June 2025 – Page 16 – Rise Africa

Lagos Rep Hails Gbajabiamila For His National Service

28.06.2025

A member of the House of Representatives, Okey-Joe Onuakalusi (LP, Lagos), has extended warm birthday wishes to the Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila, describing him as a dedicated public servant and a pillar of national leadership. In a goodwill message personally signed by the lawmaker, Onuakalusi commended Gbajabiamila for his distinguished service...

Security Experts Call For Rethink Of Nigeria’s Centralized Policing System

28.06.2025

Security experts, government officials, and peacebuilding practitioners have called for a fundamental restructuring of Nigeria’s centralized policing system, proposing community and regional policing models to address the country’s growing insecurity. This was the consensus at a one-day multi-stakeholder roundtable dialogue held in Jos, Plateau State, organized by the Gideon and Funmi Para-Mallam Peace Foundation in...

CDS Urges Nigerian Youth To Stand Against Extremism

28.06.2025

The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Christopher Gwabin Musa, has called on Nigerian youths to take a firm stand against extremist ideologies, insurgency, banditry, and terrorism, describing them as threats to national unity and the future of the country. Speaking on Saturday at a one-day conference themed “Countering Violent Extremist Ideology, Banditry and Terrorism”,...

Foundation Launches EmpowerPlate Platform

28.06.2025

Brisa Women Foundation, a non-profit focused on supporting widows and single mothers, has launched EmpowerPlate, a global food and medicine drive aimed at building a sustainable food and medicine bank for indigent women across Nigeria. The launch event, held Saturday in Lagos, brought together women leaders, philanthropists, and community advocates in a collective call to...

Obi Knocks Tinubu Over Trips To Saint Lucia, Brazil

28.06.2025

The former Governor of Anambra State and 2023 Presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, has questioned President Bola Tinubu’s frequent trips abroad when the country is embroiled in myriad problems in virtually all areas of governance Speaking via his verified X handle on Saturday, Obi wondered why a sitting president of a...

Sokoto To Develop Blueprint For Youth Empowerment — Marke

28.06.2025

The Sokoto State Government has initiated a pre-national youth conference aimed at gathering data to develop a tailored blueprint for youth empowerment that addresses the specific needs of each locality across the state. Speaking at the event, the Commissioner for Youth and Sports Development, Kofar Marke, said the initiative seeks to create a comprehensive framework...

APC Govs Speaks On Ganduje’s Resignation As Nat’l Chairman

28.06.2025

Amid the resignation of Abdullahi Ganduje as the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), the Governors elected on the platform of the party, Progressive Governors’ Forum (PGF), have described the development as a natural step in the party’s ongoing evolution. Speaking in a communiqué issued after their two-day strategic meeting in Benin City, Edo State,...

Kayode Peters Reportedly Passes Away

28.06.2025

Renowned Nollywood actor and movie producer, Kayode Peters, has reportedly passed away in Canada. Instagram entertainment gossip blogger, Cutie Juls, announced this shocking development in a post on his page on Saturday, June 28. According to Cutie Juls, Kayode Peters, who played the role of Koko in Twilight Zone and Flatmates, passed away in Canada...

Progressive Govs Reaffirm Commitment To Nat’l Reforms

28.06.2025

The Progressive Governors Forum (PGF) has reaffirmed its unwavering commitment to President Bola Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda, pledging to deepen reforms, enhance institutional accountability, and champion inclusive development across the country. This resolution was contained in a communiqué issued at the end of the Forum’s two-day strategic meeting held in Benin City, Edo State, from...

Religious, Traditional Leaders Condemn Forced Marriage In Niger

28.06.2025

Stakeholders in Niger State condemned the practice of forced marriage, affirming that no section of the Nigerian Constitution, Sharia law, the Holy Bible, or the Qur’an supports such an act. Speaking at an Interfaith and Cultural Leaders Dialogue on Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV) in Minna, organised by the Dorothy Njemanze Foundation (DNF), the Committee...