Nigeria’s Minister of State for Labour and Employment, and a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Festus Keyamo, has described removal of subsidy as an economic necessity that should not be politicised
Senator representing Ekiti South Senatorial District, Mrs Biodun Olujimi, has said it would be wrong and amount to abridgement of fundamental rights, for the governorship position to be an exclusive
A combined team of security operatives, on Sunday, foiled an attack on the Medium Security Custodial Centre in Jos, Plateau State, by unidentified gunmen, believed to have attempted to free
The Chartered Institute of Certified Secretaries and Reporters of Nigeria has awarded ARISE News for its global reach and outstanding role in promoting the unity, socio-economic and political development of
Islamic Cleric Sheikh Ahmad Gumi has faulted the Court’s decision to declare proscribed bandit groups as terrorists. Gumi says this will only lead to more military action which has neither
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) at the weekend intercepted 12,385 kilogrammes of loud cannabis from getting into Lagos, the commercial capital of the country. According to
In 1991, two American conservationists, Liza Gadsby and Peter Jenkins, founded the Drill Rehabilitation and Breeding Centre in Cross River State. For the past thirty years, the project has
Sudan’s military says several Sudanese soldiers were killed in an attack by Ethiopian forces in a disputed border region. In a statement on Saturday, Sudan’s military said “our forces tasked
South Africa has complained it is being punished – instead of applauded – for discovering Omicron, a concerning new variant of Covid-19. The foreign ministry made the statement as countries
A former National Security Adviser (NSA), Lieutenant General Aliyu Mohammed Gusau (rtd), has highlighted Nigeria’s role to end the apartheid regime in South Africa. In a tribute to the former
Nigeria’s former Head of State, General Abdulsalami Abubakar (rtd), has said African countries must change the approach of using force to maintain peace. Former President Goodluck Jonathan has also urged
Following the outbreak of a new strain of COVID-19 in South Africa and the travel restrictions imposed on Southern African countries by several countries, concerns have been raised over the
No fewer than 11 persons, including children, were killed on Friday and 30 houses burnt when terrorists attacked Te’egbe community in Bassa Local Government Area of Plateau State. In a
A Federal High Court in Nigerias capital Abuja under trial Justice Taiwo Taiwo has ruled that activities of bandits, as well as other similar groups, by whatever names they are
Abductors of 66 members of Baptist Church, Kakau Daji, Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State, have demanded for N99 million ransom for their release. Vice Chairman of the Christian
Fight against Sexual and Gender Based Violence (SGBV) remains one of the main priorities of the European Union (EU), the EU Ambassador to Nigeria and ECOWAS, Samuela Isopi has said.
The Kaduna State government on Friday announced the restoration of telecommunication services in areas that were shutdown to fight banditry and kidnappings. The government of the Northwest Nigeria State had
The deputy head of Sudan’s governing sovereign council, General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, has said that Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok was aware of last month’s military takeover before it happened and
Sudanese security forces have fired tear gas as thousands of protesters rallied against a deal that saw the civilian prime minister reinstated following a military coup last month, witnesses said.
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