May 2026 – Page 92 – Rise Africa

APC Primaries: Okowa’s Declaration Self-Imposed

19.05.2026

Delta North stakeholders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) have rejected the declaration of former Delta State governor, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa, as the winner of the senatorial primary election on Monday. The stakeholders who spoke through Egnr. Emma Eboh, said in a statement that Okowa‘s declaration breached the guidelines issued by the APC National Organising...

Incumbent Senator Loses Osun APC Senatorial Ticket

19.05.2026

The Senator representing Osun Central Senatorial District, Olubiyi Fadeyi Ajagunla, has lost his bid to secure the All Progressives Congress (APC) senatorial ticket. Ajagunla, who hails from Ila-Orangun, the hometown of the former Interim National Chairman of the APC, Chief Bisi Akande, lost his Senatorial bid to the Osogbo-born legal luminary, Barrister Adegoke Adekunle Rasheed,...

Nigeria Losing Up To N20trn Annually –Agbakoba

19.05.2026

Erstwhile Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) President Olisa Agbakoba has expressed concern over revenue leakages and fiscal collapse of the economy, saying the development is costing the country about N20 trillion annually. Speaking on Eagle 102.5 FM, Ilese Ijebu, he blamed institutional inefficiencies, oil sector manipulations, and weak enforcement of constitutional revenue rules for the losses....

Ohagwu Assumes Duty As 47th Ondo Police Commissioner

19.05.2026

The Ondo State Police Command has announced the assumption of duty of Felix Ohagwu as the 47th Commissioner of Police in the state. Ohagwu takes over from Adebowale Lawal following his redeployment by the Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji Rilwan Disu, as part of ongoing efforts to enhance internal security and effective policing nationwide. Ohagwu was...

FG, NNPCL Complicit In N’Delta Ecological Destruction –HOMEF

19.05.2026

Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF) Director, Nnimmo Bassey, yesterday accused the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) of enabling decades of ecological destruction in Niger Delta through regulatory negligence and failure to hold oil companies accountable. He made the accusation at the 2026 Correspondents’ Week organised by the Correspondents’ Chapel of the Nigeria Union...

Tinubu’s Infrastructure Drive Unprecedented –Works Minister

19.05.2026

The Minister of State for Works, Bello Muhammad Goronyo, has commended President Bola Tinubu for what he described as visionary leadership and unprecedented commitment to infrastructural transformation and national development across the country. Goronyo made the remarks during the All Progressives Congress (APC) Senatorial Primary Election for Sokoto East Senatorial District held in Sokoto State,...

PDP Demands Results-Driven Security Interventions

19.05.2026

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has called for results-driven security intervention to tackle the nation’s rising security challenges. The party which is reacting to the killing of mathematics teacher, one of those abducted from three schools in Oyo State, regretted that under the All Progressives Congress (APC) administration, kidnapping of students has become a norm...

TUC Backs Oborevwori’s Workers Friendly Agenda

19.05.2026

The Delta State chapter of the Trade Union Congress (TUC) has aligned with the four components of Governor Sheriff Oborevwori’s M.O.R.E Agenda to deepen inclusive governance. The state chairman, Comrade Wilson Asekutu in Asaba yesterday said strategy aims at enhancing government–labour cooperation towards building a prosperous, peaceful, and worker-friendly governance. He said since the Governor...

FG Seeks Germany’s Support On Nigeria-Benin Boundary Project

19.05.2026

The Federal Government has requested support from German International Cooperation to complete the demarcation of the NigeriaBenin international boundary as part of efforts to strengthen regional security. The Director-General, National Boundary Commission (NBC), Adamu Adaji, made the request during a two-day cross-border cooperation programme along the Nigeria-Benin and Benin-Togo borders. Adaji, who was represented by...

EU, UNODC, ECOWAS Back Nigeria’s 2026-2030 Drug Control Plan

19.05.2026

International partners, including the European Union (EU), the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), and the Economic Community of West Africa (ECOWAS), yesterday assured Nigeria of continued support in its efforts to combat substance abuse and illicit drug trafficking over the next five years. They gave the assurances at the opening session of...