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  The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), said Monday that it will take a decision on what to do next about the Imo West Senatorial District controversy over the February 23 general elections. INEC Chief Press Secretary, Rotimi Oyekanmi, told reporters that the Commission have not issued the district Certificate of Return to any candidate […]

The director-general of the Atiku Abubakar Presidential Campaign Organisation for the 2019 general elections, Gbenga Daniel, has denied joining the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Daniel said although his supporters desire he lead them to the APC after he quit “active and partisan” politics on Friday, “I did not agree to lead them to APC. […]

A Federal High Court in Maitama, Abuja, yesterday granted leave to the anti-graft agency, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), to amend the charges in the trial of the former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Babachir Lawal and three others, over alleged N544 fraud. The former SGF was arraigned on Feb. […]

Describing the news as fake and a calculated attempt to tarnish his reputation, former President Goodluck Jonathan has said he has no reason to quit the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), or retire from active politics for now.  He made the statement on Sunday, through his Media Adviser, Ikechukwu Eze, in reaction to a report by […]

Expectations are high that barring any major unexpected surprise, Bala Mohammed candidate of the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is all but certain to be declared the winner of Bauchi gubernatorial election by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), next Tuesday, when the Commission resumes the collation of the governorship election result in Bauchi […]

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), says the governorship supplementary election scheduled on March 23, would be conducted in 14 local government areas of the state. Kasim Gaidam, the state’s Resident Electoral Commissioner in the state told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Yola. Gaidam said the election would be conducted in […]

For the second time since his assumption of office in May 2015, President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the immediate redeployment of his Chief Security Officer (CSO), Bashir Abubakar, replacing him with Idris Kassim Ahmed, who until his appointment; was Director of Enforcement at the headquarters of the Department of State Services (DSS).  The new CSO […]

Less than a week after he informed the national chairman of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) about his decision to quit “active and partisan” politics, Otunba Gbenga Daniel, former Ogun State governor and the director-general of the Atiku Abubakar Presidential Campaign Organization for the 2019 general elections has been urged to consider joining the ruling […]

The London-based global human rights organization, Amnesty International, has raised concern over the failure of the Nigerian government to hold those involved in gross human rights violation accountable. In a statement by the Media Manager of Amnesty International Nigeria, Isa Sanusi, the rights group decried what it described as pervasive violence against women, including the […]

Although the Presidency on Friday said it has no special interest in who emerges as leaders of the ninth National Assembly to be inaugurated in June, www.www.aso.rocks search engine can now report that President Muhammadu Buhari has tacitly endorsed Senator Oluremi Tinubu, wife of All Progressive Congress (APC), National Leader, Bola Tinubu to replace Dr. […]

The Supreme Court on Friday affirmed the Judgment of the Lagos division of the Court of Appeal which ordered Interim Forfeiture of the sum of N2.4bn allegedly traced to Patience Jonathan, wife of former President, Goodluck Jonathan. The apex court in a ruling delivered Friday, dismissed an application filed by Mrs. Jonathan, seeking to upturn […]

Gov. Rochas Okorocha of Imo says the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) may be planning to organize a special event to issue him a certificate of return. Okorocha stated this on the backdrop of the omission of his name from those that INEC issued certificates of return. He stated this on Thursday in Abuja while […]