Beijing rejected on Monday “groundless” reports that Chinese entities supplied Tehran with satellite images of a military base housing US troops in Jordan, before and after an Iranian strike killed three American soldiers. The reports by the Wall Street Journal over the weekend related to July 17 missile strikes launched by Iran on the Muwaffaq […]

Troops of Operation Hadin Kai have arrested six kidnappers operating around Soktu Hill in Song Local Government Area of Adamawa State. The Army also said it received a surrendered Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorist at Borgozo in Benisheikh, Kaga Local Government Area of Borno State. The Acting Military Information Officer, North-East Joint Task Force, Operation Hadin Kai, […]

The Bamboo investment app has experienced login difficulties as a surge of users attempt to access the platform following the commencement of the Dangote Refinery and Petrochemicals FZE public offer. The development has left some users unable to log into the app, with Bamboo acknowledging the disruption in a statement shared on its official X […]

The Debt Management Office has announced an offer of two Federal Government of Nigeria bonds valued at N1tn for subscription at N1,000 per unit. The DMO, in a statement on Monday, said the first offer was a new 10-year FGN bond valued at N400bn and due in September 2036. The second was a N600bn reopening […]

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 […]