Reports

Honourable Minister of Sports and Chairman of the National Sports Commission (NSC), Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi has predicted that Blessing Okagbare may emerge the world champion in the women’s 100m race in the forthcoming IAAF World Championship in Russia If she maintains her current form. Abdullahi gave this analysis in the light of Okagbare’s latest victory, […]

One-time Minister for Information and respected Ijaw leader, Chief Edwin Clark on Friday apologised to prominent Nigerians against whom he’d recently been involved in a media war of words. Speaking in Warri, Delta State on Friday at the finals of the first Chief  E.K Clark National Wrestling Championship, Clarke expressed regrets over his clash with Governor […]

There would be no new negotiation with the Federal Government if the previous agreement is not implemented, the Academic Staff Union of Universities said on Thursday. According to ASUU, Nigeria votes the least budget to education yet pumps huge sums to irrelevant projects that have no bearing on research and development, unlike many other African countries […]

The governors of four northern states who visited Governor Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers State in the heat of the political crisis that saw a bloody fight in the State Assembly have received a dose of criticism from the Presidency for warning that the crisis could lead to the end of the country’s democracy. The four […]

Majority Leader of the Rivers State House of Assembly, Hon. Chidi Lloyd has been detained by the Police High Command over the crisis that engulfed the Rivers State House of Assembly, an off-shoot of the political tussle between the State Governor, Rotimi Amaechi, and President Goodluck Jonathan. The crisis had seen five renegade members of […]

There is disgruntlement in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) over the composition of a 30-man reconciliation committee by National Chairman of the party, Alhaji Bamanga Tukur and members of the Interim National Working Committee without consulting key organs of the party. The committee, chaired by Governor of Bayelsa State, Seriake Dickson has former Governor Asheikh […]

Signs that all is not well with the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ekiti State became obvious on Tuesday with the suspension of former Governor Ayo Fayose, who, www.www.aso.rocks search engine learnt is making moves to contest the forthcoming election. Fayose was suspended alongside State Secretary of the party, Tope Aluko; State Women Leader, Busola […]

The Federal Government attaches the highest possible value to the contributions of the Urhobo to national development and would therefore do all within its powers to address issues that are of concern to the ethnic group, President Goodluck Jonathan has said. Speaking on Monday in Abuja with a delegation of the Urhobo Progressive Union (UPU), […]

Forty-four companies including NICON Insurance Company Plc, owned by controversial businessman, Jimoh Ibrahim have agreed to an out-of-court settlement with the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) over the dispute concerning tax evasion totalling N1.5bn. The insurance companies had earlier instituted legal proceedings against FIRS at the Tax Appeal Tribunal sitting in Abuja over the non-refund […]

One year after Reverend Elijah Esei sustained very serious injuries in a car crash that led to the amputation of his left leg, he is yet to regain his freedom, following his inability to pay his hospital bill totalling N1.5m. Esei was involved in the accident in July 2012 while travelling from Lagos to Ebonyi […]

Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) has urged the Police to be more circumspect and avoid being partisan in their ongoing investigation into the crisis in Rivers State, if the outcome of the investigation is to be acceptable to Nigerians. In a statement issued on Thursday by its National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, the party argued […]

Civil society group, Nigerian Feminist Forum (NFF) has expressed concerns over the resolution of the Senate to alter Section 29(a) of the Constitution, which stipulates that a woman shall not be qualified for marriage until she attains 18 years of age. While deleting the section from the draft Constitution on Wednesday, the Senate had claimed […]