A United Kingdom court has adjourned the pre-trial hearing of Nigerian dancer and entertainer Iweh Pascal Odinaka, popularly known as Poco Lee, to February 2027 after he failed to enter a plea. According to a report by BBC News Pidgin published on Tuesday, Snaresbrook Crown Court...
A senator representing Ogun West and the APC governorship candidate for Ogun State, Sen Solomon Adeola fondly called Yayi. Photo: APC
Presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, Peter Obi, has rejected claims by the Anambra State Government that his administration left behind inherited debts, including a ₦2bn ecological loan, contractor liabilities and unpaid salaries, gratuities and pensions. Ob...
File Photo: L-R: Hon. Hunye and Senator Adeola
The Niger State Police Command has disclosed that tactical teams of the military and police have been deployed to rescue over 100 Niger State residents abducted by terrorists. The terrorists abducted the victims from Maburya community in the Mariga Local Government Area of Niger ...
About 2.71 billion people were exposed to second-hand smoke globally in 2023, with more than 2.26 billion women and children, including 1.49 billion women and 767 million children under 15, a new study published in The Lancet Public Health has found.
President of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote. Photo: Dangote Group
Falconets coach Moses Aduku has warned his side to expect a tough test against England in the last 16 of the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup in Poland after Nigeria secured their place in the knockout stage with a 10-1 thrashing of New Caledonia on Sunday, PUNCH Sports Extra reports....
The governorship candidate of the Allied Peoples Movement in Oyo State, Abimbola Adekanmbi, has said he is not a surrogate of the Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde. Speaking in an interview on Arise News on Tuesday, the former Commissioner for Finance stated that he has his own ma...
A farmer resident in Agbona village near Iwo in Osun State, Taliatu Olunlade, aged 60 years, and his 25-year old son, Wasiu, were on Monday paraded by the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps Osun State Command for theft of electricity cables. Stating the facts of the matter ...
The Nigeria Boxing Federation’s professional arm, NBF-Pro, has unveiled a 30-day free legal service scheme for professional boxers across the country, in partnership with Emoni Sports Law as its official legal advisory chamber. In a statement released on Saturday, NBF-Pro said th...
Kwara State Commissioner of Police, Ojo Adekimi.
The Independent National Electoral Commission on Tuesday identified Gombe and Funakaye Local Government Areas of Gombe State as high-risk areas ahead of Saturday’s Gombe/Kwami/Funakaye Federal Constituency by-election. The State Resident Electoral Commissioner, Umar-Mukhtar Gajir...
THE Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals initial public offering is a test of whether Nigeria can convert one of its most consequential industrial investments into a broader instrument of wealth creation. This will also show how deep its capital market is and whether it ...
World Athletics president Sebastian Coe attends a press conference ahead of the World Athletics Ultimate Championship at the Gyula Zsivotzky National Athletics Centre in Budapest on September 10, 2026.
the Honourable Minister of Education, Dr. Maruf Tunji Alausa,
The National Agricultural Development Fund has partnered with a German climate fintech company, YAPU Solutions GmbH, to strengthen climate-risk management and financing for smallholder farmers in Nigeria. The partnership details were contained in a statement issued by the NADF on...
Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, has revealed that he has lived in his current home for 36 years, saying he has no plans to move because he is comfortable there. Dangote disclosed this during an interview with ARISE News on Tuesday, where he spoke about his lifestyle, busines...