misappropriation of N3.4 billion. According to the commission, the crime was committed between 2014 and 2017. The recommendation was contained in a preliminary report of investigation conducted by […]

Over $267 million traced to the family of late Nigerian despot General Sani Abacha has been seized from a British Virgin Islands bank and paid into government coffers in an American state of Jersey. The Jersey State government said on its website that the money was part of over a $300 million stash “laundered through […]

As uncertainty persists over the outcome of the elections of principal officers of the 9th legislature next Tuesday, the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has advised the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) to face its self-inflicted tribulations instead of seeking a face-saving measure by dragging the name of the PDP into its internal crisis. […]

A controversy has erupted over the authenticity of a purported directive by President Muhammadu Buhari, proclaiming the opening of the 9th National Assembly next Tuesday, June 11, 2019. Sources at the office of the Clerk of the National Assembly (CNA), Mohammed Sani-Omolori, confirmed to www.www.aso.rocks search engine that the document that has been circulating was […]

Former military president, Gen. Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida (IBB), has implored Nigerians to have confidence in the ability of President Muhammadu Buhari to tackle the wave of rising insecurity in the country, saying he was confident Nigeria would soon overcome its security challenges. IBB, who spoke with newsmen after the state acting Governor, Ahmad Muhammad Ketso, […]

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has applauded the emergence of Prof. Tijjani Muhammad – Bande, as the President of the 74th Session of the UN General Assembly in New York, USA. The Ministry’s Acting Spokesperson, Friday Akpan, in a statement in Abuja said the election is a positive development and demonstrates the confidence in Nigeria’s […]

President Mohammadu Buhari has not approved  the creation of state and and local government police across the nation. Shehu Garba,Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity,made the disclosure in statement on Monday. He said,President Muhammadu Buhari Monday received a report on the reform of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS). The President requested […]

President Muhammadu Buhari returned to Abuja on Sunday evening after attending the Organization of Islamic Countries (OIC) conference in Makkah, Saudi Arabia. The President, who was received at the Presidential Wing of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport by top government officials, was flown to State House in a helicopter. But his hurried departure for the […]

Liverpool are €108.9 million richer following their UEFA Champions League triumph over Tottenham Hotspur in Madrid, Spain, on Saturday. Finalists Tottenham Hotspur are also smiling to the bank as they earn €104 million for their achievement. UEFA’s distribution formula shows that Liverpool will get €15.5m participation bonus, €8.1 million for winning three group games, €35.3 […]Read More

President Muhammadu Buhari said on Saturday in Saudi Arabia that with the general election in Nigeria over, he would now face the issue of terrorism in the country head-on. Buhari made the declaration at a bilateral meeting with Chadian President, Idriss Deby Itno in Makkah, Saudi Arabia, where both leaders attended the Organisation of Islamic […]

Although President Muhammadu Buhari in faraway Saudi Arabia restated his resolve to battle terrorism with full force now that the elections are over, this did not stop the First Lady, Aisha Buhari, from expressing her frustration at the growing insecurity in the country, saying Nigeria runs the risk of a cataclysmic upheaval if the menace […]

Switzerland has asked an international court to order Nigeria to release a Swiss-flagged oil tanker, its cargo and crew that have been detained off Port Harcourt for the past 16 months. The Swiss foreign ministry said in a statement that it had appealed on May 21 to the International Tribunal for the Law of the […]