January 20, 2024
BREAKING: Nigerian Police Arrest Three Kidnappers In Abuja, 16 Other Suspects, Recover Sophisticated Firearms
The Nigeria Police Force has said it has arrested three Bwari-based kidnappers with 13 other suspects arrested for various offences and recovered significant arsenal of arms and ammunition including a general purpose machine gun (GPMG).Parading the suspects and weapons recovered on Saturday at the Force Headquarters, the Police spokesman, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, said arrest followed the […]
Explosion Rocks Agip Facility, Destroys Farmlands in Rivers State As Ogoni Experiences Shell Oil Spill
The Obagi community in Egi land, Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni Local Government Area has witnessed an explosion which erupted from Agip Oil Company’s facility in the area. ARISE News visit to the scene of incident on Ssturday, observed that the fire from the explosion destroyed farmlands, economic trees and other sources of livelihood in the area. It was […]
‘I’m paid N577,000 monthly pension’ – Fashola
Former Minister of Works and Housing and ex-Governor of Lagos State, Babatunde Fashola, has said that the only financial benefit he receives from the government is a N577,000 monthly pension as a former governor of Lagos State. The ex-minister also said that he is not receiving billions of naira from the federal government, as speculated […]
Recruitment: Nigerian Army unveils method of application for regular intake
Nigerian Army has unveiled the method of application for its new recruitment exercise. Here are the steps, according to a statement shared on Twitter. “Go online and visit NA webpage at: recruitment.army.mil.ng and choose DSSC option from the page. “You will be redirected to the page where you can read the qualification criteria for the […]
Appeal Court sacks NFF Board
What appears another round of confusion may have cropped up within the Nigerian football circle, as an Appeal Court sitting in Abuja, yesterday, sacked the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) Board. In Appeal NO. CA/ABJ/CV/1006/2022, the court of Appeal panel, led by Justice Barika, together with Justices Okon Abang and Justice Banjoko, yesterday, January 19, 2024, […]
How bandits terrorising Abuja hide in Kaduna forest abandoned by military
As the bandits terrorising the Federal Capital Territory and neighbouring states of Kaduna, Nasarawa and Niger get more daring, it was gathered that the hoodlums are camped in the Kajuru forest in the Southern Kaduna area of Kaduna State. Highly placed security sources confided in one of our correspondents that the forest was being used […]
BREAKING: Bandits Kill Government School Principal in Kaduna For Resisting Abduction, Kidnap Others
Bandits have killed Mallam Idris Abu Sufyan, the Principal of Government Secondary School (GSS) Kuriga in Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State. Politics Nigeria gathered that the bandits, on Friday evening, in an attempt to kidnap the school principal, shot him when he tried to resist abduction. The terrorists went on to kidnap two […]
Re-elected DR Congo president Tshisekedi to be sworn in today
Felix Tshisekedi, the president of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, is scheduled to take office on Saturday for a second five-year term following a landslide of elections that the opposition has denounced as fraudulent and called for protests. The ceremony will take place at Kinshasa’s 80,000-seat Martyrs sports stadium, which is the preferred venue […]
Unilever Nigeria stops production, sale of Omo, others
Unilever Nigeria Plc says it has stopped the production and sale of home care and skin cleansing products. This is coming about 10 months after it announced plans to exit both markets. The company disclosed this in its unaudited interim financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2023, sent to the Nigerian Exchange Limited […]
Five Dead As Israeli Strike Hits Residential Building In Damascus
An Israeli strike on Damascus killed five people in a building where “Iran-aligned leaders” were meeting on Saturday, a war monitor said, as regional tensions soar over the Israel-Hamas war. “An Israeli missile strike targeted a four-storey building, killing five people… and destroying the whole building where Iran-aligned leaders were meeting,” said the Syrian Observatory […]