Police nab two suspected hoodlums, recover firearm in Uyo
Etim Ekpimah In a proactive effort to rid Akwa Ibom State of criminal elements, operatives of the command have arrested two suspected hoodlums and recovered dangerous weapons in Uyo. DSP…
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Lagos to host Africa Blue Economy Summit Friday
•Sanwo-Olu, Dangote, global leaders to address participants Etim Ekpimah Lagos State, Nigeria’s city of aquatic splendour, will host the Africa Blue Economy tomorrow, October 3, 2025. The landmark event will…
Renaissance chairman champions Africa’s leadership of its energy future
Nathan Tamarapreye, Yenagoa Nigeria’s Renaissance Africa Energy Company Limited has urged African nations to take full ownership of the continent’s vast hydrocarbon resources. It called the continent to action by…
Alleged N27b fraud: How I collected, disbursed money on Ishaku’s instruction – Witness
Nkereuwem Effiong The First Prosecution Witness, PW1, Ismail Lawal in the trial of a former governor of Taraba State, Darius Ishaku on Tuesday, September 30, 2025, narrated before a Federal…
EFCC arraigns FBI suspect for alleged Cryptocurrency account
Nkereuwem Effiong The Enugu Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arraigned one Godslove Munachiso Obiwuru, a 26-year-old Federal Bureau of Investigation, FBI, suspect before Justice…
Eno, Sanwo-Olu condoles Obaigbena over Somotochukwu’s death
Governor Umo Eno of A’Ibom State has sent a condolence message to The Management of Arise TV over the tragic and untimely death of Somtochukwu Christelle Maduagwu, the 29-year-old Arise…
Electric powerboat racing championship: LASG announces traffic diversions
Etim Ekpimah Lagos State Government has announced traffic diversions to facilitate the smooth hosting of the Electric Powerboat Racing Championship E1 Series Event (Africa’s first electric powerboat race). The race…
A’Ibom to strengthen creative industry with N100m fund
Etim Ekpimah The Akwa Ibom State government is optimistic that its creative industry would be strengthened and talent developed with the deployment of N100 million fund. The Commissioners for Information,…
Warri Federal Constituency delineation suspension, affront to S’Court
Nathan Tamarapreye, Yenagoa The Ijaw National Congress (INC), says the suspension of the Warri Federal Constituency Delineation is an affront to the Supreme Court and a declaration of war against…
Court jails Internet fraudster in Kaduna
Nkereuwm Effiong Justice M.J. Zubairu of the Kaduna State High Court, sitting in Kaduna on Monday, September 29, 2025, convicted and sentenced Solomon Ilemona Emmanuel to jail for fraud. Dele…
65th Independence: Sanwo-Olu tasks Nigerians on unity, progress
Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has urged Nigerians to uphold the nation’s founding values of resilience, patriotism, and faith in God, stressing that the progress of Nigeria depends on…
A’Ibom oil communities poised for war over ownership of Forest Reserve
Iniobong Emmanuel Aggrieved leaders, elders, youth and stakeholders from rival ethic nationalities drawn from the oil and gas host communities of Ibeno and Ekid, have threatened to resurrect the perennial…
Nigeria, a Nation rising beyond challenges, says Nwoko
Nathan Tamarapreye, Yenagoa Sen. Ned Nwoko (APC-Delta) has described Nigeria as a nation rising beyond challenges. Nwoko made this known while speaking ahead of Nigeria’s 65th Independence Anniversary on October…
N’Delta stakeholders poised to utilise PIA for sustainable development
Nathan Tamarapreye, Yenagoa Niger Delta oil-producing communities have said they are fully determined to exploit the benefits of the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) to ensure rapid and sustainable development of…
Education minister summons rector, unions over polytechnic dispute
Nathan Tamarapreye. Yenagoa The Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alauda, has summoned parties to the industrial dispute that left the Federal Polytechnic, Ekowe, Bayelsa State shut since July 11, to…
Commissioners, advisers, harp on late Patience Eno’s GIFA impact
Etim Ekpimah The impact of Golden Initiative for All (GIFA), the pet project of Governor Umo Eno's late wife, Patience Eno, has been described as an actionable plan for community…
DuDu Foundation, NDDC empowers Persons with Disabilities in A’Ibom
*Edu Offong’s vision of inclusion touches lives in three senatorial districts Dennis Udoma, Ikot Ekpene The plight of Persons Living with Disabilities (PWDs) in Akwa Ibom State received a huge…
Court throws out N504.3m case against EFCC’s Sting Operation
Etim Effiong Justice C.A. Obiozor of the Federal High Court, sitting in Benin City, Edo State, on Thursday, September 25, 2025, dismissed a case brought against the Economic and Financial…
Institute promotes peace through ADR in Niger Delta
Ini Billie, Uyo The Institute of Chartered Mediators and Conciliators (ICMC) said it has promoted peace over violence through Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) in the Niger Delta region. Speaking in…
Court jails ex-legislative aide eight years for employment scam
Etim Ekpimah The Ilorin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday, September 22, 2025, secured the conviction and sentence of a former legislative aide and…
IBB Road flood: Uyo residents urge government to tackle menace
Etim Ekpimah Residents of Uyo, the Akwa Ibom State capital, have expressed concern over the persistent flooding of IBB Road, popularly known as Two-Lane. They lamented that despite light rainfall…
Warri crisis: Itsekiris seek state govt’s, IGP intervention
Nathan Tamarapreye The Itsekiri ethnic nationality in Delta State has called on the state government to urgently constitute a panel of inquiry to investigate the protracted crisis and the recent…
Kogi oil-producing areas devt. law: Ibaji people cry foul, demand justice
Nathan Tamarapreye The people of Ibaji Local Government Area in Kogi, have voiced grievances over the recently signed Kogi Oil Producing Area Development Commission (KOSOPADC) Law in July 2025. Addressing…
Anxiety mounts as A’Ibom oil communities threaten conflict over disputed forest reserve
Tensions are once again escalating over the ownership of the disputed Stubbs Creek Forest Reserve, as two oil-rich communities—Ibeno and Ekid—clash over territorial claims. The conflict, which had simmered into…
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