June 2025 – Page 68 – Rise Africa

Northern Leaders Urged To Support Wamakko

22.06.2025

A bold political appeal has emerged from Sokoto State, as the Executive Chairman of Kebbe Local Government Area, Abdullahi Yarima, has called on Northern leaders to rally behind Senator Aliyu Wamakko as Vice President in the 2027 general elections. Yarima made the call amid speculation that President Bola Tinubu is considering selecting his 2027 running...

Eno’s Defection: PDP Stalwarts Still With Party – Ex Rep

22.06.2025

A PDP chieftain and former House of Representatives member, Dr. Michael Enyong, has said that the PDP in Akwa Ibom State is still intact and strong despite the Governor’s defection. Speaking with newsmen yesterday in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State against the backdrop of the recent defection of the governor Pastor Umo Eno, to Dr....

Benue: Criminals, Market Women, Fake Lactating Mothers Infiltrate Yelewata IDP Camp – Govt

22.06.2025

The Benue State government yesterday raised the alarm that criminals, lactating mothers, people from host communities, and market women have infiltrated the Yelewata IDP camp located at the Makurdi International Market for displaced persons. The State Commissioner for Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management, Mr. Aonduwaser Kunde, disclosed this while clarifying issues from journalists at...

10 Nigerian Producers Who Transitioned To Performing Artistes

22.06.2025

The Nigerian entertainment industry continues to thrive on talent, reinvention, and versatility. One remarkable trend is the evolution of music producers stepping out from behind the scenes to take center stage as performing artistes. These creatives, once known solely for crafting beats and shaping sounds, are now using their voices and presence to captivate audiences...

CEF, Odenose, Ebuka Lead IF World Music Day Festival

22.06.2025

Abuja-based alternative music acts CEF, Odenose, and Jarell Ebuka headlined the Institut Français 2025 World Music Day Festival, held on June 21 at Calypso Parks and Gardens in Wuse II, Abuja. World Music Day, launched on June 21 by French Culture Minister Jack Lang and Director of Music and Dance Maurice Fleuret, celebrates music through...

Nigerian Actors Lack Hollywood Look, Accent, Says Stella Damasus

22.06.2025

Veteran actress Stella Damasus has shared her thoughts on why Nigerian actors often struggle to land roles in Hollywood. Having spent much of the last 15 years living abroad, Damasus explained that many Nigerian actors don’t fit Hollywood’s stereotypical image of Africans, saying they are often not dark-skinned enough and lack the “right” accent that...

HBO Documentary Traces WizKid’s Rise To Global Stardom

22.06.2025

Nigerian singer and songwriter WizKid is the subject of a new HBO documentary titled WizKid: Long Live Lagos, now available on the platform’s streaming service. Produced by Karam Gill and Daniel Malikyar, with executive producers Charles D. King, James Lopez, Bobby Singh, and others, the documentary follows WizKid’s rise to fame and builds up to...

Olamide Releases ‘Billionaires Club’ Music Video Off New Album

22.06.2025

Nigerian rapper and music executive Olamide, has released the official music video for Billionaires Club, a standout track from his newly dropped album. The video showcases Olamide’s signature style and affirms his place among the heavyweights of the Nigerian music scene. Singer, rapper and founder of the Yahoo Boy No Laptop (YBNL) Record Label, Olamide...

Law As Instrument Of Socio-economic Engineering: Theory, Practice, And Prospects (1)

22.06.2025

Introduction Law has long been recognized as a potent instrument for organizing society and managing human affairs. In modern states, it serves as the foundation upon which political authority is exercised and social order is maintained. However, beyond its traditional role as a mechanism for dispute resolution and the maintenance of peace, law functions as...

Sokoto Governor’s Two Years Of Economic Devt

22.06.2025

The Sokoto State industrial landscape which presently looks more like a Sahara Desert, is totally unacceptable to Governor Ahmad Aliyu Sokoto because it is a far cry from what it used to be in the 1980’s up to the late 1990’s, when Sokoto state could confidently boast of some functional fertilizer blending plants, ceramics,...

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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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