About two months after President Muhammadu Buhari directed the suspension of the inauguration of a Board he had announced for the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC), the president on
Prof. Bolaji Akinyemi discussed his engagements on the local and international arena for almost five decades and how his interventions as one of Nigeria’s foremost foreign policy experts have
In yet another cruel stab to the heart of Nigeria’s federalism, the power and position of the Lagos State governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, and by implication, all state governors in
President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Dr. Doyin Salami as his Chief Economic Adviser exactly 80 months after he was first elected in May 2015. The appointment comes less than 17
By judicial declaration, the federal government, on Tuesday, said it was ready to deploy the 12 Super Tucano fighter jets against armed bandits wreaking havoc in the North-western part of
“Train up a child in the way he should grow and when he is old, he will not depart from it’, so says the popular Bible scripture. For the family
Reactions have continued to trail the arrest of residents and security guards of Magodo Brooks estate by the Lagos state commissioner of police Hakeem Odumosu In a post via
BOLAJI AYORINDE spoke about the death of the 44th Olubadan of Ibadanland, the late Oba Saliu Adetunji, Aje Ogunguniso I, and the controversy already brewing over the selection of his
Sudanese security forces have beefed up security in and around Khartoum as pro-democracy protesters called for mass rallies in a bid to keep up pressure on the ruling military following
A devastating fire which swept through South Africa’s parliament in Cape Town reignited just hours after it was said to be under control. Flames were seen billowing from the
The Office of the Auditor General for the Federation (OAuGF) has disclosed that about 178,459 different types of arms and ammunition got missing from the Nigeria Police armoury in 2019,
All categories of visitors including state governors to the seat of government in Abuja will henceforth take a rapid COVID-19 test before being allowed to visit the President or any
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to direct the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami and appropriate anti-corruption agencies
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Sunday assured Lagosians that 2022 would be a year of consolidation, promising that his administration would complete some of the landmark projects that
Seven people were killed while over 20 others were reportedly abducted in multiple attacks on three communities in Kaduna state. The commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan
Two of the remaining three abducted students of Bethel Baptist High School, Damishi, Kaduna, have been released after spending about six months in captivity. Chairman of the Kaduna State Chapter
The United States has cut Ethiopia, Mali and Guinea out of a duty-free trade programme over alleged human rights violations and recent coups. In a statement on Saturday, the US
Director General of the World Trade Organization, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, sat down with ARISE to discuss her general outlook on 2022, she spoke about Nigeria, Africa and the rest of the
The Zamfara State Police Command in Nigeria’s Northwest on Sunday said it had rescued 21 Islamiyya pupils abducted by bandits along the Gusau-Tsafe-Funtuwa Road on December 31, 2021. Briefing newsmen
An autopsy carried out by the Consultant Pathologist at the Central Hospital Warri, Clement Vhriterhire, has established that Sylvester Oromoni died of “acute lung injury due to chemical intoxication in
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