The prime minister of the United Kingdom (UK), Rishi Sunak has appointed a new minister of interior, James Cleverly. The move, part of Sunak’s first major reshuffle after nearly 13 months in power, follows the UK leader sacking Suella Braverman as interior minister earlier Monday. Here are some things to know about the new UK interior…
The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) issued a warning to the Department of State Services (DSS) on Monday regarding the treatment of its leader, Nnamdi Kanu. IPOB expressed concern over the DSS’s decision to prevent Nnamdi Kanu from receiving visitors, deeming it suspicious. They dismissed the agency’s justification for denying Kanu visitation rights due to…
The Anambra state government has prohibited hawking and loading of vehicles on the Niger bridge. As Christmas season approaches, authority of the Anambra road traffic maintenance agency ( ARTMA) took the step in order to reduce the huge traffic, when holiday makers begin to travel to their homes. A press release by the PRO ARTMA,…
Novel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka has said that former President Muhammadu Buhari was an “idiot” for banning Twitter in Nigeria. Soyinka said this in an interview with Arise News Television at the CANEX Live Theatre closing ceremony of the 3rd Intra-African Trade Fair (IATF) 2023, convened in Cairo, Egypt by the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank),…
rica’s richest man, Aliko Dangote has announced that fuel from his $19 billion refinery complex will soon be available across Nigeria and the world. Dangote disclosed this in an interview with Bloomberg in Riyadh on the sidelines of the Saudi-Nigeria business roundtable. He further stated that the refinery’s delay in production to a desire to…
Following the October 7th attack on Israeli citizens by Hamas that pushed no fewer than 1407 people across the Rubicon, over ten thousand lives have been lost in massive retribution launched by the Israeli army against Hamas. Despite several attempts to restore peace and tranquility between the warring nations, the Israeli government has vowed to…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had on Sunday morning declared Uzodimma, the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), winner of the polls after scoring 540,308 votes to defeat his closest rival, Samuel Anyanwu of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Athan Achonu of Labour Party, who polled 71,503 and 64081 votes to come…
The Federal Government has commended BUA Group for the reduction of its cement price from N5,500 per 50kg per bag to N3,500. The government has called on other cement producers in the country to follow suit and assist common Nigerians. Minister of Housing and Urban Development, Arc. Ahmed Dangiwa who made the commendation said the…
Following the declaration of His Excellency Senator Hope Uzodinma’s victory in the Imo State off-season governorship election, Senator Uche Ekwunife, the DG of South East Governors Forum, conveyed warm felicitations to the re-elected Governor. In a statement issued on Sunday, Senator Ekwunife commended Governor Uzodimma’s resounding re-election, acknowledging the unwavering support from the people of…
Following the announcement of results in Imo and Kogi states which gave victory to All Progressive Congress, the Peoples Democratic Party and the Labour Party on Sunday cried foul as Governor Hope Uzodimma, the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, was declared the winner of Saturday’s governorship poll in Imo State by the Independent National…
