Nigeria’s passport has dropped to 96th position on the 2025 Henley Passport Index, making it one of the world’s least powerful travel documents. From the ranking which was recently released by the London-based firm, holders of a Nigerian passport can now Read more…
Joash Amupitan has been confirmed as the new Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) by the Senate. The confirmation took place after Amupitab’s screening on Thursday by the upper chamber, following a grilling session by senators who probed Read more…
The group described the alleged plot as “wicked,” accusing the DSS of attempting to “create a false scene of insecurity so that the Nigerian government can announce a lockdown of Abuja under the pretext of ‘security concerns.’” The Global Defence Read more…
The Deputy Governor of Bayelsa State, Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, and the Senator representing Bayelsa West, Seriake Dickson, have rejected the defection of Governor Douye Diri to the All Progressives Congress, APC. The duo, alongside other stalwarts of the Peoples Democratic Party, Read more…
Professor Joash Amupitan, President Bola Tinubu’s nominee for the position of Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), will be screened on Thursday. The screening was revealed in a circular issued on Wednesday by the Senate’s Director of Information, Read more…
Former Ekiti State Governor Ayo Fayose has described the 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, as the only remaining opposition voice in Nigeria. Fayose made the remark on Wednesday while responding to questions during an interview on Politics Today, Read more…
October 14, 2025 By Mayor Mike Arnold, MBAFounder, Africa Arise International / Africa Arise USA Presented at Abuja Hilton, 4 p.m. WAT on Tuesday, October 14, 2025 Contributors: US Amb. Lewis Lucke (retired)Pastor Jed D’GraceMr. Judd Saul I. Purpose and Read more…
Tensions between Afghanistan and Pakistan have flared in recent days with the exchange of deadly gunfire between the neighbors that has stoked fears of a wider conflict. The fighting followed strikes in the Afghan capital Kabul and the border province Read more…
Madagascar’s parliament has voted to impeach embattled President Andry Rajoelina just hours after he confirmed he had fled the country in the wake of an elite army unit appearing to turn against him and seize power, following weeks of deadly “Gen-Z” protests. Read more…
The Senate has constituted a 12-member ad hoc committee to advise on how to respond to growing international concerns over alleged state-backed persecution of Christians in Nigeria. The decision was taken during a closed-door session on Tuesday, where lawmakers deliberated Read more…
It was a carnival-like scene at Okpara Square, Enugu, yesterday as Vice President Kashim Shettima, Senate President Godswill Akpabio, Imo State Governor and Chairman of the Progressives Governors’ Forum, Hope Uzodimma, as well as Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, and other top Read more…
A group under the auspices of Progressives Unity and Development Forum (PUDF) has cautioned the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and rights activist, Omoyele Sowore against the planned nationwide protest aimed at pressuring the Federal Government to release the detained IPOB Read more…