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30 Feared Dead, 40 Injured In Tanker Explosion In Niger State
At least 30 people were reportedly killed, while about 40 others sustained injuries after a fuel tanker exploded as residents...
Nigerian Student in UK, Edidion Effiong Okokon, Passes Away After Lung Disease Battle
Edidion Effiong Okokon, a Nigerian student studying in the United Kingdom, has died following a prolonged battle with a lung...
CAN Accuses Presidency Of Misrepresenting Its View On Killings Of Christians
A planned dialogue between the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) and the Presidency has turned into a public dispute, with...
Court Sacks Ebonyi Council Chairmen, Councillors Elected In 2024
The Federal High Court, Abakaliki Division, on Tuesday annulled the election that brought the current 13 council chairmen and their...
Abuja Protest: Kanu’s Lawyer, Others Sang War Songs, Police Tell Court
An Abuja Chief Magistrate Court sitting in Kuje on Tuesday ordered that Mr. Alloy Ejimakor, a member of the legal...
Teenager Serves As Nigeria’s ‘Vice President For A Day’
A teenager, Joy Ogah, symbolically assumed the position of Vice President Kashim Shettima for one day, using the opportunity to...
Senate Approves Life Imprisonment for Child Defilers
The Nigerian Senate on Tuesday approved a bill prescribing life imprisonment for paedophiles and anyone found guilty of engaging in...
Federal High Court Adjourns Sen. Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan’s Cybercrime Trial To November 24
A Federal High Court in Abuja has adjourned the trial of Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan on alleged cybercrime charges to November...
Wabara Demands Immediate Release of Kanu’s Brother, Lawyer, Other Arrested Protesters
Former Senate President, Senator Adolphus Wabara, has called for the immediate release of all protesters detained during Monday’s #FreeNnamdiKanuNow peaceful...
Hoodlums Set Ekiti ADC Secretariat on Fire, Disrupt Executives’ Inauguration
Tension erupted in Ado-Ekiti, the Ekiti State capital, on Tuesday after some suspected hoodlums set fire to the Secretariat of...
President Tinubu Sends Dr. Bernard Doro’s Name To Senate For Ministerial Confirmation
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has forwarded the name of Dr. Bernard Mohammed Doro from Plateau State to the Senate for...
Prince Emmanuel Kanu And Lawyer Remanded Following #FreeNnamdiKanuNow Protest In Abuja
A Magistrate Court in Kuje, Abuja, has ordered the remand of Prince Emmanuel Kanu, brother of IPOB leader Nnamdi Kanu,...
Trump Considers Granting Diddy Early Release Despite White House Opposition
Donald Trump is reportedly weighing the possibility of commuting Diddy’s prison sentence, and a decision could come as soon as...
Father Of Late Journalist Somtochukwu Maduagwu Rejects Official Account, Insists Daughter Was Murdered
Engineer Ifeanyi Maduagwu, father of the late Arise News journalist Somtochukwu Maduagwu, has urged authorities to dig deeper into the...
Sanae Takaichi Becomes Japan’s First Female Prime Minister After Historic Vote
Sanae Takaichi has made history as Japan’s first female prime minister after winning a landmark leadership vote. The 64-year-old conservative...
Customs Launches Digital Vehicle Verification Platform to Tackle Smuggling
The Nigeria Customs Service on Monday made a significant move toward modernising its operations with the official introduction of the...
Expose, Parade Alleged Coup Plotters – Mahdi Shehu Urges Tinubu Govt
Prominent public affairs analyst and activist, Mahdi Shehu, has urged the Nigerian government and military authorities to be transparent regarding...
Appeal Court Ordered Nnamdi Kanu’s Release In 2022 – Sowore
Human rights activist, Omoyele Sowore, has revealed that the Court of Appeal, in 2022, ordered the release of the detained...
EndSars Protest: Nigerian Government Acted Like Terrorists – Aisha Yesufu
Political activist and human rights advocate, Aisha Yesufu, has accused the Nigerian government of acting like terrorists by killing its...
INEC To Begin PVC Distribution, Hold Mock Accreditation On Wednesday
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) will, on Wednesday, October 22, 2025, begin the distribution of Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs)...
