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The All Progressives Congress (APC) on Friday strongly condemned the recent deadly terrorist attacks in Abuja and Bauchi that killed at least 37 people and injured many more, calling Boko Haram, the group suspected to be behind the attacks, “despicable and inhuman in its misguided terror campaign.” The party criticised  the federal government’s attitude towards […]

Rattled by the landslide victory and disgraceful defeat of their candidate at the just concluded governorship election in Ekiti state, the leadership of the All Progressive Congress have concluded plans to embarrass the Governor-elect , Ayodele Fayose through the instrumentality of the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC). The Peoples Democratic Party, Ekiti State chapter […]

The fall of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ekiti State at the governorship election held last Saturday has revealed a glaring picture of the many other failures that could befall the party if nothing urgent is done to salvage the situation. This, party officials confirmed to www.www.aso.rocks search engine on Friday evening, is the […]

When in April the Islamist group Boko Haram abducted nearly 300 girls from their school in northeast Nigeria, it commanded global attention and sparked a #BringBackOurGirls movement. But the girls are still missing. The campaign seems to have moved from hashtag ­demands to ­newspaper column ­diplomacy. On Friday, The Washington Post carried an op-ed by […]

The Ministry of Justice has refuted criticisms by Transparency International (TI), saying  it is not treating with kid’s gloves, the recovery of loots by Nigeria’s former Military dictator Sanni Abacha as alleged by the organisation. According to the Chief Press Secretary to the Honourable Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Ambrose Momoh, […]

Bomb explosion that leads to death of scores of people and kidnapping has become the order of the day in Nigeria. The government we hired by our votes to secure the lives of Nigerians seems helpless and in some instances it appears this core responsibility has taken a back seat, while the government focuses more […]

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) would henceforth sanction any political party in Nigeria that fails to adhere strictly to the section of the Electoral Act that prescribes 90 days before embarking on campaign, Chairman of the Commission, Professor Attahiru Jega, has said. Speaking at a meeting with the chairmen and secretaries of the 26 […]

The Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Abubakar, has ordered increased security presence and surveillance in and around Federal Capital Territory metropolis following a bomb blast incident which occurred at about 4pm, Wednesday at the Shopping Complex along Aminu Kano Crescent, Wuse 2, Abuja. The Police revealed that it had commenced investigation into the incident and that, […]

Minister of Police Affairs, Alhaji Abdul Jelili Adesiyan, has said that his recent comments on an alleged harassment claim by the former governor of Osun State, Senator  Isiaka Adeleke, a day before the state’s PDP gubernatorial primaries, was quoted out of context by a section of the media to achieve a sinister purpose. In a […]

A major shopping complex, Bannex  plaza, at the Wuse II area of Abuja, the Federal Capital territory was the target of insurgents on Wednesday as a bomb was detonated. Unfortunately however, the bomb which is believed to have been carried by a suicide bomber struck at the gate of the mall, killing at least 21 […]

Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has congratulated Ayo Fayose, the governor-elect of Ekiti State on his victory at the polls, reminding him that he owes the people of Ekiti the duty of keeping his campaign promises to them and building on the achievements of his predecessor. In a statement issued by the NLC President, Abdulwahed Omar […]

An aircraft flying from Nigeria to Gabon through Cameroon has disappeared, according to Cameroon aviation authorities. The four-seater plane is owned by Global Aviation, a United States company. It took off from Kano in northern Nigeria at 1800 hours on Monday en route Libreville in Gabon, where it was scheduled to arrive at 2300 hours, […]