May 2026 – Page 81 – Rise Africa

Lalong, Mwadkwon, Barji, Others Emerge Winners In Plateau APC NASS Primaries

20.05.2026

Former Plateau State Governor, Sen. Simon Bako Lalong, alongside Simon Mwadkwon, David Bitrus Barji, Yusuf Adamu Gagdi, Dachung Musa Bagos and Idris Ahmed Wase, have emerged victorious in the National Assembly primaries of the All Progressives Congress (APC), conducted across Plateau State ahead of the 2027 general elections. Announcing the results in Jos, Chairman of...

Pastor Dolapo Lawal Speaks On Japa, Says Its Modern Slavery

20.05.2026

The lead Pastor of The Zoe Household Global, Pastor Dolapo Lawal, has opined that Nigeria makes wealth creation easier than countries like the United Kingdom (UK). Pastor Lawal, who spoke in a viral video during a recent sermon, argued that most citizens relocating abroad are motivated by survival rather than the pursuit of significant wealth. According...

Ignore False Narratives On Kwara South Senate Primary Election

20.05.2026

The Deputy Senate Leader, Senator Lola Ashiru, representing Kwara South, has expressed dismay that desperate politicians are twisting the facts about the just-concluded All Progressives Congress (APC) senate primaries, noting that people of Offa came out massively for him. The Senator, in a statement by his Legislative Aide, Olaitan Adeyanju, made available to journalists in...

DHQ Denies Existence Of Terrorist Base In S’West After Oyo School Attack

20.05.2026

The Defence Headquarters has dismissed claims that terrorists have established a permanent operational base in Nigeria’s South West region following the recent attack and abduction of pupils and teachers in Ogbomoso, Oyo State. In a statement issued on Tuesday, May 19, 2026 by the Director of Defence Media Operations, Major General Michael Onoja, the military...

2027: Zoning Debate Will Lead Tinubu To Victory

20.05.2026

Veteran journalist and chieftain of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Dele Momodu, has declared that the continued debate over zoning of the presidency ahead of the 2027 general election could work in favour of President Bola Tinubu. Momodu made the remarks on Tuesday during an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today. According to Momodu, the...

FG Unveils Strategic Framework To Protect Women, Children

20.05.2026

The Federal Government has activated strategic National Costed Action Plans aimed at ending violence against children, child marriage and all forms of exploitation against women and girls as part of broader efforts to strengthen social protection and inclusive development across the country. The Minister of Women Affairs, Imaan Suleiman Usman, made this known at the...

Oyedokun’s Blood ‘A Stain On National Conscience’–PFN President

20.05.2026

National President of the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN), Bishop Francis Wale Oke, has strongly condemned the abduction of pupils and teachers of Community High School, Ahoro-Esinle, in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State, as well as, the gruesome killing of one of the teachers, Mr. Michael Oyedokun. In a statement issued through the...

FUO VC Hails Akpoebi Adesi’s Legacy Of Integrity, Service

20.05.2026

The Vice Chancellor of Federal University Otuoke, Prof Promise Mebine, has described Dr Akpoebi Adesi, the immediate past Registrar of University of Africa, Toru-Orua, as a dedicated and committed administrator whose service record remains exemplary. Mebine spoke on Monday in Yenagoa while chairing a wind-down ceremony organised in honour of Dr. Adesi, who served as...

Aliyu, Wamakko, Speaker Attend Funeral Prayer Of Late Jaredi

20.05.2026

Governor Ahmed Aliyu, APC leader in Sokoto State, Senator Aliyu Magatakarda Wamakko, and the Speaker of the Sokoto State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Tukur Bala Bodinga were among the Muslim faithful who attended the funeral prayer of Sokoto-based business mogul Alhaji Shehu Mai Akwai Jaredi. Late Jaredi died on Tuesday afternoon after a brief...

Niniola Apata Mourns Husband’s Death

20.05.2026

Nigerian Afrobeats singer and elder sister to Teni, Niniola Apata has announced the death of her husband, Michael Ndika. The well-known artist shared the news in a series of emotional Instagram posts on Wednesday, May 20. Ndika was the Chief Executive Officer of NaijaReview, a multimedia platform that covers contemporary African and Afro-house music. READ ALSO:...

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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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