February 2026 – Rise Africa

Athletico Thrash Club Brugge 4-1 To Secure Progress In UCL

25.02.2026

Alexander Sorloth scored his first Champions League hat-trick to help Atletico Madrid defeat Club Brugge and set up a last-16 tie with either Tottenham or Liverpool. The Norwegian striker opened the scoring in the 23rd minute when he collected a long ball from keeper Jan Oblak and his half-volley squirmed past Simon Mignolet. But Brugge...

Senate Backs SEDC On N140bn 2026 Budget Proposal

24.02.2026

The Senate, on Tuesday, gave its full support to the proposed ₦140 billion 2026 budget of the South East Development Commission (SEDC). The Senate Committee on South East Development Commission Chaired by Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, expressed the support when the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of SEDC, Mr. Mark Okoye, in company with his Management...

Cuba Accuses U.S. Of Economic Asphyxiation

24.02.2026

The Republic of Cuba has accused the United States of pursuing a “deliberate asphyxiation policy” aimed at forcing its government to its knees, as Nigerian labour leaders and political figures rallied behind renewed African pressure to end the decades-long blockade. Speaking in Abuja at the Conference of the Nigeria Movement of Solidarity with Cuba (NMSC),...

APC Leaders, Govs Recommit To Advancing Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda

24.02.2026

Governors on the platform of the governing All Progressives Congress (APC) and other leaders of the party have recommitted to boosting grassroots mobilisation in order to promote and advance the Renewed Hope Agenda of the administration of President Bola Tinubu. This came just as the Vice President, Kashim Shettima, said the Tinubu administration has shifted...

ADC Debunks Reports On Edo Meeting, Calls For Responsible Journalism

24.02.2026

The African Democratic Congress (ADC) on Tuesday debunked the purported reports indicating that there was a political crisis when the party held its leadership meeting in Edo State. Speaking in a press statement made available to newsmen, the party said there was no crisis at the meeting held at its National leader, John Odigie-Oyegun’s residence....

Attack On Obi, Dangerous Dimension In Nigeria’s Democracy

24.02.2026

Peter Obi Media Reach (POMR), said the attack on the chieftain of African Democratic Congress (ADC), Mr. Peter Obi by suspected thugs on Tuesday in Benin, Edo State, highlights a dangerous dimension in Nigeria’s democracy. POMR in a statement its spokesperson Ibrahim Umar, said Obi and his team were attacked as they were approaching the...

Kebbi Govt Commends Troops For Successful Operations In Maiyama LGA

24.02.2026

The Kebbi State Government has applauded the General Officer Commanding (GOC), 8 Division Nigerian Army, and the Theater Commander, Operation Fansan Yamma, for their gallantry and professionalism as they successfully repelled attacks by Lakurawa bandits in Maiyama Local Government Area of the State and neutralized several criminal elements during the operation. A statement issued by...

Stop Paying Ransom To Kidnappers, PDP Urges FG

24.02.2026

The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) on Tuesday urged the Federal Government to stop all ransom payments and take strong action to impede the rising surge of kidnappings across Nigeria. PDP, in a statement issued by its National Publicity Secretary, Ini Ememobong, made this appeal following reports by Agence France-Presse, citing three intelligence sources that the...

APC Slams Osun Assembly Over LG Accounts Bill

24.02.2026

The Osun State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has strongly criticised the state legislature over a newly passed bill seeking tighter oversight of local government bank accounts, describing the move as vindictive and contrary to the autonomy granted councils by the Supreme Court of Nigeria. In a press statement issued on Tuesday, the...

Ex-Oyo First Lady Champions Support For Visually Impaired Pupils

24.02.2026

The widow of former Oyo State Governor Adebayo Alao-Akala, Chief (Mrs.) Oluwakemi Alao-Akala, has urged Nigerians to embrace a culture of consistent giving to the less privileged, insisting that physical disability should never be mistaken for inability. She made the call during a humanitarian visit to the Nigeria Training Centre for the Blind and the...

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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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