Hull City winger Sorba Thomas has escaped injury after his vehicle was involved in a road accident near the club’s training ground in Cottingham on Friday morning. The 27-year-old Wales international’s car reportedly overturned on Millhouse Wood Lane, close to Hull’s training facilities, with images of the vehicle circulating on social media. The incident sparked […]

The Nigeria Immigration Service has extended its Special Passport Intervention Exercise in the United Kingdom to October 3, 2026, following a high turnout of applicants in London and Manchester. The Service said the exercise had been progressing smoothly at both centres despite initial challenges experienced on the first day. In a statement signed by the […]

The National Assembly has suspended all official visits to South Africa and announced a boycott of South African-hosted legislative activities over continuing reports of xenophobic attacks against Nigerians and other African nationals in the country. The decision followed consultations between the leadership of the Senate and the House of Representatives, according to a statement signed […]

The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Waidi Shaibu, has approved the strategic redeployment of senior officers to key command, operational and staff positions across the Nigerian Army as part of efforts to enhance operational effectiveness and strengthen leadership. The exercise is designed to align the Army’s command structure with Nigeria’s evolving security environment […]

The Lagos Waste Management Authority has arrested a resident of Meiran, Lagos State, for allegedly dumping refuse into a drainage channel during rainfall. The arrest was carried out by a joint enforcement team comprising the LAWMA Enforcement Team, the Lagos State Environmental Sanitation Corps, popularly known as KAI, and mobile police officers attached to the […]

The presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, says his team plans to deploy an independent system to transmit election results directly from every polling unit to its situation room ahead of the 2027 presidential election. Obi disclosed this in an exclusive interview with ARISE News, outlining his team’s plan to ensure […]

The Federal Government has announced the removal of data costs for millions of Nigerian students accessing approved educational platforms in a major digital education intervention aimed at making learning resources more accessible to learners across the country. The Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, disclosed this on Thursday at the launch of the Initiative for […]

The Federal Government has said it will soon end the slaughtering of livestock in uncontrolled environments across the country as part of efforts to modernise the red meat industry and position Nigeria for the export market. The Minister of Livestock Development, Idi Mukhtar Maiha, disclosed this on Thursday in Kaduna at the official launch of […]

Katsina State Governor, Dikko Radda, has launched a $1m climate-resilience project aimed at protecting vulnerable farming communities from the growing threats of floods, drought, soil degradation and post-harvest losses. The 12-month intervention, titled “Protecting Food Security Against Recurring Floods and Drought,” will initially be implemented in Bindawa, Bakori and Kafur Local Government Areas by Mercy […]

Arsenal are closing in on a new long-term contract for manager Mikel Arteta, with negotiations understood to have made significant progress in recent weeks. As reported by BBC Sport on Thursday, the club are increasingly confident that the Spaniard will extend his stay at the Emirates Stadium, despite his current agreement having just nine months […]

US President Donald Trump has promised a $5,000 federal “dividend” to every adult American if Republicans retain control of both chambers of Congress in November’s midterm elections. Trump made the pledge on Wednesday at the Republican Party’s first-ever midterm convention in Dallas, Texas, turning an election rally into a pitch that could put billions of […]

Nigeria’s First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has officially unveiled the National Community Food Bank Programme for the South-East geopolitical zone. Tinubu performed the ceremony at the old Governor’s Lodge in Amawbia on Thursday, marking a major milestone in the Federal Government’s nationwide food security and social welfare drive. The South-East zonal food bank initiative is […]