May 2025 – Page 194 – Rise Africa

FG Plans Inclusive, Beneficial Energy Transition For Nigerians

08.05.2025

The Federal Government has unveiled plans to implement a just, inclusive, and beneficial energy transition that will impact all Nigerians, including those in rural communities. Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Senator George Akume, disclosed this during the two-day National Stakeholders’ Retreat and Board Meeting of the Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative...

Tinubu Arrives Anambra For First Official Visit

08.05.2025

President Bola Tinubu on Thursday arrived in Awka, the capital of Anambra State, for his first official visit to the state.his first official visit to the state. New Telegraph reports that Tinubu, who arrived at the Chinua Achebe Airport in Anambra around 12:15pm, was received by Governor Chukwuma Soludo. During his visit, Tinubu will inaugurate...

APC Groups Demand Governorship Ticket For Osun West

08.05.2025

Two major interest groups within the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun State have called on the party’s leadership to zone the 2026 governorship ticket to the Osun West Senatorial District, citing decades of political marginalization. The Progressives Frontliners (TPF) and the Coalition of Osun APC Interest Groups (COAIG) made the appeal in a joint...

Sarah Martins Reacts To VeryDarkMan’s Release

08.05.2025

Nollywood actress, Sarah Martins has sparked reactions on social media following her reaction to controversial critic, VeryDarkman’s release. New Telegraph reports that VeryDarkman’s release has sparked widespread excitement online, amid demands and nationwide protests. Reacting, Nollywood actress, Sarah Martins, has expressed her admiration for VeryDarkMan following his release. In a recent Instagram post, Sarah Martins...

FG Warns Against Viral Salt Advice

08.05.2025

The Federal government, through the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, on Wednesday addressed concerns over a viral video in which a respected religious leader urges Nigerians to disregard medical advice on salt consumption. According to a statement issued by the Deputy Director of Information and Public Relations, Alaba Balogun, the Ministry cautioned against misinformation...

Lagos Govt Announces Temporary Closure Of ACME Road

08.05.2025

The Lagos State Government has announced the temporary closure of ACME Road in Ikeja to all vehicular traffic on Saturday, May 10, 2025, to facilitate the smooth conduct of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Primaries at the party’s State Secretariat. The advisory, issued on Wednesday via the government’s official X handle, outlined the closure as...

Monarch, Two Chiefs Remanded For Breach Of Peace

08.05.2025

A self-proclaimed monarch, Adekolajo Aladeseyi, and two chiefs, Fasore Lawrence and Adegbenro Akanle, were on Thursday remanded in custody by order of a Chief Magistrate Court in Ondo State over their alleged role in the installation of a monarch without official approval, a move that sparked unrest in Ijare, Ifedore Local Government Area. The trio...

Tinubu’s Leadership, Not Money, Inspired My Defection – Oke

08.05.2025

Oluwole Oke, member of the House of Representatives representing Oriade/Obokun Federal Constituency of Osun State, has attributed his defection from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC) to his admiration for President Bola Tinubu’s pragmatic and progressive leadership style. Speaking on Frontline, a current affairs programme on Eagle 102.5 FM Ilese-Ijebu...

FG Signs Financing Pact For $158m Value Chain Programme In North

08.05.2025

The Federal Government has signed a $158.15 million financing pact to revolutionalise the agriculture sector for the Value Chain Programme (VCN) in the North. With the signing of the agreement, the implementation of the $158.15 million VCN project began immediately to support agriculture value chain development and value addition for farmers in nine northern states....

Tinubu’s Visit: Endorsement Of Soludo’s Transformation Agenda

08.05.2025

Anambra South Senatorial aspirant under the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Ebuka Onunkwo, has described President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s visit to Anambra State as a clear endorsement of Governor Chukwuma Charles Soludo’s Transformation Agenda. Onunkwo said that the President’s visit disproved the efforts of “fifth columnists” who opposed it, insisting that the development represents...