Argentina captain Lionel Messi has announced his retirement from international football at the age of 39. Messi made the announcement on Monday, saying the decision was painful but that he believed it was the right time to step away from the national team. The football legend had led Argentina to a second successive World Cup final in July. “It was a decision that hurt and still hurts deep in my […]

The Managing Director of the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND), Akintunde Sawyerr, has dismissed allegations of financial misappropriation within the agency, saying there is no evidence to support the claims. Sawyerr, who spoke in an interview with ARISE NEWS, also defended NELFUND’s financial processes, saying payments to institutions and students are made electronically and can be traced. He said NELFUND recently transferred more than N1 billion to the University of […]

The Ogun State Command of the Nigerian Correctional Service has arrested a woman, Iyabo Sowunmi, for allegedly attempting to smuggle suspected illicit drugs into the Medium Security Custodial Centre, Ibara, Abeokuta, for her son, Dare Sowunmi, who is on death row. She was arrested during routine screening at the prison entrance on Friday, August 28, 2026. The substance, suspected to be the psychoactive synthetic drug known as “Colos,” was allegedly […]

The Students’ Union Government of the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB), Ogun State, has demanded clarification over the reported rescue of National Youth Service Corps members abducted in Kogi State. The union said conflicting reports about the victims had raised concerns among their families and called for clear information on those reportedly rescued. The Kogi State Police Command had confirmed that 11 victims were rescued after armed men attacked […]