Reports

Students of University of Lagos (UNILAG) Yaba, Lagos on Friday defied heavy rains, blocking the school gate as well as other major roads in the area of the state to protest against a N20,000 late registration fee for course forms imposed on them. The students accused the management of the institution extortion for demanding such […]

A massive explosion has occurred late Thursday evening at a junction leading to the house of Ibrahim Hassan Dankwanbo, governor of Gombe State. According to a security source, the explosion destroyed the Amoured Personnel Carrier (APC) parked at the junction by security personnels guarding the junction. The cause of the explosion is yet on known […]

The money laundering case against Rt. Hon Adeyemi Ikuforiji, Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, suffered another setback on Wednesday, when it was adjourned till Thursday by a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos. Ikuforiji, a top contender for the 2015 governorship election in Lagos, is facing an amended 56-count charge alongside his […]

Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan has presented a proposed budget of N322.6biilion for the Niger Delta ‎Development Commission (NDDC) for its operations in 2014 to the House of Representatives. The letter forwarded to the Reps on Wednesday, revealed that the sum of N15.8bn was set aside for personnel cost. The sum of N10.1bn was earmarked for […]

Kwara State Police Command has announced that it would start screening prospective housemaids before they are engaged by their prospective bosses, saying it is part of measures to improve security in the state. Ambrose Aisabor, the state’s Police commissioner made the pronouncement on Tuesday while addressing a seminar on security awareness organised by the National […]

Nigeria Police Force Headquarters has denied banning peaceful rallies or assemblies in any part of the country, explaining that it only issued an advisory notice. Police Public Relations Officer, CSP Frank Mba, made the clarification in a press statement issued on Tuesday. Mba said the advisory notice that was misinterpreted as proscription, was issued because […]

 The on-going National Conference in Abuja witnessed a heated session on Monday as delegates spoke either in support of or against the complete removal of fuel subsidy as recommended by the Committee on Public Finance and Revenue. Each party in the debate spoke with passion on reasons the Federal Government should either keep subsiding petroleum […]

The lingering issue between the students of the Lagos State University (LASU) and the state government may soon be resolved as the parties have been holding talks on ways of reaching an agreeable fee regime for the school. www.www.aso.rocks search engine had reported weeks ago that the state government was planning to review the tuition […]

President Goodluck Jonathan has condemned the heinous murder of the Emir of Gwoza, Alhaji Idrissa Shehu Timta, who died after gunmen suspected to be members of the Boko Haram sect waylaid the convoy in which he was travelling with two other Emirs. In a statement released by the presidency on Saturday, Jonathan said the brazen […]

The Joint Action Front (JAF), whose members were part of the mass protest organised 28th May by the Concerned Students Against Education Commercialisation (COSATEC) wishes to strongly condemn the trigger-happy armed Police repression of the peaceful protest, culminating in the arrest and brutal harassment of over 100 students, activists, and journalists. The peaceful procession of […]

Some delegates at the ongoing National Conference have vowed to resist with all vehemence, surreptitious attempt to remove the Land Use Act from the Nigerian Constitution. They have also declared readiness to ensure that the “draconian recommendation” by the conference committee on Land Tenure Matters and National Boundaries, does not sail through at the plenary. […]

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), a rights group based in Lagos, Nigeria, has petitioned Ms. Gabriela Knaul, UN’s Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers over the killings of lawyers in Borno State. The organisation urged Ms. Knaul to use the privileges of her office and position to urgently investigate recent reports […]