Forbes Names Okonjo-Iweala, Mo Abudu Among 100 Most Powerful Women
Three African women were featured in the 2021 edition of Forbes 100 Most powerful Women in the world. They are the Director General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Dr.
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Despite Fully Vaccinating 200m People, Covid Cases Spike in US
The number of Americans fully vaccinated against COVID-19 reached 200 million Wednesday amid a dispiriting holiday-season spike in cases and hospitalizations that has hit even New England, one of the
Funke Opeke, Judith Gardiner Throw Light on Equinix Acquisition of MainOne
Tuesday, Nigerians woke to the good news that the world’s digital infrastructure company, Equinix, was in the process of acquiring MainOne, a West African data centre and connectivity solutions provider,
Atedo Peterside On Mobilising Nigeria’s Youth Vote – The ARISE Interview
Nigeria’s 2023 presidential election – its cascading impact is likely to shape the course of this country in the next decade. And well ahead of the ballot, a new
Wizkid’s ‘Essence’ Featuring Tems Named Best Song of 2021 By Rolling Stone
After revealing the best albums of 2021, Rolling Stone is sharing the 50 best songs of the past year. Landing at the top of the list is Wizkid’s “Essence” featuring Tems, which put Afrobeats
Pinnick to Represent Infantino at Special Event in Ukraine on Thursday
President of the Nigeria Football Federation and FIFA Council Member, Mr Amaju Pinnick will stand in for world football supremo, Mr Gianni Infantino at the 30th year anniversary of Ukrainian
Germany on New Path as Scholz Replaces Merkel as Chancellor
Olaf Scholz is set to take office Wednesday as Germany’s ninth post-World War II chancellor, succeeding Angela Merkel after her heralded 16-year tenure. Scholz’s government takes office with high hopes
Report: Up to 1 million Covid Vaccines Expired in Nigeria Last Month
Up to one million COVID-19 vaccines are estimated to have expired in Nigeria last month without being used, two sources told Reuters, one of the biggest single losses of doses
Nembe Sę Asks Aiteo to Cap Wellhead – Arise Special Report
The NembeSe Congress is calling on the Bayelsa State Government to liaise with the Federal Government and officially designate the oil-spill impacted areas of Nembe a major disaster area. At
UK Fails to Red List 17 European Countries Despite Recording Omicron
Despite the presence of the new Omicron COVID-19 variant in 17 countries in Europe, the United Kingdom has failed to take same punitive action it took against some developing nations,
Omicron: UK Under Fire for Travel Apartheid against Nigeria
As global outrage continues to trail recent travel ban placed on Nigeria and some other African countries by the United Kingdom (UK), a development which has been described as racist
Drake Withdraws Two Grammy Nominations from Final Ballot
Drake wants no part in competing for a Grammy. The four-time Grammy winner and his management asked the Recording Academy to withdraw his two nominations from the final-round ballot, two
End of an Era: Germany’s Merkel Bows out after 16 Years
Angela Merkel was assured of a place in the history books as soon as she became Germany’s first female chancellor on Nov. 22, 2005. Over the next 16 years, she
Biden to Warn Putin of Economic Pain if Russia Invades Ukraine
President Joe Biden is ready to warn Vladimir Putin during a video call Tuesday that Russia will face economy-jarring sanctions if it invades neighboring Ukraine as the U.S. president seeks
Sylvester Oromoni Juniors’ Controversial Death – Arise Special Report
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Lagos Releases Full #EndSARS Report as Panel Adjudicates on 11 of 65 Police Petitions
The Lagos State Government has released the two volumes of the report of the Judicial Panel of Inquiry (JPI), detailing the fallout of the #EndSARS protests in October last year.
Omicron: Anger, Dismay Across Nigeria after UK Red List
In a policy many have described as racist, misguided and discriminatory, Britain’s ban on Nigerians from travelling to the United Kingdom (UK), while allowing many western countries, where Omicron is
#EndSARS: Falana Faults Lagos White Paper
Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana says the white paper on the report submitted by the Lagos judicial panel on police brutality is illegal. Citing a section of the Tribunals of
My Son Was Tortured To Death – Father Of Sylvester Oromoni Jr.
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CNN Fires Chris Cuomo for Helping Brother Deal with Scandal
CNN fired anchor Chris Cuomo on Saturday less than a week after new information emerged about how he assisted his brother, former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, as the politician
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