AFTER an arduous 16,000-kilometre journey spanning 16 countries, British runner Russ Cook reached the northernmost point of Africa on Sunday, marking the culmination of his extraordinary quest to run the length of the continent. Dozens of supporters gathered at a…
MATTHEW Walley gazes across the expansive forest that has sustained his indigenous community in Liberia for generations. Despite the morning sun casting a golden hue over the canopy, a looming sense of unease permeates the air. The land they depend…
MOUSSA Faki Mahamat, Chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission, announced on Saturday the appointment of Adama Dieng of Senegal as the inaugural AU Special Envoy for the prevention of genocide and other mass atrocities. In his statement, Faki emphasised Dieng’s significant…
GENTLEMEN OF THE PRESS, PROTOCOLS I thank you all for standing by me under these troubling circumstances. As the Deputy Governor of Edo State, it is with a heavy heart, yet a resolute spirit, that I stand before you to…
EDO State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, has been commended for his choice of Engr. Omobayo Marvellous Godwin as the new deputy governor of the state. Governor Obaseki named a 38 year old engineer on Monday as the new deputy governor following…
A human rights organization in Nigeria, the Centre for Human Rights and Social Justice (CHRSJ) has strongly condemned the series of unfortunate attacks on a citizen of Osun State, Chief Olayiwola Olufolahan Olagunju over the traditional title in Oyan, Odo-Otin…
Emirates, UAE, has concluded plans to resume flights with Nigeria. This followed numerous visits from President Bola Tinubu to UAE over the communication breakdown between both countries. Featuring on Arise Television on Monday, the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development,…
THE Presidency on Monday unveiled its Citizens’ Delivery Tracker to provide an efficient way for citizens to give feedback to the government, on the eight priority areas of the Bola Tinubu administration. The President’s Special Adviser on Policy and Coordination,…
THE Israeli military on Monday announced the killing of a Hezbollah Commander during an overnight air strike in Lebanon. Ali Ahmad Hussein of Hezbollah’s elite Radwan Force was “eliminated” by Israeli jets in the as-Sultaniyah area in Southern Lebanon. In…
SIX months after the Oct. 7 attacks, former hostages and relatives of the remaining abductees have commemorated the fate of those held hostage by Hamas in the Gaza Strip. Some 50,000 people showed up for Jerusalem rally calling for the…
