Politics

Musa Tshabalala, a grade 10 learner at East Bank High School in Alexandra in Johannesburg, committed su*cide on 17 April 2024 and her 78-year-old grandmother is currently struggling to bury her. A 16-year-old South African girl has been confirmed dead after consuming rat poison. Her family confirmed that she took the substance after she discovered […]

A Nigerian man identified as Israel Joe, has revealed how his friend, Roseline, died after she was pushed into a boiling pot of fresh pepper and tomatoes by her two female friends in Sapele, Delta State. Joe stated that Roseline, a caterer, went on a trip with her friends to Sapele for a catering job

The letter which was signed by Chief Dr Sylvester Onyia, and Dr Godson Obiagwu, AVID President, and Secretary respectively, urged the presiding judge to obey the Supreme Court judgment on Kanu, who they described as prisoner of conscience. Concerned about the ongoing detention and declining health of the Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra

Alhaji Auwalu Abdullahi Rano, popularly known as A.A Rano, transformed from a humble boy from Kano Village into a billionaire magnate, overseeing a conglomerate that includes 120 filling stations across Nigeria. Born into an average family in Lausu, Kano State, Rano started small, with an ice block and groundnut oil business, including other local items.

Again, Vice President Kashim Shettima has implored Nigerians to be patient with the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu as he steers the ship of state through the economic turbulence and storm he met on ground on assumption of office. “Soon, Nigeria’s economy will experience significant growth once we’ve overcome these sacrifices. Positive changes will

The Pan Igbo Socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has reportedly warned some Igbo Elders not to apologize to Fulani leadership, over the 1966 coup d’etat. According to Daily Post, the Pan Igbo Socio-cultural organisation made this disclosure in a Statement that was issued by the Secretary General of the organisation, Mazi Okechukwu Isiguzoro. The organisation noted

Lokoja, Kogi state – A post on the popular social networking site, Facebook, claims that Yahaya Bello, the immediate past governor of Kogi state, said he helped President Bola Tinubu to rig the 2023 election. Recall Tinubu was declared the winner of Nigeria’s presidential election in 2023. There is no evidence Yahaya Bello said Peter

In a recent development, Arise TV has taken a firm stand, targeting President Tinubu, Umahi, and the APC, cautioning them against divisive politics. The declaration came during the Morning Show program in response to accusations by Dave Umahi, linking Labour Party’s Peter Obi of inciting southeasterners against the Tinubu administration. During the Morning Show program,

A recent report from Pew Research has shown that Catholics in the United States have shifted their support towards former President Donald Trump and away from President Joe Biden. In a head-to-head matchup between the two candidates, 55% of Catholics now support or lean towards supporting former President Donald Trump, while only 45% support Biden.

Musician and social critic Charly Boy, popularly known as Area Fada 1, has raised an alarm over an alleged attempt to arrest the Labour Party presidential candidate in the 2023 elections, Peter Obi, by the Bola Tinubu-led government. According to Charly Boy, the purported arrest is linked to Obi’s consistent criticism of Tinubu and his

Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, the President General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, strongly condemned the demolition of properties valued at over N11 billion belonging to Prince Nicholas Ukachukwu by the Federal Capital Territory Administration led by Minister Nyesom Wike. According to Ukachukwu, the demolition took place without any court order, despite the existence of two court orders

A graduate of Chemistry from the Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka Anambra State, Juliet Chidiebube Uka, has scored 324 in the just concluded 2024 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination. Uka was the best-graduating student in the Department of Chemistry at UNIZIK in 2021,  graduating with a first class. She said she sat for the 2024 UTME to

Nigerian singer-songwriter and activist, Charles Chukwuemeka Oputa popularly known as Charly Boy has slammed social media influencer, Reno Omokri for his continual shading of Peter Obi. In recent times, Reno Omokri has been so vocal about Peter Obi writing negative things about him on his social media handles and even on web shows. He kept releasing

There have been several reactions from social media users after lawyer and human rights activist, Dele Farotimi stated that if the former governor of Anambra state, Peter Gregory Obi is arrested, he will hit the streets and make sure that he is equally arrested too. This statement was contained in a post that he shared

Former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi has taken to social media to debunk the claims of Minister for Works, Dave Umahi that he pulled down the buildings of people in Anambra State without reimbursing them for their losses during his time as Anambra State governor. Recall that former Ebonyi State governor, Dave Umahi had

The LG chairman revealed how the candidate was discovered during a student challenge in Anambra last year. Onuorah is one of the few candidates, who scored over 300 in the 2024 UTME. On Monday, April 29, 2024, the Joint Admissions and Matriculations Board (JAMB) rolled out the results of this year’s UTME. Announcing the release of

Chairman of Dangote Industries Limited, Aliko Dangote has said that the devaluation of Naira created the biggest mess for the company in 2023. Speaking at the annual general meeting of Dangote Sugar Refinery, Dangote said this affected lots of companies in the country. He said;  “We are doing whatever it takes to make sure that

A servant of the Emir of Zamfara identified as Alhaji Buhari (Shamaki) has, in a video, appealed to the monarch to intervene for their release… A servant of the Emir of Zamfara identified as Alhaji Buhari (Shamaki) has, in a video, appealed to the monarch to intervene for their release. Last week, bandits had attacked

A part of Landmark Beach on Victoria Island, Lagos on Monday was demolished to give way to the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway, Nigeria’s biggest public infrastructure project. This is despite the outcry in some sections about the potential jobs and means of livelihood that will be lost. Meanwhile, the Minister of Works, Dave Umahi, while defending

The Minister of Works, Dave Umahi, has alleged that Peter Obi, former presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, is inciting people of the southeast, especially those who are not well informed, against the government. Umahi claimed that Obi would not fight for the people even after getting them into trouble. He made the statement

Faith Nwadishi, a former Director at the Centre for Transparency Advocacy, has urged Nigerians to demand answers about the role of a powerful cabal in the country’s oil industry, which she believes is responsible for the persistent fuel scarcity. In an interview with Arise News, Nwadishi recalled how late President Yar’dua had expressed frustration over

Popular Yoruba movie actress, Laide Bakare has advised women on what they need to do if their husbands cheat on them in their marriages. In a video that was posted on the official Instagram page of Instablog9ja, during an interview with media personality Damilola Banire, she disclosed that if a man cheats on his woman

Peter Gregory Obi, a former governor of Anambra State and a candidate for the Labour Party (LP in the 2023 presidential election, has expressed his reaction after seeing the Federal Government’s deployment of bulldozers to destroy Landmark Beach in Lagos State. “FG Adamant on a Misplaced Priority” was the subject of a post that he

The Vice President of INTERPOL Africa, Garba Umar made the denial while speaking in an interview on News Central TV.  The International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL) has denied involvement in the rendition of the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu from Kenya in 2021. The Vice President of INTERPOL Africa,

Former presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, Mr Peter Obi, has slammed President Bola Tinubu’s administration for going on with the controversial Lagos-Calabar coastal highway project in defiance of public outcry. He expressed displeasure that the government is embarking on a project threatening jobs at a time of rampant unemployment. According to him, it’s

Former presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, Mr Peter Obi, has slammed President Bola Tinubu’s administration for going on with the controversial Lagos-Calabar coastal highway project in defiance of public outcry. He expressed displeasure that the government is embarking on a project threatening jobs at a time of rampant unemployment. According to him, it’s

Microsoft founder, Bill Gates, has said he is working with the Federal Government to develop what he described as a ‘one-identity’ technological platform that can integrate variegated data. Gates stated this on Sunday during a meeting with President Bola Tinubu on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum (WEF) Special Meeting in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

A social media influencer, Dr Haruna Goroh has told a former aide Reno Omokri that Nigerians are not sillying about his attitude, highlighting that he will be defeated by those he is oppressing. He alleged that Reno is being funded by President Tinubu to defame Peter Obi. Goroh’s reaction comes amid the statement made by