May 2025 – Page 61 – Rise Africa

Atiku, Sambo Arrive Osun, Pay Courtesy Visit To Aregbesola

23.05.2025

Two former Nigeria Vice Presidents, Atiku Abubakar, and Namadi Sambo, on Friday, paid a courtesy visit to the former Minister of Interior and ex-governor of Osun State, Rauf Aregbesola, at his country home in Ilesa, Osun State. Atiku Confirmed the visit in a post shared on his verified X handle, which showed a video clip...

Nigeria invests $1bn in telecom overhaul

23.05.2025

Nigeria’s telecommunications sector is set to experience a dramatic improvement in service quality by the third quarter of 2025, driven by a monumental $1 billion investment in network equipment, the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr Bosun Tijani, said on Thursday. The equipment, slated for delivery starting in July, marks a historic commitment to...

Firm Warns Against Land Transactions On Disputed Estate In Lagos

23.05.2025

Capital Gardens Limited has issued a strong warning to the public and prospective land buyers to steer clear of parcels of land located at Hampton Estate, also known as Lekki Island in Osapa, Lagos, due to ongoing litigation. The disputed land comprises approximately four hectares and an additional 15,000 square metres, which are currently the...

Transcorp Launches School Recycling Drive In Lagos

23.05.2025

Transnational Corporation Plc (Transcorp), Nigeria’s leading conglomerate, has launched a school-based recycling initiative aimed at promoting environmental sustainability and education among young Nigerians. The campaign, themed “Transcorp Transforms School Recycling Initiative,” kicked off on Friday at Ireti Senior Grammar School, Falomo, Lagos. The event marked the beginning of an awareness campaign centered on the importance...

FTAN President Commends Gov Eno For Tourism Investment In A’Ibom

23.05.2025

The President of the Federation of Tourism Associations of Nigeria (FTAN), the umbrella body for private sector operators in the tourism industry, Mr. Nkereuwem Onung, has commended Akwa Ibom State Governor, Pastor Umo Eno, for the significant investments made in tourism development and promotion through his administration’s ARISE Agenda. Onung gave the commendation when he...

Support NNPC Boss To Complete Kolmani Oil Drilling, Arewa Youths To Northerners

23.05.2025

The Arewa Elders and Youths Forum has called on the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd), Mr. Bashir Bayo Ojulari, to prioritize and expedite the completion of the Kolmani oil drilling project located in Bauchi and Gombe States. Rising from a strategic meeting held in Kano,...

Defect With Me To APC Or Resign, Gov Eno Directs Commissioners

23.05.2025

The governor of Akwa Ibom State, Umo Eno, directed all his commissioners and appointees to either defect with him to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) or resign from their positions. Eno gave the directive during the State Executive Council on Thursday, confirming that he is defecting to the APC. The governor told the commissioners...

FCTA To Take Possession Of 4,794 Revoked Properties

23.05.2025

The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has announced plans to take full possession of 4,794 properties recently revoked due to non-payment of Ground Rent, with some defaults spanning between 10 and 43 years. The announcement was made during a press briefing in Abuja on Friday by the Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications and Social Media...

Adeleke Bags City People’s Infrastructure Governor Award

23.05.2025

Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke has been recognised as the Most Influential Governor of the Year in Infrastructure by Media Techniques Ltd, Publisher of City People Magazine. A letter addressed to the Governor and signed by Oluseye Kehinde, Publisher and Editor-in-chief of the Magazine noted that the award is in appreciation of the Governor’s giant...

Sanwo-Olu In London, Urges Africans To Unlock New Pathways for Young People

23.05.2025

Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has urged Africans to unlock new pathways for young people to thrive by reforming higher education to make it more entrepreneurial and relevant to the rapidly evolving realities of the 21st century. The governor said taking an audacious move would drive entrepreneurship as a tool for economic empowerment and...

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I apologise for saying no heaven without tithe – Adeboye

04.10.2024

The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has apologised for saying that Christians who don’t pay tithe might not make it to heaven. Adeboye who had previously said that paying tithe was one of the prerequisites for going to heaven, apologised for the comment while addressing his congregation Thursday...

Protesters storm Rivers electoral commission, insist election must hold

04.10.2024

Angry protesters on Friday stormed the office of the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission, singing and chanting ‘Election must hold’. They defied the heavy rainfall spreading canopies, while singing and drumming, with one side of the road blocked. The protest came after the Rivers State governor stormed the RSIEC in the early hours of Friday...

Man who asked Tinubu to resign admitted in psychiatric hospital

04.10.2024

The Adamawa State Police Command has disclosed that the 30-year-old Abdullahi Mohammed who climbed a 33 kv high tension electricity pole in Mayo-Belwa last Friday has been admitted at the Yola Psychiatric hospital for mental examination. The Police Public Relations Officer of the command SP Suleiman Nguroje, told Arewa PUNCH on Friday in an exclusive...

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