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Barely seven months after the case of Ese Oruru, another high profile forced marriage crisis is brewing.  One Mr Isiyaku Tanko and his family  from the  Warkaza community in Kudun Kankara Local Government Area of Katsina State on Wednesday  accused the Emir of Katsina, His Royal Highness, Alhaji AbdulMumin Kabiru Usman of forcefully abducting and […]

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Wednesday declared Goodie Minabo Ibru, wanted. The anti-graft agency said that the businessman was wanted in connection with a case of corruption. Specifically, Ibru was involved in “conspiracy, capital market fraud, stealing, diversion of funds, and money laundering” EFCC said, www.www.aso.rocks search engine checks reveals that he diverted […]

Forbes list billionaire, Otunba Mike Adenuga has gone berserk and is threatening to arrest the leadership of the Banana Island Property Owners/Residents’ Association, for not allowing him to change the name of the street, where he lives. www.www.aso.rocks search engine checks reveal that Mr. Adenuga, who owns an N8bn home on Banana Island, had approached […]

Civil rights organisation, Coalition Against Terrorism and Extremism, has called on the Federal Government to move a step further by placing a nationwide ban on the activities of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria, led by Ibraheem El-Zakzaky. According to CATE, government should take further the recent order by the Kaduna State Government, which banned the […]

The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr. Abubakar Malami, SAN, has justified the arrest and detention of judges by operatives of the Department of State Service (DSS), saying “no one is or should be above the law”. Malami while speaking after he inaugurated an Expert Review Committee on implementation of the […]

The Senate has confirmed nominees  submitted by President Muhammadu Buhari for the Board of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). The confirmation came on Tuesday about two weeks after Buhari request the Senate to confirm the nomination. The confirmed nominees include former Senate Leader, Senator Victor Ndoma Egba CON as Chairman, Nsima Udo Ekere as […]

President Buhari, Tuesday, nominated Justice Sidi Bage from Nasarawa State and Justice Paul Adamu Galinje from Taraba State to fill two vacant seats at the Supreme Court. The Senate received a letter requesting confirmation of their appointments on the 7th October.  Excerpt of the letter dated 6th October, addressed to the Senate President, signed by […]

President of the Senate, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, on Tuesday stated that the 8th Senate will work to meet a 2016 deadline for the passage of all the 11 economic-priority Bills that it has scheduled to tackle the economic recession. Speaking at a dialogue at the 22nd Edition of the Nigerian Economic Summit in Abuja, […]

The Federal House of Representatives, has  exonerated  three members: Mohammed Gololo (AP-Bauchi);  Mark Gbillah (APC-Benue) and Samuel Ikom (PDP-Akwa Ibom),   accused of  sexual misconduct while on  a trip to the United States. The House Committee on Ethics and Privileges passed the verdict on Tuesday in a report submitted to the House. James Entwistle, erstwhile United […]Read More

Senate President, Bukola Saraki has referred to the Senate Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights and Legal Matter, weekend arrest of judges by the Department of State Services (DSS). Saraki on Tuesday directed the committee to report to the general senate in four weeks. He acknowledged that there is corruption in the judiciary, noting that there […]

The Federal Ministry of Education on Monday said the actual cost of building a block of eight VIP toilets in the riverine areas was N6m, not N50m, while six toilets in upland areas cost N4m, not N40m. The Ministry’s Deputy Director, Press, Ben Bem Goong made the clarification in a statement, noting that the N50m […]

The seven judges arrested and detained by the Department of State Services (DSS) on Friday and Saturday in five states and the Federal Capital Territory have been released. It was learnt that the judges were released on Sunday night on self-recognition and were asked to return to the headquarters of the secret police on Monday […]