May 2026 – Page 40 – Rise Africa

Jibrin Distributes 53,040 Bags Of Fertiliser

23.05.2026

In an effort to cushion the effects of the high cost of Fertilizer to Farmers and to ensure enough bumper harvest, Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Barau I. Jibrin, has concluded arrangements to distribute 53,040 bags of fertiliser ( 88 trucks) to farmers and other constituents across the 13 Local Government Areas of Kano...

Gbajabiamila Reportedly Seeks Promotion For Eight Police Officers

23.05.2026

The Chief of Staff (CoS) to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila, has reportedly asked the Police Service Commission (PSC) to grant special promotion to eight police officers attached to politicians, a move that triggered legal and ethical concerns over the commission’s statutory powers. Saturday Telegraph gathered that the requests were contained in two separate letters allegedly...

Gov Otti Scores Low In Basic Education Infrastructure Renewal

23.05.2026

In his review of development projects during the May media chat, Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, admitted that he did not meet the expected target in infrastructure renewal in the basic education sub-sector in the last three years, in keeping with his promise. He, however, promised that in the remaining months of the year, the...

Hamzat Presents APC Gubernatorial Primary Results To Tinubu

23.05.2026

Lagos State Deputy Governor, Obafemi Hamzat, has presented the official results of the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship primary election to President Bola Tinubu at his residence in Lagos. Hamzat was accompanied by his wife, Oluremi, during the visit, where the delegation formally briefed the President on the outcome of the party’s primary process in...

Customs Deepens Inter-Agency Fight Against Transnational Crimes

23.05.2026

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has emphasised the importance of stronger collaboration, intelligence sharing, and inter-agency synergy in addressing terrorism financing, money laundering, wildlife trafficking, and other forms of transnational organised crime. The Comptroller-General of Customs, Adewale Adeniyi, made this known during a study tour by the Operational Level Countering the Financing of Terrorism and...

Kefas Wins APC Gubernatorial Primary Election In Taraba

23.05.2026

The Governor of Taraba State, Agbu Kefas, has been declared the winner of the All Progressives Congress (APC) gubernatorial primary election after securing 166,357 votes to defeat his closest rival, who polled 4,110 votes. The Returning Officer announced the result, confirming Kefas as the party’s flagbearer for the upcoming electoral contest. Speaking after the conclusion...

Sowore Joins Presidential Race, Vows To Rebuild Nigeria

23.05.2026

Barely seven months to the anticipated 2027 general elections, human rights activist and publisher of Sahara Reporters, Omoyele Sowore, has formally declared his intention to contest the presidential election on the platform of the African Action Congress (AAC). Sowore, who made this declaration on Friday evening, promised what he described as a renewed drive to reform...

Navy Targets, Destroys Crude Oil Staging Sites In N’Delta

23.05.2026

…6,500 litres of stolen crude oil seized The Nigerian Navy (NN) on Saturday said ongoing efforts to disrupt the infrastructure supporting crude oil theft in the Niger Delta general area paid off with the discovery and deactivation of multiple crude oil staging sites. The Director, Naval Information (DINFO), Navy Captain Abiodun Folorunsho, who disclosed this...

APC Nat’l Chairman Votes In Presidential Primary As Tinubu, Osifo Contest Party Ticket

23.05.2026

The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Prof. Nentawe Goshwe Yilwatda, on Saturday participated in the party’s Presidential Direct Primary Election in his hometown of Dungung, Kanke Local Government Area of Plateau State. The APC is conducting its presidential direct primary elections simultaneously across its 8,809 wards nationwide, with registered party members voting...

Amaechi Counters Tinubu’s Claim On Buhari’s Emergence

23.05.2026

Former Minister of Transportation and erstwhile Rivers State governor, Rotimi Amaechi, has challenged President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s claims that he single-handedly made late former President Muhammadu Buhari emerge victorious in the 2015 presidential election. Reacting to the purported claims on Arise Television on Friday, Amaechi said Buhari’s victory was the outcome of collective political efforts...