Russia Confirms $500m Loan for Belarus as West Toughens Sanctions
Russia has agreed to release a second $500m loan to Belarus as Moscow stepped up its support for Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko amid outrage in the West about the grounding
Mali Coup Leader in Ghana for ECOWAS Crisis Talks
Colonel Assimi Goita, Mali’s coup leader and newly appointed interim president, has been summoned to an emergency meeting of West African leaders in Ghana. At Sunday’s extraordinary summit, the 15-member
Vietnam Detects New Hybrid of Two Covid Variants
Authorities in Vietnam have detected a new coronavirus variant that is a hybrid of strains found in India and the United Kingdom, an official said. Nguyen Thanh Long, the Vietnamese
Nigeria: DPR Set to Issue Award Letters to Marginal Field Bid Winners
Nigeria’s Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) on Saturday announced that it had concluded arrangements to issue award letters to successful investors in the 2020 marginal field bid round programme. In
Central Bank Chief Emefiele, Trade Minister Adebayo to Lead Delegation to Nigeria-US Investment Summit
The Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Mr. Niyi Adebayo and the Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, Mr. Godwin Emefiele, would lead a delegation of Nigerian ministers, governors and
Boris Johnson Marries Fiancee in Secret Ceremony
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has married his fiancee Carrie Symonds in a secret ceremony at Westminster Cathedral, it has been reported. The wedding was held in front of close friends
Goodluck Jonathan to Brief Extraordinary ECOWAS Summit on Mali Crisis
A former Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan will on Sunday brief at least ten African Presidents of countries in the ECOWAS region on his fact-finding mission to Mali where he had gone to assess the situation and
Nigeria: After 40 Days in Captivity, 14 Abducted Kaduna Varsity Students Regain Freedom
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ARISE.TV HEADLINES 29-05-21
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Mali Court Appoints 38-year-old Coup Leader Assimi Goita Interim President
Mali’s constitutional court has named the colonel who led a military coup this week as the country’s new interim leader. The ruling, issued late on Friday, said Assimi Goita would
Buhari Meets Former Nigeria President Jonathan Over Worsening Crisis in Mali
Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has called on actors in the political crisis in Mali to come together for the peace and unity of the country. Mr Buhari stated this on
Kenya Stops Giving First Doses of AstraZeneca Jabs
Kenya’s health ministry has advised hospitals to stop giving first doses of the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccines. Health Minister Mutahi Kagwe says a shipment arriving on Friday from global-sharing scheme Covax
Juventus Sack Pirlo as Head Coach, Allegri Announcement Imminent
Italian football club Juventus has sacked Andrea Pirlo as head coach and are close to announcing the return of Massimiliano Allegri to replace the football legend. 53-year-old Allegri is expected
Liverpool Signs Konate From RB Leipzig
Liverpool have signed centre-back Ibrahima Konate from RB Leipzig after agreeing to pay his £36m release clause. The 22-year-old made 21 appearances for Leipzig this season including eight Bundesliga starts
Wike Threatens To Flog The Hell Out Of Ex-Niger Governor – Trending with Ojy Okpe
Nysome Wike, the Governor of Rivers state on Thursday threatened to Flog the hell out of the former Governor of Niger state, Babangida Aliyu for calling him a dictator. Following
Arinola Oloko Speaks on Constitutional Review and Encounter with Remi Tinubu
A Nigerian politician and educationist, Arinola Oloko has questioned the choice of Marriot Hotel in southwestern Lagos state as the venue for a public hearing on the review of the
ARISE.TV HEADLINES 28-05-21
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Buhari Appoints Major General Farouk Yahaya as Nigeria’s New Army Chief
Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Major General Farouk Yahaya as the new Chief of Army Staff. Prior to his appointment Major General Yahaya was the General Officer Commanding 1
Buhari Against Road Block & Citizen’s Molestation, Says Garba Shehu – Trending with Ojy Okpe
Garba Shehu media aide to President Muhammadu Buhari was trending on social media on Wednesday after appearing on our Nightly News program Newsnight, where he defended the president’s absence at
ARISE.TV HEADLINES 27-05-21
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