May 2026 – Page 12 – Rise Africa

Africa’s 2.8bn Population Growth Portends Severe Socio-Economic Crisis, Obaseki Warns

25.05.2026

The immediate past Edo State Governor Godwin Obaseki has warned that Africa’s projected population growth of about 2.82 billion by 2060 could trigger a severe socioeconomic crisis unless governments at all levels rethink education, skills development, and employment systems. Speaking at the 3rd Islamic World Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ICESCO) Dialogue in London, he...

Anioma Group Petitions APC Leadership Over Alleged Irregularities In Delta Senatorial Primaries

25.05.2026

A group under the aegis of Concerned Citizens of Anioma, Delta State, has petitioned the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Nentawe Yilwatda, alleging irregularities, intimidation and undue influence in the conduct of the party’s senatorial primary election in Delta State. In a protest letter addressed to the APC National Secretariat in Abuja,...

Oborevwori Gets ADC, SDP Challengers

25.05.2026

The Social Democratic Party (SDP) and the African Democratic Congress (ADC) have produced their Delta 2027 governorship candidates to slog it out with the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Governor Sheriff Oborevwori. Felix Obuseh will represent the SDP, with Emmanuel Unuafe clinching the ADC’s ticket for the election. Obuseh said in Asaba yesterday...

Shettima Pushes Deeper Nigeria-Benin Partnership At Wadagni’s Inauguration

25.05.2026

Vice President Kashim Shettima yesterday urged a deeper strategic partnership between Nigeria and the Republic of Benin. According to him, stronger bilateral ties are essential to sustain economic and democratic gains across the West African sub-region. Shettima, who represented President Bola Tinubu at the inauguration of Beninese President Romuald Wadagni at the Presidential Palace in...

Sanwo-Olu Activates Surveillance, Response Against Ebola

25.05.2026

The Lagos State Government has said there is no immediate threat of Ebola virus disease in the state despite the evolving outbreak in parts of Central and East Africa. In a statement yesterday, the Commissioner for Health Akin Abayomi said the stae’s biosecurity and emergency response systems remain fully activated and outbreak-tested. According to him,...

9th League Title: You’ve Walked The ‘Path Of Legends’, Mbah Hails Enugu Rangers

25.05.2026

Governor of Enugu State, Dr. Peter Mbah, has congratulated Rangers International F.C. of Enugu on their ninth league title and their second under his administration. Mbah said the players and management of the club made the people of the state proud and etched their names in gold by walking the path of legends. Rangers lifted...

NABTEB Extends 2026 Common Entrance Registration, Moves Exam To June 13

25.05.2026

The National Business and Technical Examinations Board (NABTEB) says it has extended the registration period for the 2026 national common entrance examination into technical colleges nationwide to May 31. The board also announced a shift in the examination date from June 6 to June 13. In a statement yesterday, the board said the approval for...

Kwara Correspondents To Boycott NUJ Press Centre

25.05.2026

The crisis in the Kwara State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) has deepened following the Correspondents Chapel’s directive to its members not to attend any assignment or activity at the Council’s Press Centre pending the resolution of the internal dispute arising from the Chapel’s recently-concluded 2026 Press Week. The directive was part...

Benue PDP Guber Candidate Picks 38-Year-Old Ogbenjuwa As Running Mate

25.05.2026

The Benue State governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the 2027 general election, Michael Aondoakaa, SAN, has picked Dr Oyije Ogbenjuwa as his running mate. Speaking during the party’s congress in Makurdi, Aondoakaa promised that his administration would focus on security, agriculture revival, youth and women empowerment, healthcare, education, and infrastructure development...

Wizkid Opened International Doors For African Artistes- Nasty C

25.05.2026

Popular South African rapper Nsikayesizwe David Junior Ngcobo, popularly as Nasty C, has heaped praises on Nigerian Afrobeats artist, Ayodeji Balogun, also known as Wizkid for the global acclaim of African music. Nasty C, who made this remark in a recent podcast, said Wizkid’s 2016 collaboration with Canadian superstar Drake, ‘One Dance,’ opened doors overseas...