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The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has issued singer Speed Darlington a two-day…

President Bola Tinubu has described Gilbert Chagoury, the Lebanese-Nigerian businessman, as his “partner in daring”. The president praised the businessman on Saturday during the inauguration of the phase one, section…

Nentawe Yilwatda, the minister of humanitarian affairs and poverty reduction, says the federal government is using artificial intelligence (AI) to identify poor Nigerians residing in urban slums. Speaking on Arise…

A group, the Benue Democratic Ambassadors, BEDA, has raised alarm over the spate of attacks in Benue state by armed herdsmen, saying over 20 out of the 23 Local Government Areas, LGAs of the state have been taken over…

Ronald Fenty, the father of global music icon Rihanna, has passed away at the age of 70. According to a source with direct knowledge, Fenty died in Los Angeles following a battle with an undisclosed illness. On…

•Festering rift stands in the way of Saraki’s truce bid •Coalition shifts decision on platform by two weeks THE Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), once the dominant force in Nigerian politics, is now fighting for…

Elder statesman, Chief Adesunbo Onitiri, has cautioned former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, and former governors Nasir El Rufai of Kaduna and Peter Obi of Anambra, against actions and rhetoric capable of destabilizing…

Senate President Godswill Akpabio has advised second-term governors to be circumspect in selecting their successors. According to the Senate president, governors who settle for successors simply because they kneel…

China on Sunday warned the United States it “should not play with fire” over Taiwan and said it had lodged “representations” with Washington over comments made by Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth at a summit in Singapore. The US…

French club, Paris Saint-Germain, have won the Champions League after a dominant win over Inter Milan in the final of the UEFA Champions League. In of the most one-sided finals in recent memory, PSG were on top from…

Paediatricians have warned against kissing babies on the lips, stating that the practice could expose infants and newborns to serious health risks. The child health experts explained that kissing newborns may expose…

The House of Representatives is considering a bill that seeks to impose a seven-year jail term or a N5m fine on anyone found guilty of giving or receiving bribes in workplaces across the country. The bill, sponsored…

The Dangote Petrochemical Refinery will receive at least five million barrels of imported crude oil within the four weeks of July. A report by Reuters said the import delivery consisted of US West Texas Intermediate…

Turkish Super Lig champions Galatasaray are planning to offer Super Eagles striker Victor Osimhen a €3m annual pay rise to €15m per year in a bid to convince him to join the club permanently following his remarkable loan…

At least 66 persons of Nigerian origin received Antiguan passports between January and June 2024, new reports from Antigua & Barbuda’s Citizenship-by-Investment Unit show. Through the programme’s headline $100,000…

President Bola Tinubu has appealed to Nigerians to be patient with him. The president made the appeal at the inauguration of the completed Phase 1, Section 1 (30km by six lanes) of the 750km Lagos-Calabar Coastal…

The Emir of Kano and former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, has said he got to know what poverty truly is when he mounted the throne. Sanusi said this in a goodwill message at a public…

The Federal Government is shifting towards a self-financing infrastructure model that will see critical national assets, such as ports, highways, and solar power plants, concessioned to private operators, with…

The Federal government has declared that students in technical colleges, federal and state, will henceforth enjoy free education. The government explained that the package include free tuition, accommodation, and…

•Economy choked, needs urgent fiscal recalibration -Economists Nigeria may be groping into a debt trap if urgent fiscal and monetary recalibrations are…

The Benue Police Command said it has recovered three dead bodies after armed herdsmen attacked Agan community in Makurdi, the Benue State capital. Our correspondent gathered that the herdsmen invaded the community at…

The Olu of Epe Kingdom, Oba Shefiu Olatunji Adewale, has passed away. The 86-year-old monarch reportedly died in the early hours of Saturday, 31st May 2025. The 19th ruler of Epe will be laid to rest today in…

Super Eagles winger Ademola Lookman visited President Bola Ahmed Tinubu at his Lagos residence on Friday where he presented his 2024 CAF Men’s Player of the Year…

                  The 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi has called on the Nigerian government to invest in seeking proactive solutions to challenges. Obi said this while reacting to the devastating…