There’s uproar and outrage – but also some support – across Nigeria, as the federal government threatens to impose emergency rule on the southeast state of Anambra, ahead of the
One of 2021’s most anticipated bouts will roar into action in Las Vegas on Saturday as heavyweights Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder meet for a third time. Britain’s Fury will
A national population and housing census, which was last held in Nigeria 15 years ago, will hold in the country next year, thanks to the N178.09 billion approved for the
To end importation of substandard products which has a link with banditry, Standards Organisation Of Nigeria may have to go back to the ports in order to test and certify
After weeks of near-silence on the state on insecurity in his state, Governor Willie Obiano of Anambra State emerged from his cocoon on Thursday to meet with President Muhammadu
The race to the 2023 elections in Nigeria is getting more fascinating with the intrigues playing out among political bigwigs who are positioning themselves ahead of the polls. At the
Nigeria’s former Vice President Atiku Abukakar has dismissed the debate on zoning of the PDP presidential ticket as the solution to Nigeria’s leadership crisis. Meanwhile, a video of popular Nollywood
This is a story about invention. Six years ago, the first child of a Bayelsa family was born with a jaundiced condition that required blood transfusion and phototherapy for
In partnership with WildAid, an international organization working to reduce the global consumption of wildlife products and increase local support for conservation efforts, ARISE News Environmental Correspondent, Laila
The Les Fauves of Central African Republic have beaten Super Eagles of Nigeria 1-0 in the World Cup Qualifiers in Teslim Balogun Stadium, Lagos. Karl Namnganda’s late strike is all
The Governor of Ebonyi State David Umahi raised the alarm on live television, that new groups may emerge in the South East region to counter the secession agitations of the
Tanzanian novelist Abdulrazak Gurnah won the 2021 Nobel Prize in Literature, the award-giving body said on Thursday. [bc_video video_id=”6276001799001″ account_id=”6116119081001″ player_id=”default” embed=”in-page” padding_top=”56%” autoplay=”” min_width=”0px” playsinline=”” picture_in_picture=”” max_width=”640px” mute=”” width=”100%”
As a way of giving thousands of Africans access to fast and cheaper internet, Google has promised to invest $1 billion in Africa over the next five years that will
The United States has awarded $319 million for the building of a new Consulate General in Lagos. A statement signed by the Information Specialist, Public Affairs Section (PAS) US Consulate
Taiwan will ensure regional peace and stability and seeks to work with other like-minded democracies, President Tsai Ing-wen told senior French and Australian dignitaries on Thursday, days after a dramatic
A federal judge ordered Texas to suspend the most restrictive abortion law in the U.S., calling it an “offensive deprivation” of a constitutional right by banning most abortions in the
The World Health Organization on Wednesday endorsed the world’s first malaria vaccine and said it should be given to children across Africa in the hope that it will spur stalled
Nigeria’s federal government on Wednesday, hinted at the possibility of declaring a state of emergency in Anambra State to protect the electoral process and constitutional order, if the November 6
Last week on What’s Trending with Ojy Okpe, we were alerted to a community in Lagos where residents currently live in several feet of flood water. Arise News Environmental Correspondent,
For the first time in 20 years, a drug for the treatment of sickle cell disease has been approved in the United Kingdom. The medicine is expected to reduce
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