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Tinubu Pledges Nigeria Will Overcome Crisis As Middle East War Bites, Launches Military Support Fund At 74

NewsDeskNgMar 30, 2026March 30, 20260

President Tinubu assures resilience amid Middle East war, donates salaries to military fund as allies praise him while ADC criticises hardship. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on sunday, assured Nigerians that the country will overcome new difficulties the it was facing as a result of the raging war in Middle East....

IGP Disu Proposes 60-Month Transition To Decentralise Policing With Protected Funding, Strict Safeguards

NewsDeskNgMar 29, 2026March 29, 20260

IG Tunji Disu outlines phased state police plan, ensuring ring-fenced funding, anti-abuse safeguards, and decentralised policing. The Inspector General of Police (IG), Tunji Disu, has proposed a bold funding structure, a 60-month phased implementation roadmap, beginning with constitutional amendments within the first year, as well as strict anti-political abuse safeguards,...

WELA Condemns Illegal Curfews, Demands Nationwide Ban To Protect Women’s Rights

NewsDeskNgMar 29, 2026March 29, 20260

WELA warns unlawful curfews enable abuse, calls for nationwide ban and enforcement of constitutional rights protecting women across Nigeria. Women Empowerment and Legal Aid (WELA) has condemned the imposition of curfews by non-state actors across Nigeria, describing the practice as unconstitutional and dangerous, particularly for women and girls. In a...

Tinubu Marks 74th Birthday With Reflections On Nigeria’s Challenges And Progress

NewsDeskNgMar 29, 2026March 29, 20260

President Tinubu celebrates his 74th birthday, thanking Nigerians for support while reflecting on reforms and ongoing national challenges. Today, as I clock another year on the journey of life, I’m filled with joy and gratitude for the opportunity to serve this great nation. I want to take this moment to...

FG Launches Unified System To Tackle Fragmented Aid, Accelerate Poverty Reduction

NewsDeskNgMar 29, 2026March 29, 20260

FG unveils unified poverty framework to streamline aid delivery, improve coordination, and transition vulnerable Nigerians from survival to self-reliance. The federal government has unveiled a sweeping reform of Nigeria’s humanitarian and poverty reduction architecture, adopting a new unified framework aimed at ending years of fragmented interventions and placing vulnerable citizens...

Gunmen Storm Ondo Health Centre, Abduct Six Workers In Akure

NewsDeskNgMar 29, 2026March 29, 20260

Armed robbers invade Akure health centre at night, abduct six staff, seize valuables, and flee before rescue. Tension gripped residents of Oke Ijebu in Akure South Local Government Area (LGA) of Ondo State on Saturday following a brazen midnight attack by armed robbers who invaded a health centre, abducted staff,...

Malabu Rejects Atiku’s Claims On OPL 245, Says He Has No Authority On Company Affairs

NewsDeskNgMar 28, 2026March 28, 20260

Malabu Oil and Gas rejects Atiku’s comments regarding OPL 245 dispute, insisting he has no authority to speak on its behalf. Malabu Oil and Gas Limited has rejected statements by former Vice President Atiku Abubakar on the OPL 245 dispute, insisting he has no ownership stake in the company and...

Military Rejects Claims Of Leniency For Terrorists, Says CDS Oluyede’s Remarks Distorted

NewsDeskNgMar 28, 2026March 28, 20260

Nigeria’s military says remarks by the Chief of Defence Staff Olufemi Oluyede on deradicalisation of terrorists were taken out of context. The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has dismissed as misleading a narrative circulating on social media, particularly a Facebook post it said distorted remarks made by the Chief of Defence Staff,...

El-Rufai Loses Mother In Egypt Amid ICPC Detention

NewsDeskNgMar 27, 2026March 27, 20260

Former Kaduna governor Nasir El-Rufai has lost his mother Hajiya Umma in Egypt where was receiving care, while he remains in custody. Former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai has lost his mother, Hajiya Umma, ARISE News has confirmed from family sources. She died in Egypt on Friday, where she had been receiving...

UN General Assembly Declares Transatlantic Slave Trade ‘Gravest Crime Against Humanity,’ Calls For Reparations

NewsDeskNgMar 27, 2026March 27, 20260

The United Nations General Assembly has declared the transatlantic slave trade the “gravest crime against humanity,” urging reparations The United Nations General Assembly has adopted a landmark resolution declaring the transatlantic slave trade as “the gravest crime against humanity” and calling for reparations as a step toward addressing centuries of...