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“The report of the 14 Nigerian banks which were appointed as Asset Managers of Nigeria’s reserves was carried on the back page of The Guardian Newspaper of the 5th of October 2006.  The report confirmed that “already deposits worth $7bn representing part of the Central Bank of Nigeria’s share of foreign reserves estimated at about […]

As Nigerians mark the 53rd anniversary of their independence next October 1, there are probably good reasons to celebrate, but there are just as many good reasons to deliberate on the parlous state of the nation. All things considered, if the occasion calls for celebrations, the failure of leadership at all levels, particularly at the […]

A person’s ugliness is the god’s doing; the person’s lack of clothing is his/her own fault. How many recall those ‘good ole’ days in secondary school, the Literary & Debating Society days. We visited schools; the debates were intense, yet fun-packed. It was a matter of pride. They were days of the Press Clubs, and […]

President of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote has called on developing nations to lay emphasis on technical and vocational education as a tool for accelerated industrial development and growth. Speaking at the Global Education First Initiative Anniversary & Learning for All Round Table held in New York, the United States, Dangote said that developing nations need […]

Permit me to begin this contribution by reproducing a portion of an essay that I wrote on 26 September 2011 which was titled ”On Goodluck Jonathan, David and Goliath”. The essay reads as follows. ”A few days ago from the sacred pulpit of the hallowed chambers of the National Christian Centre in Abuja and in […]

Incessant attacks on civilians, Christians, students and security agents by members of the Boko Haram Islamist sect are the work of the devil, President Goodluck Jonathan has said. Speaking on Sunday in Abuja at the 53rd Independence Anniversary Interdenominational Church Service, the president expressed hope that the country will someday overcome its terrorism challenges. “The […]

Despite the inability of the Federal Government to pay three months allocations owed the 36 states of the federation, President Goodluck Jonathan on Sunday denied suggestions that the country is bankrupt, saying those who have been making the insinuation have only been playing politics with an important national matter. www.www.aso.rocks search engine findings reveals that […]

“The difference between followers and leaders is that followers need leaders to help them follow what leaders themselves are following. This relationship takes the form of a shared response-ability to a shared calling. Both find each other in a true fellowship to create the world responsibly.”— James Maroosis Distinguished Ladies and Gentlemen, I am delighted […]

The All Progressives Congress (APC) says it has uncovered what seems like a “grand and serpentine plot” by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the Presidency to rig the 2015 general elections, especially the presidential poll, and also to destabilise Nigeria. In a statement issued in Lagos on Sunday by its Interim National Publicity Secretary, […]

President Goodluck Jonathan will host another edition of the Presidential Media Chat on Sunday, September 29, 2013 at 7pm. President Jonathan will in the course of the programme, answer questions from a panel of journalists on current national issues and events, as well as policies and actions of his administration.  Members of the public who […]

The breakaway faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has condemned Friday’s judgement of an Abuja court mandating the party as well as the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to strike out the name of Olagunsoye Oyinlola as National Secretary. According to the party, the judgement is a “glaring miscarriage of justice” and a dishonor […]

The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) will begin an indefinite nationwide industrial action starting from Friday, following the failure of the Federal Government to fulfil an earlier agreement with the union. ASUP suspended its strike action on 17th July 2013, after leaders of the country intervened. But in a communique on Saturday, it claimed […]