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The Convener of the Bola Ahmed Tinubu Ideological Group (BATIG), Honourable Bamidele Atoyebi, has thrown his weight behind President Tinubu’s push for the creation of state police, declaring that the establishment of the system would address between 90 and 95 per cent of Nigeria’s security challenges, insisting that no other security reform holds greater potential […]
A mother and her four children on Monday staged a peaceful protest in the Maitama area of Abuja, calling for urgent action to secure the release of abducted schoolchildren and address growing concerns over insecurity affecting pupils across the country. The protest, captured in a video shared by Arise News on social media, showed the […]
I recently watched an interview on Arise TV featuring Agbambu a security company CEO who claimed that state policing would not solve even 10 percent of Nigeria’s security crises. It is deeply concerning to hear such a defeatist perspective from a supposedly industry executive on national television. In reality, a decentralized state police structure is […]
U.S. lawmakers have initiated impeachment proceedings against federal Judge Eleanor Ross following a judicial conduct committee report that found she engaged in sexual intercourse with a police officer in her chambers during work hours, made false statements to investigating authorities, and improperly attended a partisan political event. The misconduct findings stem from a […]
Importers across East Africa are bracing for an economic hurdle as global maritime carriers roll out steep price hikes on cargo arriving from China and Hong Kong. Danish shipping titan A.P. Moller-Maersk, which handles a dominant share of sea freight entering the region, officially revised its Peak Season Surcharge (PSS) for routes connecting […]
The presidential ambition of former Anambra State governor, Peter Obi, is facing serious resistance from some northern political stakeholders and sections of the electorate, findings by Sunday PUNCH have revealed. Some of the stakeholders, who spoke with our correspondents, disclosed that “majority of northerners” had yet to embrace his party, the Nigeria Democratic […]
Premier League club Brighton & Hove Albion have agreed a five-year deal for Nigerian winger, Zadok Yohanna from AIK Stockholm for a reported fee of £21.5 million. The 18-year-old winger passed his medicals on Saturday and will finalize the move when the summer transfer window opens on June 15, 2026, following a meteoric rise […]
Botswana is seeking support from the United Arab Emirates and Oman as it pursues what could become one of the most significant deals in the global diamond industry: acquiring a strategic stake in De Beers, the 138-year-old diamond giant that has long shaped the country’s economic fortunes. President Duma Boko confirmed that his […]
Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu has accepted a request from U.S. President, Donald Trump not to retaliate following an Iranian missile attack on northern Israel, according to Israeli media reports, in a move that temporarily averts a broader escalation. The attack, which saw Iran launch multiple barrages of ballistic missiles at northern Israel […]
Troops of Joint Task Force Operation Savannah Shield (OPSS) have arrested five suspected bandit and terrorist informants in separate operations in Niger State, recovering communication devices, cash and other items believed to be linked to criminal activities. The arrests were made during routine patrol operations conducted on June 6, 2026, in different parts of the […]
