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Following a closed-door meeting between President Bola Tinubu and the Sole Administrator of Rivers State, Vice Admiral Ibok Ibas, retd, in the Presidential Villa last Wednesday, there are strong indications that suspended Governor Siminalayi Fubara, his deputy, Prof Ngozi Odu, and the 32-member House of Assembly may return on September 18, 2025. Sunday Vanguard gathered that at the meeting, Ibas …

Activist and publisher of Sahara Reporters, Omoyele Sowore, has revealed that social media platform X (formerly Twitter) has declined a request by the Department of State Services (DSS) to delete one of his posts criticising President Bola Tinubu. In a post on Sunday, Sowore said X officially notified him of the request from the DSS. His words: “This morning, X …

The Nigerian government has formally given X.com 24 hours to pull down an anti-President Bola Tinubu tweet posted by a controversial politician and activist, Omoyele Sowore, disparaging President Bola Tinubu over a statement he made in Brazil that corruption in Nigeria has ended under his government. Sowore’s tweet in question, reads: “This criminal @officialABAT actually went to Brazil to state …

One of the wives of the former candidate of the Social Democratic Party in the November 16, 2024, Ondo State governorship election, Bamidele Akingboye has been accused of being behind his death. Akingboye reportedly died last Wednesday at his Victoria Garden City (VGC) residence in Lagos at the age of 60. “With deep sorrow and a heavy heart, we announce …

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 …