GENTLEMAN MIKE EJEAGHA LAID TO REST Renowned Nigerian highlife musician and folklore icon, Gentleman Mike Ejeagha, has been laid to rest in his hometown of Umuagba, Imezi-Owa, in Ezeagu Local Government Area of Enugu State. Known for his didactic lyrics and preservation of Igbo oral traditions through music, Ejeagha enjoyed a decades-long career that earned him the title “Gentleman” and …

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL NIGERIA CHAIRMAN, ASKS TINUBU TO TACKLE RISING KILLINGS The Amnesty International Nigeria board chairman and Executive Director of the Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC), Auwal Musa Rafsanjani, has berated the President Bola Tinubu-led Nigerian government for allegedly spending public funds on social media influencers and rented crowds to downplay the rising insecurity and mass killings across the …

FIRE GUTS HOTEL HOUSING 480 NIGERIAN PILGRIMS The Imaratus Sanan Hotel, which accommodated over 480 Nigerian pilgrims performing the 2025 Hajj in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, has been gutted by fire. The hotel is located in the Sharamansur area of the holy city. The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has confirmed that all 480 Nigerian pilgrims affected by a fire …

‘ ‘REPENTANT’ BOKO HARAM COMMANDERS RETURN TO SAMBISA – ICIR Back to the trenches: Ex-Boko Haram commanders, others reveal terrorists brutal comeback in North-East Multiple former commanders of the Boko Haram terrorist group, who surrendered under a government amnesty initiative, have revealed that a growing number of ex-fighters are returning to the trenches. These ex-commanders, drawn from over 30,000 fighters …

CHARISMATIC BISHOPS REJECT CALLS FOR EMERGENCY RULE IN BENUE The Charismatic Bishops Conference of Nigeria, Benue Chapter, has rejected calls by some of their colleagues for the declaration of a state of emergency rule in the state. State Overseer of the conference, Alexander Nyoonkyegh, said on Saturday in Makurdi that Governor Hyacinth Alia was their brother in the vineyard and …

WHAT FATE FOR SHETTIMA IN 2027? The endorsement of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu as the presidential flag bearer of the All Progressives Congress (APC) by various party stakeholders and groups while consistently leaving out the name of Vice President Kashim Shettima has added fresh plots to the race for 2027, findings by our correspondents have indicated. Weekend Trust reports that …

TINUBU SET TO TAKE MORE STATES AFTER GOVERNOR ENOS DEFECTION Following the formal defection of Akwa Ibom State Governor, Umo Eno, to the All Progressives Congress on Friday, there are indications that more governors may soon defect from the Peoples Democratic Party to the APC. Eno, after his defection, became the second PDP governor in the South-South region, after Governor …

ELON MUSK DELETES ANTI TRUMP POST ABOUT EPSTEIN FILES Elon Musk has taken down his tweet claiming President Trump was implicated in the still-unreleased “[Jeffrey] Epstein files” in a first sign of de-escalation since the titanic blow-up between the powerful men this week.“Time to drop the really big bomb,” Musk, 53, had posted Thursday on X to his more than …

REUBEN ABATI RESPONDS TO LERE OLAYINKA’S ACCUSATIONS REFUTATION ON LERE OLAYINKA’S INTERVIEW ON ARISE NEWS – THE MORNING SHOW, FRIDAY, JUNE 5, 2025 I have never approached Minister Nyesom Wike to beg for money — that is a lie. If anyone — including an ex-partner — went to him under false pretences to solicit funds in my name, place a …

UNIZIK STUDENT JUMPS TO DEATH FROM 3-STOREY BUILDING AFTER CONSUMING HARD DRUG A student of Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, whose name has yet to be ascertained, has jumped to his death from a three-storey building , after allegedly consuming hard drug. The tragic incident occurred around 8:00 pm on Thursday at a lodge near Royal Kitchen junction, close to the …

CONTROVERSY AS BAYERO, SANUSI LEAD PARALLEL EID PRAYERS IN KANO This year’s Eid-el-Kabir celebration in Kano State took on a dramatic tone as two rival monarchs, Alhaji Aminu Ado Bayero and Khalifa Muhammadu Sanusi II, led parallel Eid prayers in a deepening tussle for the Emir of Kano throne. Two Emirs, Two Prayers, One City Alhaji Ado Bayero, who was …

CATHOLIC BISHOPS KNOCK NIGERIAN GOVT OVER BENUE KILLINGS Following the rampant killings in Benue State and other parts of the country, the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria (CBCN), has accused both the Federal and the Benue State governments of failing in their primary responsibility to protect lives and ensure public safety. In a statement signed by Archbishop Lucius Iwejuru Ugorji, …

TRAVELLING TO RIVERS STATE GIVES ME MENTAL DISORDER – AMAECHI A former Governor of Rivers State, Chibuike Amaechi has revealed that he does not go to the state anymore. Amaechi stated this during an interview on Arise News, adding that travelling to the state makes him have a mental disorder. According to the former Minister, seeing some projects he completed …

REUBEN ABATI WAS GUBER RUNNING MATE TO DRUG TRAFFICKER WANTED IN US – WIKE’S AIDE Lere Olayinka, the Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications and Social Media to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, on Friday, accused former presidential candidate, Reuben Abati of hypocrisy. Olayinka disclosed that Abati was once a governorship running mate to a …

COMMISSIONER SNUBS GOVERNOR, RESIGNS, SAYS HE WON’T JOIN HIM IN NEW PARTY The Commissioner of Special Duties and Ibom Deep Seaport, Mr Ini Ememobong, has resigned from the cabinet of Governor Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom State. This is as a result of the Governor’s defection to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Since the return of democracy to Nigeria in …