President Bola Tinubu on Thursday declined assent to two bills passed by the National Assembly, citing constitutional concerns and defects that require correction before the proposed legislation can become law. The Senate was notified of the President’s decision through two Read more…
Zamfara State Governor, Dauda Lawal, on Thursday revealed that he refused to pay a N300 million ransom when his brothers were kidnapped in 2019, insisting that negotiating with criminals only encourages more abductions. Speaking at the ARISE News and THISDAY Read more…
Troops of the Joint Task Force North East, Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK), have rescued abductees from a terrorist hideout and successfully repelled a coordinated attack by Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists on a military location in Borno State, Read more…
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has said the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) cannot realistically win a presidential election unless it first resolves its internal crisis and rebuilds its political structures across the country. Speaking during a media Read more…
The vice-presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Rabiu Kwankwaso, on Thursday criticised the federal government’s handling of concerns raised by the party’s presidential candidate, Peter Obi, as well as the continued detention of former Kaduna State Governor Nasir Read more…
The administration of US President Donald Trump has placed 124 Nigerians on a deportation list as part of its intensified immigration enforcement campaign targeting undocumented migrants convicted of serious crimes. The development was disclosed in a statement published on Wednesday Read more…
The U.S. military said on Wednesday it launched fresh strikes on Iran to keep the Strait of Hormuz open to shipping, triggering Iranian attacks on Kuwait and Bahrain in the latest escalation to derail efforts to end the war. The Read more…
The Senate on Wednesday approved the 2026 budget proposal of the Nigerian Customs Service, endorsing a revenue target of N11.074tn and an expenditure estimate of N1.295tn for the 2026 fiscal year. The approval followed the consideration and adoption of the Read more…
Former Kaduna State governor, Malam Nasir El-Rufai, has rejected allegations by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) that he abused medical privileges and violated a court order. In a statement by his Media Adviser, Muyiwa Adekeye, Read more…
Commotion enveloped the House of Representatives plenary yesterday as lawmakers clashed over a motion seeking to summon President Bola Tinubu to explain delays in the implementation of the 2025 Appropriation Act. The motion which was predicated upon the inability of the Read more…
Mr Obi, a former Governor of Anambra State, disclosed this in a podcast interview with media personality Chude Jideonwo, which was posted on Facebook on Wednesday. The 2027 presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, says he Read more…
By Don Peter Okoro JP UN Eminent Professor of Gynaecology and Obstetrics and former Dean Faculty of Medicine Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Prof. Obi Nwosu has submitted that the protest and struggle by the Nnewichi Quarter of Nnewi, Anambra State must Read more…