May 2026 – Page 31 – Rise Africa

How Electoral Act Ended Lawmakers’ Ambitions

24.05.2026

Dozens of National Assembly members’ political ambitions have been curtailed by the Electoral Act 2026, with at least 12 serving senators unable to seek alternative platforms after losing party primary tickets. The development follows a new provision in the amended law that ties eligibility to contest elections to prior membership of a political party, effectively...

PRP Clears Donald Duke, 2 Others For Presidential Primaries

24.05.2026

The Peoples Redemption Party(PRP) has screened and cleared three presidential aspirants ahead of its presidential primaries scheduled for Monday, May 25, as the party intensifies preparations for the forthcoming general elections. Among those cleared are former Cross River State Governor, Donald Duke; notable economist, Dr Nnaoke Ufere from Abia State and former African Action Congress...

Report: African Countries Reject Trump’s ‘Recolonisation’ Global Health Strategy

24.05.2026

In the wake of the exit of USAID, some African countries in have kicked against the move by President Donald Trump’s administration to roll out a new “America First” global health strategy that sees the future of foreign assistance, granting money in return for data, which already generated $20.6 billion into the US economy since...

APC: Controversy Trails Direct Primaries, Consensus, Imposition In States

24.05.2026

Controversies continued to trail the ongoing All Progressives Congress (APC) primaries as fresh allegations of imposition, manipulation, phantom voting and parallel results emerged from several states. That is despite assurances by the party leadership that the exercise remained peaceful and rancour-free. From Delta to Adamawa, Kwara, Abia, Gombe, Zamfara, Nasarawa and Oyo states, aggrieved aspirants...

Tinubu: Primaries Demonstrate Internal Democracy In APC, Deepen Grassroots Politics

24.05.2026

President Bola Tinubu has described the conduct of the 2026 All Progressives Congress (APC) primaries nationwide as a strong demonstration of internal democracy within the ruling party. Tinubu stated this yesterday after he participated in the APC Presidential Primaries at Ikoyi-Obalende Ward L2 in Lagos, noting that the exercise has further deepened the democratic process....

ADC Ticket: Atiku, Amaechi, Hayatu-Deen Fail To Reach Consensus

24.05.2026

The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has resorted to direct primary election to elect its candidate for next year’s presidential election after failure to broker truce among the three presidential aspirants. The aspirants former Vice President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar; former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Chibuike Amaechi and former Managing Director of FSB International Bank, Mohammed Hayatu-Deen,...

Discontent, Anger As Serving Senators, Reps Lose APC Return Tickets

24.05.2026

The just concluded primaries came with bittersweet experience for members of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) at the National Assembly. In this report, CHUKWU DAVID and PHILIP NYAM examine how powerplay robbed APC members, who defected from the opposition parties of return tickets and its implication on the coming elections Mixed feelings presently characterise...

The Sokoto State APC First 11

24.05.2026

The All Progressives Congress (APC) Sokoto State Chapter is a well-drilled championship-winning squad that is marching confidently into the 2027 general elections season with tactical precision and remarkable cohesion. While other political parties are still struggling with internal trials and dressing-room conflicts, the Sokoto APC team has already settled its First 11, the desired formation,...

Insecurity: Beyond The Rhetorics

24.05.2026

Last week, just before midnight on Friday, May 15, United States President Donald Trump announced on his Truth Social platform that a coordinated joint operation between Nigerian and American forces had led to the killing of Abu Bilal al-Minuki, described as the second-in-command of ISIS globally. The following day, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu confirmed the...

We’re Still Open For Coalition –NNPP

24.05.2026

Hon. Bala Yunusa Mohammed is the Acting National Chairman of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP). In this interview with some journalists, he speaks on various issues concerning the 2027 general elections. He, however, says that NNPP is still open for coalition arrangements with other political parties. JOHNCHUKS ONUANYIM reports Chairman, the 2027 election is...