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The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has rejected the statement by the Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Abimbola Akeem Owoade claiming that he had the exclusive right to appoint the Chief Imam of Oyo town. MURIC’s founder/executive director, Professor Ishaq Akintola, said on Wednesday that no law gives the monarch exclusive right to appoint the chief Imam. […]
An Abuja-based law firm, Deji Adeyanju and Partners, has written the Nigerian Senate, calling for urgent intervention in the plight of over 200 Nigerians allegedly being detained under inhumane conditions in prisons across the neighbouring Republic of Benin. In a letter addressed to Senate President Godswill Akpabio and dated September 16, 2025, the solicitors, led […]
The Inspector General of Police, IGP Kayode Egbetokun has presented the sum of N46,995,139.32 to the families of late officers and men of the Akwa Ibom State Command who lost their lives in the line of duty. The Commissioner of Police in the State, CP Baba Azare, who presented the cash to the beneficiaries at […]
The Iranian authorities on Wednesday, executed a man identified as Babak Shahbazi over accusation of spying for Israeli intelligence service, Mossad. Iran has in recent months executed individuals with proven links with Mossad which they said enabled the Israelis operations in the country. Such executions of suspicious Iranians spying for Israel increased in 2025, with […]
The Nigerian government has secured the release of three pilgrims detained in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia since last month following their arrest over alleged drug trafficking. The three Nigerians who were freed by the Saudi Arabia authorities after four weeks in custody include Mrs. Maryam Hussain Abdullahi, Mrs. Abdullahi Bahijja Aminu, and Mr. Abdulhamid Saddieq. NDLEA’s […]
The widow of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has said two independent laboratory tests on biological samples taken from her late husband show he was poisoned before his death.
The National President of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN), Baba Othman has appealed to the Nigerian government to consider the peculiarities of its herding population before rolling out ranching policies. Othman, who spoke on Arise News’ The Morning Show on Wednesday, was reacting to a recent directive mandating all herders to […]
The President of Dangote Petroleum Refinery, Alhaji Aliko Dangote has declared that the long-stalled Ajaokuta Steel Complex may never come alive, arguing that global technological advancements have overtaken the project. Dangote, who spoke on Tuesday during an interview with journalists, stressed that while no country can prosper without a viable steel industry, Ajaokuta’s future remains […]
The Concerned Christian Youth Forum (CCYF) has strongly condemned a new policy introduced by Governor Umar Bago of Niger State requiring religious preachers to submit their sermons for approval before public delivery. In a statement signed by its convener, Paul James Adama, the forum described the law as “ill-thought, ill-advised, anti-religious, discriminatory, oppressive and preposterous.” […]
At least 16 people are said to have died overnight in Israeli attacks in Gaza – as the first group of 10 children arrived in the UK for urgent NHS treatment.
