•Pépé, Eto’o, Chelle, Onana, Adingra, and Desabre The Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) has yet to begin, but the competition has already delivered a flurry of controversies that have turned the build-up into one of drama. From shock squad omissions to internal power struggles, African football’s biggest tournament is once again living up to its [...
•Electric blackout FirstPower Electricity Distribution Limited has announced a planned power outage in several areas of Anambra State on Sunday, December 7, 2025, from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm. The measure is intended to allow the Transmission Company of Nigeria to install its TR13 60MVA transformer and reconfigure outgoing feeders at the Onitsha T...
•Nigeria Green Falcons (right) NTIENSE WILLIAMS, Lagos reporting Nigeria Green Falcons yesterday defeated Ireland with a 10 points to nil in the hard fought first Semi-final of the Women’s World Rugby League Series in Canada. The Nigerian side will on Sunday square up against the Fijian Women Rugby League team who demolished their host t...
•Late Elder statesman, Chief Edwin Clark A special two-part documentary chronicling the life, struggles, and legacy of late elder statesman, Chief Edwin Kiagbodo Clark, will begin airing this weekend on national television. The documentary, produced by the multimedia platform First News, is set to premiere on Arise News at 7:30 p.m. on Sunday,...
•Swiss Guards (L) and members of the clergy (R) stand next to coffin of the late Pope Francis (C) inside St Peter’s Basilica yesterday The public can begin visiting Pope Francis’s tomb at the Roman basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore “as early as Sunday morning”, Vatican spokesman, Matteo Bruni, announced. The funeral of Pope Francis, […]...
The US Supreme Court today upheld a law that will ban TikTok in the United States, potentially denying the video-sharing app to 170 million users in the United States on Sunday, January 19, 2025. In a major defeat for TikTok, the court ruled that the law does not violate free speech rights and that the […]
•Dangote Refinery Four days before the September 15, 2024, date announced by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited to start lifting Premium Motor Spirit, popularly called petrol, from the Dangote Refinery, investigations by our correspondent show that no commercial agreement has been reached to that effect by both parties. Multiple s...
•Shehu Sani and Super Eagles Shehu Sani, a former federal lawmaker, has advised Nigerian women not to let their husbands die over football. The politician, who served as a senator in the 8th Assembly, asserted that wives had a responsibility to keep their husbands alive, reports The Nation. During the Nigeria vs South Africa semi-final, [&hell...

