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5 days ago | 
arise.tv | Chioma Kalu
The Ekiti State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Friday unanimously endorsed President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Governor Biodun Oyebanji for second terms in office, citing their impactful policies and commitment to good governance.
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6 days ago | 
arise.tv | Chioma Kalu
Air Peace has suspended flights to Enugu due to runway safety concerns, redirecting operations temporarily to Asaba Airport instead. Nigerian airline, Air Peace, has announced the suspension of all flights to the Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu, citing safety concerns over the condition of the airport’s runway.
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1 week ago | 
arise.tv | Chioma Kalu
As panic erupts across Nigeria following the sudden crash of CBEX, a digital investment platform that promised to double investors’ funds within a month, Chief Economist at SPM Professionals, Paul Alaje has emphasised the need for investment education, highlighting that Nigerians have lost an estimated ₦4.8 trillion to pyramid scams since the collapse of MMM in 2016.
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1 week ago | 
arise.tv | Chioma Kalu
Chinese online shopping giants Shein and Temu have told US customers to brace for price increases starting next week, citing rising costs due to sweeping tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump. In near-identical statements, both companies said they will implement “price adjustments” beginning April 25.
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1 week ago | 
arise.tv | Chioma Kalu
The Kogi State Government has announced a bold plan to generate over N1 billion in revenue from signage and advertising by 2026, marking a strategic move to strengthen the state’s Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) and reduce reliance on federal allocations. The disclosure was contained in a statement signed by the Information Officer, Ministry of Information and Communications, Adegboyega Segun, following a management meeting held in Lokoja with heads of agencies under the ministry.
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1 week ago | 
arise.tv | Chioma Kalu
Access Holdings PLC has announced a stellar performance for the full year ended December 31, 2024, with gross earnings surging by 88% year-on-year to N4.878 trillion, up from N2.594 trillion recorded in 2023. According to a press statement issued on Wednesday, the growth was driven by robust retail banking activities, digital expansion, and a dynamic trading strategy. Interest income grew by 110% to N3.480 trillion, while non-interest income rose by 47.8% to N1.397 trillion.
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1 week ago | 
arise.tv | Chioma Kalu
The UK’s advertising watchdog has banned promotional content from six aesthetic clinics offering liquid Brazilian butt lift (BBL) procedures, citing concerns that the ads trivialised medical risks and exploited women’s insecurities about their bodies. The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) said all six ads—found on Facebook and Instagram—used time-limited offers and emotionally charged messaging to “irresponsibly pressurise” potential clients into booking procedures.
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1 week ago | 
arise.tv | Chioma Kalu
Former US President Joe Biden has launched a scathing critique of the Trump administration’s handling of welfare programs, accusing it of dismantling the nation’s longstanding Social Security system in a speech delivered Tuesday in Chicago. Speaking at a disability rights conference, Biden warned that the government had “taken a hatchet” to Social Security, criticizing recent efforts by the White House to downsize the agency responsible for administering the $1.6 trillion annual benefits program.
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1 week ago | 
arise.tv | Chioma Kalu
The paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have declared the formation of a rival government in Sudan, escalating a two-year conflict that has spiraled into the world’s largest humanitarian crisis. RSF leader Mohamed Hamdan “Hemedti” Dagalo made the announcement on Tuesday, stating that his group was “building the only realistic future for Sudan.”The declaration comes as intense fighting continues between the RSF and the Sudanese Armed Forces, led by General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan.
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1 week ago | 
arise.tv | Chioma Kalu
In a candid assessment of Nigeria’s 2027 political landscape, Dele Momodu, a chieftain of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP), has emphasised that no southern candidate has the political weight to contend with Tinubu except for former President Goodluck Jonathan—though he doubts Jonathan’s willingness to re-enter the race.
