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The African Union (AU) on Monday inaugurated the Single African Air Transport Market (SAATM) in the framework of the ongoing 30th AU summit in Ethiopia’s Capital Addis Ababa. President Paul Kagame of Rwanda, who is the current chair of the 55-member African bloc, and Moussa Mahamat, Chairperson of the AU Commission, unveiled the plaque on […]

Mr Haruna Okatahi, Publicity Secretary, All Progressives Congress (APC) National Youth Caucus, has advised former President Olusegun Obasanjo to channel his suggestions to President Muhammadu Buhari privately instead of making it public. Okatahi, in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) , on Wednesday in Abuja, said Obasanjo as an elder statesman, should […]

PRESS STATEMENT BY THE MINISTER OF INFORMATION AND CULTURE, ALHAJI LAI MOHAMMED, ON WEDNESDAY, 24 JAN. 2018 We have read the press statement by former President Olusegun Obasanjo on the State of the Nation. For the record, Chief Obasanjo is a patriot, and he has proven this time and time again. We appreciate what he said concerning […]

All Progressives Congress National Leader, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, on Tuesday said that his visit to President Muhammadu Buhari was not connected with the critical statement issued by former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Buhari’s presidency. Mr Tunde Rahman of Tinubu’s Media Office said the visit by Tinubu and Chief Bisi Akande, former governor of Osun State, […]

Ex President Obasanjo has asked incumbent President Buhari to jettison his second term bid since has become part of the of what is wrong with Nigeria Chief Obasanjo`s repudiation was contained in a statement titled “The Way Out: A Clarion Call For Nigeria Movement.” The lengthy statement reads: “I am constrained to issue this special […]

Justice Ajoke of the Abuja High Court in Wuse 2, has ordered for the immediate release of Timothy Elombah, editor of Elombah.com who was arrested in the wee hours of January 1st, on the orders of the Inspector General of Police. Delivering her judgment, Tuesday, Justice Ajoke ruled that Timothy Elombah should be released immediately, […]

Human Rights Activist, and famous lawyer Mr Festus Keyamo, SAN, has asked President Muhammadu Buhari to remove the Inspector General of Police (IGP) Ibrahim Kpotum Idris for high-handedness and Abuse of office in ordering the illegal arrest and detention of online journalists, Daniel Elombah and Tim Elombah.  Keyamo who made the request in a letter […]

Little wonder why Fulani herdsmen have the audacity to kill at random, while the government remain silent. This pictorial may offer some insight. Photographs obtained by www.www.aso.rocks search engine reveals how a Police truck allegedly belonging to the FCT Police command, Abuja is used in transporting roughages, hay silage, and grass used to feed cattle. […]

Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, has warned against killing of anyone either herdsman or farmer in the name of any clash relating to grazing in the state. He revealed that recent steps by his government are to prevent violence between farmers and herders and not to give anybody license to unlawfully take human life. The […]

The Ministry of Budget and National Planning says there are no suspicious items in the 2018 Budget as speculated by a few commentators. The commentators have made observations and allegations that tend to suggest that some line items and projects in the budget are suspicious, but the Ministry explained that the items in the budget […]

The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has observed with dismay some recent activities of the Minister of State for Agriculture, Sen. Heineken Lokpobiri, in Bayelsa State and some Riverine communities in the neighbouring Delta. We are disturbed that Lokpobiri has remained true to himself as he continues to maintain a sordid reputation that seems inseparably linked […]

An Abuja-based Tiv socio-cultural organization known as Swem Karagbe Club has added its voice to condemn the recent attempts by the Fulani herdsmen to annihilate the Tiv nation and forcefully acquire their God given resources, saying any attempt to forcefully takeover the ancestral homes of the Benue people will be vehemently resisted. The group has […]