By Dianabasi Effiong Two of Nigeria’s rising stars in swimming, Clinton Opute of Delta and Collins Ebingha from Bayelsa, have been awarded international training scholarships by the World Aquatics, the global governing body for swimming. The body said that the scholarships were part of World Aquatics’ elite developmentContinue Reading
By Dianabasi Effiong Gov. Bassey Otu of Cross River State, has expressed his support for the agitation to create Ogoja State out of the present Cross River State. The governor made this known in Calabar when leaders and stakeholders from nine local government areas – Bekwarra, Boki, Etung Ikom,Continue Reading
Courtesy: Arise News A passenger train travelling from Abuja to Kaduna derailed on Tuesday morning, leaving several carriages overturned and triggering panic among those on board. ARISE NEWS gathered that the incident occurred along the popular corridor shortly after the train departed Abuja around 11 a.m., en route to Kaduna.Continue Reading
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday, ordered six banks to furnish the Inspector-General (I-G) of Police with details of account documents and all transactions, including inflows and outflows, linked to Omoyele Sowore from January 2024 till date. Justice Emeka Nwite gave the order after I-G ‘s lawyer,Continue Reading
By Sylvester Udemezue On Tuesday, 26 August 2025, I boarded an Enugu Air flight from Lagos to Enugu. What may appear to others as a routine trip was, for me, profoundly symbolic and emotionally uplifting. My destination was Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, to join the Third Retreat of theContinue Reading
By Majeed Ishola The Tinubu Media Support Group (TMSG) has described the growth in Nigeria’s foreign reserves from $39.4bn in July to $41bn within two weeks of August as a reflection of the hard work the President Bola Tinubu administration is putting into growing the economy. This, itContinue Reading
An Abuja High Court has declined to grant an order restraining Paulo Homes Ltd, the FCT Minister, and Federal Capital Development Authority (FCDA) from carrying out further activities within River Park Estate Abuja. Justice C.O. Agashieze, a vacation judge, refused to hear the motion on notice filed by JonahCapitalContinue Reading
By Prof Abdulwahid Ajibola OMOLUABI It is with hearts brimming with gratitude to Allah and a deep sense of appreciation for sincere, practical and pragmatic leadership that one pens down this rejoinder—to silence cynicism, correct misguided narratives, and extol the noble intention of a man whose compassion and spiritualContinue Reading
By Kehinde Isaac Kangan, The report circulating about Egbas stakeholders rallying behind former Ambassador Tunji Ishola to take on anyone from Ogun West towards the 2027 gubernatorial bid is a joke taken too far at this era. How do I know? The upcoming gubernatorial election will be one ofContinue Reading
