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Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, has been conferred with the Northeast Governor of the Year Award. The award presentation was conducted at the Progressive Digital Summit Dinner held over the weekend in Abuja. The maiden digital summit, 2025, celebrates exemplary stewardship and innovative governance across Nigeria’s six geopolitical zones. The award was received by…
By Prince Woke The Rivers State Police Command has arrested seven suspected members of the Deygbam cult group in connection with the brutal murder of a Port Harcourt-based lawyer, Barrister Bright Owhor. In a statement issued on Monday, August 4, 2025, the Public Relations Officer of the Command, SP Grace Iringe Koko, disclosed that Barrister…
A non-governmental organization, SINOAFRIK Media Documentation and Development Network, has expressed concern over the misrepresentation of a recent visit by Andy Liu, the Head of the Taipei Trade Office in Nigeria, to Nigeria’s First Lady, Remi Tinubu as a diplomatic visit. The organisation, in a press statement on Monday signed by its Executive Director, Austin…
By Emamuzo Iboma The 2023 Labour Party presidential hopeful and former Anambra State Governor, Peter Obi, has reaffirmed his pledge to serve a single four-year term if elected Nigeria’s president in 2027, calling the vow “sacrosanct.” Obi made the declaration via his verified ‘X’ (formerly Twitter) account on Sunday, emphasizing that effective leadership does not…
Chairman/CEO, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa has warned against stereotyping a particular ethnic group activities as the reason for recent fallout with citizens of a particular country. She noted that crime has no federal character, insisting that Nigerians should not stereotype anyone based on their ethnic group. Answering questions on Arise Newsday…
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has condemned in strong terms the closure of Badeggi Radio in Niger State by the State Governor Mohammed Bago, describing it as not only a suppression of press freedom but an affront to democracy. The Executive Secretary of the Commission Dr Tony Ojukwu, condemned the action while reacting to…
Nigeria and Algeria have reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening bilateral relations following a high-level diplomatic engagement between the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of both countries, Yusuf Tuggar (Nigeria), and Ahmed Attaf (Algeria). According to a statement on Sunday by the spokesman of Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Alkasim AbdulKadir, during the meeting, both Ministers exchanged…
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have intercepted consignments of cocaine and tramadol 225mg concealed in 71 vehicle side mirrors being sent to Libreville, Gabon through the export shed of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, with not less than three suspects linked to the cargo already arrested in follow-up operations. The…
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has criticized the seemingly lukewarm attitude of civilized world to the genocide perpetuated on its soil by neighbouring countries pillaging Congolese natural resources. Speaking during the Commemoration of GENOCOST at the Triumphant Church, Gishiri, Abuja, the DRC Ambassador to Nigeria, Pascaline Gerengbo Yakivu explained that: “The Congolese Government, referring…
The Lagos Zonal Directorate 2 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Thursday, July 31, 2025, arraigned one Olabode Rasheed Wale on a two-count charge bordering on stealing before Justice Mojisola Dada of Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos. He was arrested, following an intelligence report received by the Commission linking…