Prominent Islamic scholars from Saudi Arabia, the United States of America, Malaysia and several other countries have converged on Nigeria for a major international conference aimed at promoting sound Islamic creed as the foundation for social stability and moral order. ...

Suspected political thugs disrupted an Arise News Live Interview in a hotel in Rivers State on Friday night. Arise Television disclosed this in a statement on X on Saturday. According to the broadcast news outlet, the assailants invaded Londa Hotel ...

Liverpool have agreed on a deal to sign 17-year-old Austrian centre-back, Ifeanyi Ndukwe for the summer of 2026. According to Fabrizio Romano, there has been an agreement in place between both parties, valid from July. Ndukwe will be joining the ...

Chieftain of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, Dr Ladan Salihu, in this monitored interview on Arise News, discussed the principles that would guide the party in choosing its presidential candidate for the 2027 general election. Salihu also speaks on the ...

A day after part of a missile fired by the United States dropped unharmed in his village, HRH Garba Aliyu, the paramount leader of the Jabo community in Tambuwal Local Council of Sokoto State, sat on a cushion-covered chair at ...

Nigeria’s downstream oil sector has experienced a reversal in petrol pricing, with private depot owners raising the ex-depot price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS, or petrol) to ₦800 per litre across major locations. The increase comes after the Dangote Petroleum ...

The Confederation of African Football, CAF, has appointed Cameroonian officials for the Super Eagles Round of 16 fixture against the Mambas of Mozambique, DAILY POST reports. Abdou Abdel Mefir will be the centre referee for the highly anticipated encounter. Mefir ...

Former World heavyweight boxing champion Anthony Joshua narrowly escaped death after a last-minute change of seats moments before a devastating car crash that claimed the lives of two of his companions, according to revelations published by the UK newspaper Daily ...

A 38-year old man, Yakubu Olalabi, has been arrested and charged in Lagos State for allegedly beating and defiling a 15-year old girl and seizing her pants in the process. P.M.EXPRESS reports that the incident happened on 5th day of ...

Nigerian midfielder, Fisayo Dele-Bashiru, is upset that he did not get to play with his brother, Tom Dele-Bashiru, for the Super Eagles in the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations. Both brothers were first listed in Nigeria’s 54-player temporary squad that ...

Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Friday, returned to the scene of the Christmas Eve fire at Great Nigeria Insurance (GNI) building on Martins Street, Lagos Island, to assess the emergency response at the site. A day before the governor’s ...

Arsenal have recalled two of their players – Cecily Wellesley-Smith and Naomi Williams – from loan. The Gunners disclosed this in a post on their website on Friday. Wellesley-Smith and Williams have been recalled after spending the first half of ...

The Naira appreciated against the United States dollar at the official foreign exchange market on Friday to kick off the first trading day in 2026 on a good note. The Central Bank of Nigeria’s data showed that the Naira strengthened ...

Armed groups have intensified violence across several northern states of Nigeria in the wake of United States air strikes targeting Islamic State–linked militants in Sokoto State, findings by Saturday Punch have revealed. Between December 25, 2025 and January 2, 2026, ...

A chieftain of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, Dele Momodu, has said a split between former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi would give President Bola Tinubu a clear advantage in the 2027 presidential election. Momodu recalled how Atiku ...