*...We shared N200,000 each The FCT Police Command has confirmed the arrest of 12 suspected armed robbers linked to the attack that claimed the lives of Arise News staff member Somtochukwu Christella Maduagwu and a security guard, Barnabas Danlami, at Unique Apartment, Gishiri village, Katampe District, Abuja. Operatives of the...

FCT Police debunk report of wedding killings in Abuja, clarifying the incident occurred in Niger State, not the Federal Capital Territory. The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has clarified that, contrary to an erroneous report claiming that two guests were killed during a wedding celebration in Abuja, no such...

…VP Shettima gives NAHCON 2 days to effect president’s directive ABUJA — FOLLOWING the directive of President Bola Tinubu for an immediate review of the 2026 Hajj fares, Vice President Kashim Shettima has directed the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria, NAHCON, to come up with new fares for the exercise...

…. as fresh suit queries his eligibility ABUJA– The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, was Monday, asked to issue an order of perpetual injunction, restraining former President Goodluck Jonathan from presenting himself to any political party in the country for the purpose of contesting the 2027 presidential election. The...

ABUJA – Some governors and former ministers yesterday asked the Federal Government to reform the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, ahead of the 2027 general elections to restore public confidence in Nigeria’s democracy and strengthen electoral credibility. They spoke at a panel discussion hosted by the Athena Centre for Policy and...

President Bola Tinubu has called on Nigerians, particularly citizens of Plateau State, to embrace peace and religious tolerance, urging them to live together in mutual respect and harmony. The President made the appeal at the weekend during the funeral service of the late Nana Lydia Yilwatda, mother of the All...

Minister of Works, Senator David Umahi, has outlined steps the South East must take to facilitate the release of the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu. Speaking in Aba during the inauguration of multiple projects executed by Governor Alex Otti of Abia State, an...