The crisis rocking the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) escalated day with the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) rejecting a letter inviting it to the emergency National Executive Committee meeting
Embattled Commander of IGP-Intelligence Response Team (IRT), DCP Abba Kyari is in another legal battle as the Independent Investigation Panel on Human Rights Violations by the defunct SARS and other
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have intercepted three million capsules of opioids at Jaelith Bonded Container Terminal under Tincan seaport in Apapa area of Lagos. Opioids
The Republic of Korea has disclosed that the volume of trade between the country and Nigeria last year rose to $2 billion. The Korean Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr. Kim Young
The Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Kristalina Georgieva, has warned that the war in Ukraine threatens to undo Africa’s progress in recovering from the damage of the
As oil prices soar to record levels, many Nigerians, ordinarily, would expect that their country would be raking in billions of dollars and realising accretion in external reserves, as was
Tension gripped scores of passengers on a Lagos-Ibadan train service on Thursday as a train, which departed Ibadan for Lagos stopped along the way after the engine ran out of
The House of Representatives has urged the Nigerian Army, the Police and other security agencies to ensure the enforcement of the proscription order as published in the official gazette 108,
The United States has announced additional $10.6 million to finance the boosting of COVID-19 vaccination efforts to reach a target of 600,000 people daily. A statement on Thursday by United
Former Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Caretaker and Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC) and Yobe State Governor, Mai Mala Buni has appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari to allow
Barely two weeks ago, a young lady, Bamise Anyanwole boarded a public bus run by the Lagos State Bus Service Limited, but never returned home. She was declared missing by
There is a fresh call for the implementation of the People with Disabilities Act to stop discrimination based on disability and sanction those who contravene the law. ARISE correspondent Punarimam
The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) and the Senegalese Petroleum Industry have agreed to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Nigeria’s support for the development of local
On Wednesday, a major development occurred in the aviation industry as Nigerian airlines namely: Air Peace, Azman Air, United Nigeria Airline, Arik Air, Aero Contractors and Max Air announced an
Seven officers of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) were injured and one of the agency’s vehicle damaged in a face-off with some thugs during the arrest of a
The celebration of International Women’s Day will not be complete without highlighting the role of women in journalism who have made gender equality campaigns a front burner issue around the
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) on Tuesday attempted to explain the worsening nationwide power supply, stating that the Generation Companies (Gencos) were not generating enough electricity to be transmitted
The Nigerian government on Wednesday called on the Turkish authorities to look at the prospect of funding major oil and gas projects in the West African country, against the backdrop
Worried by the recent turn of events in the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), which witnessed a dramatic change of guard, stakeholders in the party have started mulling a soft-landing
Allegations of corruption, unethical and professional misconduct against police officers are not new to the police in Nigeria. However, when a decorated officer is wanted by the FBI in connection
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