US-based Nigerian pastor, Edward Oluwasanmi, has been sentenced to 27 months in prison for fraudulently obtaining approximately $4.2 million in COVID-19 relief funds guaranteed by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) Joseph Oloyede, 61,...

Federal government has responded to recent comments made by Datti Baba-Ahmed, the Labour Party’s vice-presidential candidate in the 2023 elections. Baba-Ahmed had suggested that Vice-President Kashim Shettima should be removed from office. In a...

As Nigeria gears up for the 2027 general elections, President Bola Tinubu’s hold on power is increasingly challenged from within his political ranks. What was once perceived as a united front is now fraying,...

In a fiery exchange during a recent ARISE News morning show today  4th July 2025, NNPP chieftain and prominent politician Buba Galadima NNPP chieftain confronted the show’s presenter, Rufia, over what he described as...

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has criticised the administration of President Bola Tinubu for the United States’ failure to invite Nigeria to a summit with African leaders. U.S. President Donald Trump will next week...

Nigeria’s First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has donated N1 billion to victims of violence in Plateau State. The declaration came on Thursday during her visit to the Government House in Rayfield, Jos. She clarified...

The Labour Party has issued a strong warning to Peter Obi  regarding the ongoing political coalition and the often-quoted slogan, “New Nigeria is Possible.” The party describes this phrase as a mere illusion, warning that...

Parents of 12 Benue Links passengers abducted by gunmen at Eke, in Okpokwu LGA of Benue State, have demanded an investigation into the role played by security personnel in the incident. The parents also...

Now that we have chosen to play politics instead of governance, then our eyes must be wide open. The year 2025 marks only the halfway point for the current rulers of our dear country...

Heavyweight politicians from across Nigeria’s opposition spectrum have converged at the Shehu Musa Yar’Adua Centre in Abuja for a high-powered media conference convened by the Africa Democratic Congress  (ADC). The event, originally scheduled to...

The All Progressives Congress, APC, is now in full control of the Plateau State House of Assembly following the sudden resignation of the former Speaker, Rt. Hon. Gabriel Dewan, who threw in the towel...

Equatorial Guinea: Baltasar Engonga faces over 18 years imprisonment as corruption trial begins After ten months in detention, Baltasar Ebang Engonga, popularly known for his sextapes that leaked last year and made headlines, appeared...

The police in Abuja have arrested an innocent civil servant amidst a frantic hunt for the source of Peoples Gazette’s ongoing series on Nyesom Wike’s theft of Abuja lands for his children. Mairiga Hassan...

The Association of Nigerian Licensed Customs Agents (ANLCA) has announced a remarkable reduction in the cost of transporting containers from Apapa Port, citing a drop of over 70 per cent. This development comes as...

The Anambra State Police Command has launched an investigation into the killing of no fewer than 13 persons – allegedly Ebonyi State indigenes – by yet-to-be-identified assailants in Ogboji community, Orumba South Local Government...

The family of Mr Nweze Philip Obasi of Umuobuna Etiti Uburu in the Ohaozara Local Government area, Ebonyi State, has filed a petition against four officers of the Nigeria Police Force and the Nigeria...

Explosive Allegations: Wike Accused Of Widespread Land Abuse And Corruption In Abuja An exclusive investigation has uncovered shocking allegations of abuse of power by the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Nyesom Wike. Citing insider...

Former Senate President David Mark has officially resigned from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), bringing to an end his decades-long association with the party he helped found. Mark, who played a key role in...

The House of Representatives has given Rivers State’s new boss, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (retired), just 48 hours to explain some key parts of the proposed 2025 budget. They’re especially interested in a strange...

In a startling case that shocked an entire community, Anton Dubisi, a quiet shoemaker, was revealed to be a serial killer responsible for the murder of four people, whose bodies he hid in a...

The Ojora of Ijora and Iganmu, Oba AbdulFatai Oyegbemi, has removed six chiefs from their positions because they attended a Labour Party campaign. The campaign was the launch of the Labour Party in the...

Special Adviser to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Livestock Reforms, Attahiru Jega, has expressed confidence in the current administration’s ability to address Nigeria’s long-standing farmers-herders conflict. Speaking at a distinguished personality lecture held at...

The Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON) has called for the swift implementation of local government autonomy to enhance governance at the grassroots level across the country. Speaking at the 2nd Quarter Stakeholders...

Eighteen months after the death of former Ondo State Governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, the state government has revealed that a coroner’s inquest will be launched to probe the cause of his death. The state government,...

Former Senate President Bukola Saraki has declared that there is no victor and no vanquished in the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. Saraki said the conduct of the 100th National Executive Committee, NEC, meeting of...

President Bola Tinubu has received a distinguished honour from the government of Saint Lucia—the Knight Commander of the Order of Saint Lucia (KCOSL)—the nation’s highest accolade. This prestigious award was officially conferred by the...

This is a landmark achievement for  Nigeria, as the Comptroller General of the Nigeria Customs Service, Adewale Adeniyi, has been elected Chairperson of the World Customs Organisation (WCO), the premier decision-making body overseeing global...

Alhaji Taiwo Mustapha, Chairman of the Board of Trustees (BoT) of the Association of Nigeria Licensed Customs Agents (ANLCA), has publicly congratulated Bashir Adewale Adeniyi MFR, the Comptroller-General of Nigeria Customs Service, on his...

2027: I’ll accept the coalition’s offer to serve one term, hand over to North – Peter Obi Peter Obi, the former presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), has reaffirmed his commitment to Nigeria’s...

The Federal Government has initiated legal proceedings against Kogi Central Senator, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, under Nigeria’s amended Cybercrimes Act. This marks a significant step in its efforts to combat misinformation and uphold digital integrity. Natasha...

The Nigerian presidency has responded strongly to former Anambra Governor Peter Obi’s recent criticisms of President Bola Tinubu’s diplomatic visit to Saint Lucia and Brazil for the BRICS summit. Describing Obi’s comments as unnecessary...

As tension continues to mount over the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, National Executive Committee, NEC, meeting, which is expected to hold on Monday, armed policemen have taken over its secretariat. According to an official...