By Bashir Bello Katsina State House of Assembly on Tuesday called for the withdrawal of operatives of the border drill operation of the Nigeria Customs Service, NSC from the state. This was coming on the heels of an accident that occurred in Jibia area of the state on Monday where operatives in their vehicle and […]

By Peter Duru – Makurdi At least four persons including a one year old baby, two children and their mother have been reportedly killed in a late night raid by suspected armed militia from Ngbo community in Ebonyi State on Okokolo community in Apopogolo, Ado Local Government Area, LGA, of Benue state. The attackers who […]

Ibrahim Doma Conversations around the race for the 2023 presidential election has commenced with several pundits coming up with permutations and likely candidates to emerge as the nation’s President in the next electoral cycle. In a conversation on Arise News monitored today based on a list of eminent Nigerians likely to emerge president in 2023 […]

By Ayo Onikoyi, The much-awaited Big Brother Naija Season 6 has begun with the usual pomp and pageantry. After two weeks of uncertainty and anxiety, the pretenders and the real contenders are beginning to emerge as dictated by activities on social media. Although it is never over until it is all over, social media has […]

By Dirisu Yakubu A socio-cultural group, Yoruba for One Nigeria Forum, YONF, has urged former President, Olusegun Obasanjo to clear his name over purported media reports that he is lobbying Benin Republic to shield Sunday Adeyemi popularly known as Igboho from facing prosecution. The group in a statement titled, “Olusegun Obasanjo is the Greatest Beneficiary […]

Hundreds of thugs invaded All Progressive Congress, APC Secretariat in Enugu state on Tuesday when Bar, Ben Nwoye was briefing the press and forcefully collected TVC and NTA camera respectively.

By Emmanuel Okogba Paris Saint-Germain have officially announced the signing of Argentine forward, Lionel Messi on a two-year deal as a free agent for £25m. Messi’s move to Paris was confirmed on Tuesday after he agreed terms with the Ligue 1 giants. Barcelona’s removal of Messi’s mural from the Camp Nou sealed it. Announcing the […]

By Tordue Salem – Abuja The chairman, house committee on health, Rep. Tanko Sunumu, Tuesday, disclosed that the ongoing strike by the National Association of Resident Doctors, NARD may be called off before the week runs out. The chairman, directed the Ministry of Health to initiate the payment of outstanding standing salary arrears of doctors […]

By Victor Ahiuma-Young THE Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige, Tuesday blasted the Director-General of Progressives Governors Forum, PGF, Salihu Moh Lukman, over what he termed, expression of grave ignorance and crass emptiness on the ongoing doctors’ strike on the aegis of the National Association of Resident Doctors, NARD. Ngige who expressed disappointment […]

By Vincent Ujumadu The Anambra State government said yesterday that the ruling of the Court of Appeal sitting in Kano, which returned Chief Victor Oye as the national chairman of All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA,  has rekindled hope in the judiciary. The court, in a unanimous ruling, set aside the controversial judgment of the Jigawa […]

Kaduna Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arrested the duo of Michael Yusuf Michael and Martha Daniel, promoters of MYM123CARE for allegedly obtaining money by false pretence.

The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), said Company Income Tax (CIT) rose by 20 per cent to N472.07 billion in the second quarter of the year (Q2’21) from N392.64 billion in Q1’21.

. …Repeated Declarations Made To CCB Before I Became Gov – Dickson By Idowu Bankole Immediate past governor of Bayelsa State and a serving Nigerian Senator, Chief Seriake Dickson has on Tuesday, cleared the air on a petition filed against him by an NGO asking the Economic and Financial crimes Commission, EFCC to investigate assets […]

By Johnbosco Agbakwuru THE Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige, Tuesday lambasted the Director-General of Progressive Governors Forum (PGF), Salihu Moh Lukman over what he described as “expression of grave ignorance and crass emptiness” on the ongoing strike of the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) and the standoff between Kaduna State Government […]

The General Secretary, Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Rahman Owokoniran, has said that the embattled National Chairman of the party, Prince Uche Secondus, has turned out to be a square peg in a round hole.