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 The recent threat by  Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State to arrest Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate before the 10th September 2016 gubernatorial election has been described as ludicrous and that his comments are indicative of the fact that he is “nervous and unsettled that the PDP’s moving train will […]

Chief Olisa Metuh an erstwhile National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party has on Thursday has distance himself from a court action established by a factional National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Sen. Ali Modu Sheriff and others seeking to prevent the party from commencing with the August 17 national convention. Metuh who […]

No fewer than 12,915 `ghost workers,’ have been lumped into the payroll of the 23 local government areas of Sokoto State. This discovery was  on Thursday disclosed by Alhaji Mannir Dan-Iya, the Commissioner for Local Government and Community Development  at a media briefing in Sokoto. ” The ministry, through the monitoring department and other stakeholders […]

Against the backdrop of  the hardship currently being witnessed by Nigerians as a result of  his administration`s unorthodox economic policies,  President Muhammadu Buhari, Thursday,  revealed that his government is acutely aware of challenges of life facing the average citizen, and begged  Muslim religious leaders to carry the message of hope to the people that things will improve. At […]Read More

President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated controversial Catholic Reverend Father Ejike Mbaka, Director of Adoration Ministry, on the 21st anniversary of his ordination to priesthood in the Catholic Church which comes up Friday. In a statement signed by the the President’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, the President extended his best wishes to […]

A Federal High Court in Abuja, Thursday, nullified the caretaker committee of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) led by Ahmed Makarfi. Delivering his judgement, Justice Okon Abang ruled that the caretaker committee was illegally constituted and all the actions taken by it, including the appointment of legal representation, is unlawful, null and void. Justice Abang […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved funds for the repair of the Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport, Abuja, runway. The Federal Government said the repair would be handled by local contractors after the conclusion of a bid process. The runway, which was designed and built in 1982 and expected to last for 20 years, is yet to […]

Today, the process to determine the fate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National Convention scheduled for 17th August in Port Harcourt will commence. Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court in Abuja will hear a motion for an interlocutory injunction seeking among others, an order stopping the national convention. On Tuesday, Abang granted […]

Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has revealed why he attended the peace meeting organised by the Acting Inspector General of Police, Mr Ibrahim Idris. Wike sa h honoured the invitation  because of his commitment to peace and development of the state. The IGP had on Tuesday in Abuja organised a peace meeting between Wike […]

 The Senate has screened 34 out of the 47 Ambassadorial nominees sent to it by President Muhammadu Buhari. The screening, presided over by the Chairman Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs, Senator Monsurat Summonu began on Tuesday. The first set of 15 ambassadorial nominees appeared before the Committee and was screened on Tuesday. While 19 others […]

Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara on Wednesday gave a seven-day notice to ousted Appropriation committee chairman, Hon. Abdulmumin Jibrin to retract his statements. Failure to retract the statement described by the speaker as libelous would lead to legal action, a letter obtained by www.www.aso.rocks search engine has revealed. Dogara said Jibrin published […]

The Nigeria Union in South Africa on Wednesday confirmed the killing of a Nigerian businessman in Limpopo Province of South Africa on Tuesday. Collins Mgbo, Secretary of the Union`s chapter in Limpopo, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Polokwane, Limpopo Province, that Ikejiaku Chinedu, 35, was killed by guards of a private security […]