Saturday, 31 January, 2026

Category: News


Oil assets that Russia develops in Venezuela belong to Russia, which will continue working there, Moscow said on ​Tuesday, after U.S. President Donald Trump’s claims of control over the ‌South American country. Russia’s Roszarubezhneft firm said that all the company’s Read more…


Residents of communities in the eastern part of Sokoto State, especially Tidibale, a small agrarian community in Isa Local Government Area, have started fleeing in large numbers, following fresh threats and warnings issued by bandits’ kingpin, Bello Turji. Turji’s threats Read more…


Presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 election, Mr. Peter Obi, has again, said the tax law which took effect on January 1, 2025 should be paused. The former Anambra governor, who made the statement on his X Read more…


From Ijeoma John, Nnewi The founder of Nnewi Digital Community, Cornel Osigwe has disclosed Nnewi Constitution, established by Nnewi Stakeholders and Nzuko-Ora Nnewi in 1997 had a signed understanding that any elective position in Nnewi, particularly President General of the Read more…


The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) said coordinated security operations across Kogi and Kwara States has resulted in the rescue of 309 hostages, the arrest of 129 suspected terrorists, and the killing of 55 others. The Force Public Relations Officer (FPRO), Read more…


Former Ekiti State Governor Ayo Fayose has advised Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, to make amends with Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, instead of engaging in political confrontation. Speaking during an interview with ARISE NEWS on Tuesday, Read more…


The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has announced the commencement of the sale of application documents for the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination and Direct Entry admissions for the 2026/2027 academic session. This was detailed in a release, a photostatement Read more…


The United States accused Russia on Monday of a “dangerous and inexplicable escalation” of its nearly four-year war in Ukraine at a time when the Trump administration is trying to advance negotiations toward peace. U.S. deputy ambassador to the United Nations Tammy Read more…


​The Nigerian Naira has shown relative stability in the early hours of trading today, Tuesday, January 13, 2026, as the currency maintains a narrow range against the US Dollar across both the official and informal markets. ​Official Market Performance ​In Read more…


A Chief Magistrate Court, sitting in Osogbo, Osun State, has fixed January 30 for the hearing of a criminal case instituted by the state government against United Bank for Africa Plc (UBA) and four of its top officials over alleged Read more…


Former Ekiti State governor, Ayo Fayose, has described Peter Obi as the “only traction” in the African Democratic Congress (ADC), saying the former Labour Party presidential candidate was the key figure giving the party relevance ahead of the 2027 elections. Read more…


Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, is yet to receive any formal notice of impeachment from the State House of Assembly three days after 27 lawmakers commenced impeachment proceedings against him and his deputy, Prof. Ngozi Odu. Recall that the majority Read more…