May 2026 – Page 93 – Rise Africa

NDC Extends Deadline For Expression Of Interest Forms Collection, Ends Presidential Form Sale

19.05.2026

The Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) has extended the deadline for the collection of Expression of Interest Forms for legislative and governorship aspirants ahead of the 2027 general elections. The party, in a statement signed by its National Secretary, Ikenna Morgan Enekweizu, announced that the deadline earlier scheduled to end at 6p.m. on May 17, has...

Okowa, Dafinone, Onowakpor Win APC Senate Tickets

19.05.2026

The immediate past Governor of Delta State, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa, has won the All Progressives Congress ticket to contest the Delta North Senatorial race. This was as the incumbent Senators, representing Delta South and Delta Central, Chief Joel Onowakpor and Olorogun Efe Dafinone, won the party’s ticket to re-contest their seats. Dafinone defeated the former...

Ebonyi Chair, Emegha Congratulates Winners

19.05.2026

The Chairman of the All Progressive Congress (APC) in Ebonyi State, Chief Stanley Okoro Emegha, has congratulated winners of the party primaries for the senate and House of Representative. In a statement he issued in Abakaliki and he personally signed, Emegha felicitated with the winners for the masses trust on them. “I write to convey...

Gov AbdulRazaq Names Yahaya Seriki Preferred Successor

19.05.2026

The Governor of Kwara State, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, has endorsed Ambassador Abdulfatai Yahaya Seriki as his preferred successor ahead of the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship primary. Governor AbdulRasaq announced the development in a press statement he personally signed and made available to the newsmen by his spokesperson in Ilorin. The Governor said Yahaya Seriki’s endorsement followed consultations with...

FG Warns MDA Boards Against Interfering In Daily Administration

19.05.2026

The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) George Akume yesterday warned Parastatals, Agencies and Commissions Governing Board chairmen and members against interference in the day-to-day administration of their institutions. He also urged Chief Executive Officers and Board members of Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) to uphold the principles of good governance, accountability, integrity...

Ondo APC Crisis Deepens As Gunshots, Thugs Rock Primaries Amid Allegations Against Aiyedatiwa

19.05.2026

Fresh controversy has engulfed the Ondo State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) following the disruption of the party’s House of Representatives and senatorial primary election processes, deepening internal tensions ahead of the 2027 general election. The crisis intensified after the Ondo State APC Concern petitioned the party’s national leadership, accusing powerful interests within...

PDP Begins Nationwide Screening Of Aspirants

19.05.2026

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has announced the official commencement of its nationwide screening of aspirants seeking to contest legislative and executive positions on the party’s platform in preparation for the 2027 general elections. The exercise, which began in Abuja on Tuesday, includes the screening of presidential and governorship aspirants at the national level in...

MURIC Rejects Makinde’s Preferred Christian Successor

19.05.2026

… says, “it is the turn of Muslim” An Islamic human rights organisation, the Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC), has rejected the candidate endorsed by Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State as his preferred successor, saying that it is the turn of Muslim. ‎The group argued that Makinde is acting out a religious script to oppress...

Group Alleges Plot By Desmond Elliot To Create Chaos In Surulere

19.05.2026

A political pressure group, Surulere Accountability Front (SAF), has alleged a plot by the lawmaker representing Surulere Constituency I in the Lagos State House of Assembly, Desmond Elliott, to cause chaos during Wednesday’s All Progressives Congress (APC) assembly primaries in the constituency. The group, in a statement on Tuesday by its Chairman, Mr Olanrewaju Badmus,...

Solagberu Hails Oloyede On Impactful Tenure

19.05.2026

The outgoing Registrar/Chief Executive of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Prof. Ishaq Olanrewaju Oloyede, has been lauded for taking the Board to an enviable level in probity and service delivery. The commendation was contained in a statement issued in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital, by an Imam at the National Mosque, Abuja, Dr...