A former Minister of Transport and former two-term governor of Rivers State, Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, celebrated his 60th birthday penultimate week amid fanfare. In this monitored interview, Amaechi whose critical role in opposition politics between 2013 and 2015 ultimately paved the way for the dominance of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Nigerian politics, speaks…
The Senior Pastor of the House on the Rock Church in Lagos, Paul Adefarasin, has denied allegations suggesting he brandished a firearm in a video that has gone viral on social media. A video clip that surfaced online earlier this week shows Pastor Adefarasin holding a metallic object while speaking to a passerby who was…
Former Niger State lawmaker, Malik Madaki Bosso has accused politicians in the country of deliberately perpetuating poverty and hunger to manipulate the masses for their own political gains. Bosso, in a scathing critique, condemned the current political leadership in the country for abandoning the people in their time of need, only to exploit them for…
Just a day after celebrating Eid with his family, a secondary school teacher, Mallam Mohammed Abubakar Tayi, was found brutally murdered in his home in Mokwa, Niger State. The incident occurred in the early hours of Saturday, June 7, 2025, at the teacherās residence along Abattoir Road in Mokwa town. According to local accounts, unknown…
A group of young professionals from the South East geopolitical zone under the aegis of South East Progressive Ambassadors (SEPA), has assured that the zone will support President Bola Tinubuās re-election in 2027, as his message of renewed hope has become very clear. The convener of the group, Mr John Ikeotuonye, and the secretary, Dr…
US President Donald Trump threatened his former advisor Elon Musk with āserious consequencesā Saturday if the tech billionaire seeks to punish Republicans who vote for a controversial spending bill. The comments by Trump to NBC News come after the relationship between the worldās most powerful person and the worldās richest imploded in bitter and spectacular…
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria, NAHCON, has confirmed a fire incident, at one of the hotels accommodating Nigerian pilgrims on Shari Mansur Street in Makkah, Saudi Arabia. In a statement, the NAHCON Assistant Director Information and Publication Division, Fatima Sanda Usara indicated that the incident occurred today, Saturday, around noon Saudi Arabian time. According…
Arise News anchor Reuben Abati has dismissed claims made by Lere Olayinka, a media aide to the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) minister, Nyesom Wike. Mr Olayinka made several allegations during Arise Newsā breakfast programme, āThe Morning Showā, on Friday. Among the allegations, he claimed the former presidential spokesman once begged Wike for money. Responding in…
The Kwara State Fire Service has recovered the lifeless body of a 43-year-old man, simply identified as Kazeem, from a domestic well in Ilorin, the state capital. The lifeless body was recovered from a domestic well at Ile Alapo, Edun area of Ilorin metropolis, according to a statement by the spokesman of the fire service,…
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has issued a warning to Nigerians about investing in the cryptocurrency known as Punisher Coin, or $PUN, due to its unauthorized presale and lack of regulatory approval. In a public notice published on its website on June 7, 2025, the SEC stated that the promoters or issuers of \$PUN…
