There was panic on Monday night at Government Girls College, Maiduguri, after students suddenly ran out of their hostels, claiming they had seen “men in black with face masks.” The incident happened around 8:25 pm as frightened students rushed into nearby streets, many still in their hostel clothes. Security operatives were immediately deployed to the…
Five among about 36 Nigerians who were recruited to fight in Russia-Ukraine War have been confirmed killed. The revelation comes from a new investigative report exposing how vulnerable young men were lured abroad with false promises of employment and educational opportunities, only to be forced into military service. The report, titled, ‘The Business of Despair:…
Justice Anthony Onovo of the Enugu High Court on Thursday ordered the British government to pay £20 million each to the families of the 21 coal miners killed in Enugu State in 1949 by the Colonial masters. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that the massacre took place at the Iva Valley Coal Mine…
Although President Bola Tinubu and his deputy, Vice President Kashim Shettima, are both outside the country, there is no leadership vacuum, the president’s office said on Wednesday. Mr Tinubu is currently on a working leave outside Nigeria while Mr Shettima travelled to Sweden on an official visit on Wednesday. The president departed Nigeria on the…
The Presidency has defended the inclusion of former INEC Chairman, Mahmood Yakubu; ex-Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode; and former presidential aide, Reno Omokri, in President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s recently submitted ambassadorial nominees, citing a combination of loyalty, national service, and strategic competence. Demola Oshodi, Senior Special Assistant (Protocol) to the President, spoke on Arise News The…
An explosion at an Islamiyyah school in the Kuchibiyi community of Bwari Area Council, Federal Capital Territory (FCT), has resulted in the death of one student and left four others critically injured. The tragic incident occurred around noon on Monday, January 6, 2025, sending shockwaves through the community, located approximately 42 kilometers from Abuja’s city…
South Korean police on Friday arrested six US nationals attempting to send plastic bottles packed with rice and Bibles to North Korea, the head of the investigation team said. Local police said the six were trying to send thousands of plastic bottles, filled with rice, one-dollar bills and Bibles, into the sea off Ganghwa Island…
Lagos State Government has reiterated its prohibition of corporal punishment in public schools, emphasising counselling as a more effective disciplinary measure. The state’s Commissioner for Basic and Secondary Education, Jamiu Alli-Balogun, reaffirmed the stance during an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday. He stressed that flogging students for indiscipline and other…
The Chief Judge of Rivers State, Justice Simeon Amadi, has explained why he declined to set up a seven-member panel to investigate Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his deputy, Prof. Ngozi Nma Odu, amid ongoing impeachment proceedings. In a letter addressed to the Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Martin Amaewhule, Amadi…
A case of alleged police brutality has sparked public outrage after a woman identified as #torty_mercy on X.com shared an account of her brother being assaulted by a police officer near Wuse Market in Abuja. According to her post, the victim was returning from church on Sunday when a police officer reportedly attacked. In the…
