Aso Rock
Coverage of Aso Rock in the Nexus archive.
- June 12: Broken bottle on our forehead, bludgeon on the back; democracy, is this your face?, By Festus Adedayo
The article recounts a 2000-2001 Presidential Media Chat event at the Presidential Villa in Aso Rock, Abuja, where President Olusegun Obasanjo engaged with editors. The title and content critique democracy through imagery of violence ('broken bottle on our forehead, bludgeon on the back').
- Edo shuts down schools as leaked SSS memo warns of planned abduction of schoolchildren
Edo State has shut down schools following a leaked SSS intelligence report warning of a planned mass abduction of schoolchildren in Edo North. The governor had previously stated that kidnappers can continue their activities without affecting his position at Aso Rock.
- ‘They can kidnap us all, but Aso Rock not vacant’ – Okpebholo
Governor Monday Okpebholo claims a politically motivated campaign to destabilize Nigeria amid kidnappings and highway attacks in Edo, asserting that 'Aso Rock not vacant' ahead of the 2027 general elections.