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Following a decade of steering Nigeria’s elections through sweeping reforms and digital innovations, Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Mahmood Yakubu announced his resignation on Tuesday. Yakubu, who has been at the helm since 2015, formally stepped down during the Commission’s quarterly meeting with Resident Electoral Commissioners RECs in Abuja, describing the […]
Continue ReadingNigerian Minister of Innovation, Science, and Technology, Geoffrey Nnaji, has resigned from President Bola Tinubu’s cabinet amid controversies surrounding his academic records and allegations of certificate forgery. Nnaji, who was appointed in August 2023, announced his resignation in a letter to the President on Tuesday, expressing appreciation for the opportunity to serve. In a statement […]
Continue ReadingNigerian Senator, representing Edo North Senatorial District at the Nigeria’s national assembly, Adams Oshiomhole has explained why he no longer wears his trademark khaki outfits to the Nigerian Senate. Speaking during an interview on Arise Television’s Morning Show on Friday, Oshiomhole addressed public comments that he had abandoned his labour roots since becoming a senator. […]
Continue ReadingHuman and Environmental Development Agenda (HEDA Resource Centre) has petitioned the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) to investigate senior lawyer, Chief Mike Ozekhome SAN, his son Osilama Ozekhome, one Efemuai Mudiaga Kingsley, and their associates over alleged fraud, forgery of Nigerian identity documents, and an alleged unlawful attempt to acquire property […]
Continue ReadingAmerican rapper, record producer, and music executive, Sean Combs, aka Diddy, was sentenced to just over four years in prison on Friday after being convicted of transporting women to participate in drug-fueled sex marathons. A jury found Combs guilty in July, on two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution related to his former girlfriend […]
Continue ReadingFormer Nigerian President, Goodluck Jonathan said on Friday that Boko Haram insurgents once nominated former President Muhammadu Buhari to represent them in negotiations with the federal government when his administration explored dialogue as a non-combatant approach to ending the group. He made the disclosure at the public presentation of SCARS: Nigeria’s Journey and The Boko […]
Continue ReadingThe heated legal dispute over the control of local government allocations in Osun State escalated on Thursday, October 2, 2025, after a fresh court order mandated the United Bank for Africa to freeze 30 accounts opened by the court-sacked All Progressives Congress council bosses. The interim injunction was secured by the 30 currently elected council […]
Continue ReadingNigeria’s Federal High Court sitting in Warri, Delta State, on Friday ordered the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) and the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) to suspend the enforcement of the tinted glass permit by vehicle owners. The court asked the police and the IGP to maintain the status quo and “respect judicial processes pending further proceedings […]
Continue ReadingChairman of Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, has received a delegation from the European Union Election Observation Mission (EU EOM). Nigeria’s INEC disclosed this today, Thursday, October 2, through the Commission’s X handle. The EU delegation was led by Chief Observer Mr. Barry Andrews to the INEC’s headquarters in Abuja, Nigeria. […]
Continue ReadingFellow Nigerians, Today marks the 65th anniversary of our great nation’s Independence. As we reflect on the significance of this day and our journey of nationhood since October 1, 1960, when our founding fathers accepted the instruments of self-government from colonial rule, let us remember their sacrifice, devotion, and grand dream of a strong, prosperous, […]
Continue ReadingUnited States Department of Justice (DOJ) on Monday said that a 43-year-old Nigerian, Tochuwku Nnebocha, has been extradited from the Republic of Poland to face federal charges for operating a transnational criminal organisation that defrauded elderly Americans of millions of dollars. The DOJ disclosed this in a statement issued and posted on its website on […]
Continue ReadingIn a statement obtained from its X handle, the Arise News Channel has mourned the tragic loss of a young journalist, Somtochukwu Maduagwu, who died in the early hours of Monday, September 29, following a violent armed robbery at her residence in the Katampe area of Abuja. The 29-year-old broadcaster, affectionately known as Sommie, was […]
Continue ReadingVeteran female Nigerian singer, Salawa Abeni, has dismissed viral rumours and reports claiming she has passed away, assuring fans that she is alive and in perfect health. In a video posted on Instagram, the Queen of Waka music sang a few lines and confidently declared that she is much alive and remains strong and well. […]
Continue ReadingState of Georgia in the United States has conferred honorary citizenship on former Anambra State governor and the 2023 Labour Party’s (LP) presidential candidate Peter Obi. Obi shared the news in a post on his 𝕏 account following his participation in the Black Congressional Week events in Washington, DC. He revealed that his day began […]
Continue ReadingCuba has announced the death of Assata Shakur, the American-born Black militant who lived as a fugitive for more than four decades after her dramatic escape from a U.S. prison. Shakur, who was convicted of killing a New Jersey state trooper in the 1970s before fleeing to Cuba, died in Havana on September 25, 2025. […]
Continue ReadingGuinness World Records (GWR) has responded to Nigerian social media personality, content creator and influencer, Ayomiposi Oluwadahunsi, popularly known as Mandy Kiss’ attempt to set a record by sleeping with 100 men in one day. Mandy, a Nigerian content creator also known as Queen of Olosho, had gone on Instagram to reveal that she will […]
Continue ReadingNigerian star singer, songwriter and the ‘Woju o’ crooner, Oluwatobiloba Daniel Anidugbe, better known as Kizz Daniel, has shut down claims that a court ordered the freezing of his personal and business accounts following an alleged contract issue. A viiral report had alleged that Kizz Daniel was fined €200,000 in damages for failing to honour a show […]
Continue ReadingA Muslim Nigerian woman was recently called to the Nigerian Bar and her photos for the ceremony have been going viral across various social media platforms. The new lawyer whose name is said to be Rodiyah Omotoyosi Mikhail was called to the bar on Wednesday, September 24. A friend of the new lawyer took to […]
Continue ReadingFormer Governor of Oyo State, Nigeria, Rashidi Adewolu Ladoja, has officially been crowned the 44th Olubadan of Ibadanland. He was crowned at the Ose Meji Temple in Ibadan South-East Local Government Area of the state. Before becoming the governor of Oyo State from 2003 to 2006, and from 2006 to 2007, he had been elected […]
Continue ReadingThe Federal Bureau of Investigation has announced a $10,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of a Nigerian, Olumide Adebiyi Adediran, wanted in the United States for multiple fraud offences. According to a statement on the FBI’s website on Wednesday, Adediran faces charges of bank fraud, identity document fraud and credit card […]
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