There have been several reactions from social media users after it was announced that the senator representing Kogi Central at the National Assembly, Senator Natasha Akpoti has completed her six months suspension. This announcement was contained in a post that ARISE NEWS shared on its official X handle on Saturday, September 6, 2025. It would be recalled that the Kogi …

India’s state oil giant has turned to Nigerian and Middle Eastern supplies in its latest crude purchases, bypassing the United States as trade tensions with Washington escalate. According to trading sources quoted by Reuters, the Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) skipped US crude in its latest tender, instead buying two million barrels from Nigeria and another one million barrels of Abu …

At least 60 people, including residents and travellers, have been killed in a brutal attack by Boko Haram terrorists in the Bama Local Government Area of Borno State. According to Yerwa Express news, thee killings occurred around 9pm on Friday when the insurgents stormed Darul Jamal, a recently resettled community near Banki Town, unleashing violence that lasted through the night. …

From all indications, our President is not finding his home in Nigeria conducive for a long stay, and it should be concerning to us. Just yesterday, for the umpteenth time, Mr. President waved the nation goodbye again, barely 6 days after his return to Nigeria, after he spent 15 whole days for just a five-day engagement. He is now heading …

The Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party in Cross River State, Venatius Ikem, has declared that the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, will not determine who becomes the party’s next state chairman. Ikem stated this on Friday while responding to the declaration by the Cross River South Senatorial District PDP caucus that Wike’s faction of the party …

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has clarified why it is yet to formally recognise Senator David Mark as National Chairman of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and former Osun State Governor, Rauf Aregbesola, as National Secretary. According to the Commission, the ADC has not fully complied with the statutory requirements for leadership change, rendering all official documents and communications …

Former Labour Party presidential candidate, Mr Peter Obi, has announced that he will be taking a short break from public engagements following medical advice. Obi disclosed this in a post on his official X handle on Saturday, stating that he had not been feeling well while attending an event in Enugu. According to him, a doctor prescribed medication and recommended …

The military high command has dismissed the ruling of the National Industrial Court of Nigeria that nullified a rule in the armed forces of Nigeria, which mandates personnel to sever for a minimum of 15 years before resigning. It specifically said since the law that established the military – the Armed Forces Act, is yet to be rewritten or repealed, …

A former federal lawmaker, Shehu Sani, has responded to a recent claim by former President, Goodluck Jonathan, that Nigerian politics is full of betrayers. He urged young Nigerians aspiring to go into politics to learn from Goodluck Jonathan’s experience. Jonathan had recently claimed he was betrayed while seeking re-election in 2015. Jonathan made the remark in Benin, the Edo State …

A US lawyer with the same name as Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg is suing the social media platform, arguing it keeps suspending his account while falsely accusing him of “impersonating a celebrity”. Mark S Zuckerberg says his account has been disabled five times over the past eight years, and it has cost him thousands of dollars in lost business. The …

An Abuja-based human rights lawyer, Barr. Christopher Chidera has clarified that the court in Finland did not mention the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB in its sentencing of agitator, Simon ekpa. The lawyer explained l the judgement to some journalists in Abuja He said the Päijät-Häme District Court in Finland convicted Ekpa for incitement, tax fraud, and professional misconduct, none …

Picture this scenario: It’s just after dawn at a filling station. A tired-looking commercial motorcyclist counts his crumpled notes carefully before handing them over. But the fuel attendant shakes his head gently and tells him the money will no longer buy what it used to. The rider forces a smile, but his eyes can see the reality that fuel has …

Political strategist and Group CEO of Global Investment and Trade Company, Baba Yusuf, has accused the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, of working to destabilise the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, ahead of the 2027 elections. Yusuf spoke on Arise Television’s Prime Time programme on Friday. He alleged that Wike’s strategy is to prevent the PDP from …

Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, the Labour Party’s 2023 governorship candidate in Lagos State, has accused the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) of weaponising state institutions to stifle opposition in the state. In a statement issued on Friday, Rhodes-Vivour alleged that the police sealed off Lion Field in Alimosho — a venue earlier approved for the African Democratic Congress (ADC) to host a …

Governors elected on the platform of the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) are alleging that Nigeria is heading towards dictatorship. In a statement which Dr. Emmanuel Agbo, Director General of the PDP Governors’ Forum issued on behalf of the governors, he urged leaders to use the occasion of Eid-El-Maulud to urgently address insecurity, “compromised judicial system and failed economic …