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Following credible and confirmed information about the convergence of some elements of suspected Boko Haram terrorists at Jarawa village, Kala Balge Local Government Area, Borno State, troops of 3 Battalion, 22 Brigade Nigerian Army of Operation LAFIYA DOLE, in conjunction with some Civilian JTF today, Sunday 11th June 2017, carried out a successful clearance operation […]

Ekiti State Governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose has condemned the ultimatum given by some Northern youths to the Igbos living in the North to leave the region, saying;”such reckless pronouncement could only come from a group of irresponsible and jobless youths.” Special Assistant to the governor on Public Communications and New Media, Lere Olayinka said in a statement issued […]Read More

Ekiti State Governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose has declared tomorrow, Monday,June 12, 2017 as Public Holiday to mark the 24th year of the June 12,1993 presidential election won by late Chief MKO Abiola. In a statement issued on Sunday, by his Special Assistant on Public Communications and New Media, Lere Olayinka, the governor said it was in […]

The Nigerian Police Force on Sunday made good its promise to parade Nigeria’s billionaire kidnapper, Chukwudi Dumeme Onuamadike, aka Evans and members of his gang, revealing their victims and the ransom collected at various times. Most shocking, the police also unveiled a woman, Ogechi Amadi as one of the gang members. “Ogechi Amadi is the […]

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has sued the Federal Government and the Minister of Power, Works and Housing Babatunde Fashola, SAN over “their collective failure, refusal and/or negligence to enforce their own directives to electricity distribution companies (DISCOs) to provide free prepaid meters to all Nigerians and end the use of patently illegal, arbitrary, unfair and […]Read More

Anambra state born kidnapping kingpin, Evans, who is also a billionaire, has been arrested. The Inspector-General’s Intelligence Response Team (IRT) led by ACP Abba Kyari on Saturday said the suspect was arrested at his Magodo residence in Lagos. “IRT headquarters in Abuja is celebrating the arrest of the most wanted brilliant and notorious high profile […]

The Federal Government today released details of what each state got from the first tranche of Paris Club refunds, showing Rivers State as the biggest beneficiary. It got N34.9billion. Delta followed with N27.6b,  Akwa Ibom got  N25.98billion and Bayelsa N24.89b. Cross River and Edo states got about N12.1 billion each. The refund was based on over […]Read More

The Northern Elders Forum (NEF), on Friday, threw its weight behind  the call by the Coalition of Northern Youth Groups who issued a three-month ultimatum for Igbo people to leave the region. The forum  expressed “disappointment” in the Northern Governors’ Forum who disassociated itself fro the youth groups’ call. Prof. Ango Abdullahi, the NEF spokesperson, […]

The Nigerian Police has declared as illegal, the ultimatum issued to Igbos in the north by the Arewa Citizens Action for Change, Arewa Youth Consultative Forum, Arewa Youth Development Foundation, Arewa Students Forum and Northern Emancipation Network. The police also told Igbos in the region to ignore the ultimatum as security been beefed up to […]

www.www.aso.rocks search engine understands that the General Court Martial (GCM) sitting at 7 Division, Nigerian Army in Maiduguri, Borno State has concluded the cases of 5 soldiers bordering on violation of human rights and other operational offences in Operation LAFIYA DOLE. Delivering  judgement, the President of the Court , Brigadier General  Olusegun Adeniyi announced the […]

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has appealed to traditional rulers to support the government in promoting peace and unity across the country, amid rising cases of incendiary statements and hate speeches capable of tearing the nation apart. The Minister, who made the remarks in Abuja on Friday when he received the Olowo of Owo, […]Read More

Acting President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, today in Maiduguri unveiled a new and more effective distribution plan for delivering relief materials to Internally Displaced Persons in the North-East which departs from the undignified practice of forcing people to queue up for food. Under the new plan which Prof. Osinbajo kicked-off at the Bakassi Camp, camp officials […]