News – Page 128 – Rise Africa

A’Ibom Community Urges Eno To Forget Campaigning For Re-Election

15.02.2026

Women and stakeholders of Essien Udim local government area of Akwa ibom state have urged the All Progressives Congress to forget visiting Essien Udim to campaign for the re-election of Governor Umo Eno when the election window is open. According to them, “Campaigning for Governor Eno in our community will amount to a pastor preaching...

Argungu Festival Attests To Return Of Normalcy To Kebbi — Tinubu

15.02.2026

President Bola Tinubu on Saturday described the 61st Argungu International Fishing and Cultural Festival as a testament to the return of stability and normalcy in Kebbi State and across the country. Speaking at the grand finale of the festival in Argungu, the President pledged sustained Federal Government support for tourism, agriculture, food security, and rural...

AU Summit: Nigeria Must Lead Africa’s In New Global Order, Says Guterres

15.02.2026

United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres, has urged Nigeria to spearhead Africa’s quest for a restructured global order, describing the country as uniquely positioned to lead the continent toward superpower status. Guterres hailed the economic reforms of the President Bola Tinubu-led administration as well as Nigeria’s leadership in stabilising the Sahel and ECOWAS regions despite facing...

Nigeria Would’ve Been Different If Ekwueme, Falae Won In 1999 – Utomi

15.02.2026

Professor of Political Economy and Management expert, Patrick Okedinachi Utomi, has said that Nigeria would have recorded remarkable progress if late former Vice President, Chief Alex Ekwueme or one time Finance Minister, Chief Olu Falae had won the election in 1999. He added that the All Progressives Congress (APC), has deliberately polarized Nigeria. Utomi who...

VP Attends 39th Au Summit’s Opening Session

15.02.2026

Vice President Kashim Shettima on yesterday joined other leaders across Africa and beyond at the opening of the 39th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the African Union (AU) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. This came just as the President of the Republic of Burundi, Evariste Ndayishimiye, took over as...

2027: APC, PGF, Presidency Intensify Search For Shettima’s Replacement

15.02.2026

The search for the replacement of the Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima, is yet to be over as the Presidency is said to be bent on running on a Christian-Muslim ticket in 2027. A party source within the week confided in Sunday Telegraph that there is no way the party would run on Muslim Muslim...

Afowiri Fondzenyuy Completes Mount Kilimanjaro Marathon

15.02.2026

Cameroonian endurance athlete and social impact advocate Afowiri Kizito Fondzenyuy has completed the prestigious Mount Kilimanjaro Summit Marathon, officially becoming one of the few Africans to run a marathon on all seven continents. Held on Africa’s highest mountain, the Mount Kilimanjaro Summit Marathon is widely regarded as one of the most physically demanding endurance events...

Rotary International President Enjoins Humanity To Unite For Good

15.02.2026

The President of Rotary International, Francesco Arezzo, has enjoined men of goodwill and Rotarians to unite for good, create positive change and make an impact in their communities. He made this call during a Town Hall Meeting with Rotarians of both Districts 9111 and 9112 at the Rotary Centre, Ikeja GRA, Lagos. Speaking on the...

Bauchi Deploys 40 Tractors To Combat Climate Impact, Boost Land Restoration

15.02.2026

The Bauchi State government has taken a major step in addressing climate-related challenges with the deployment of 40 tractors and heavy equipment under the World Bank-backed ACReSAL project. While flagging off the distribution of the items on Saturday in Bauchi, Governor Bala Mohammed said the intervention is designed to tackle environmental threats, including soil erosion,...

Oyo Gov’t Takes Campaign Against HIV, Malaria, TB To Ajegunle Market

14.02.2026

The Oyo State Government, through the Oyo State Agency for the Control of AIDS (OYSACA), has conducted an integrated outreach programme at Ajegunle Market in Atiba Local Government Area of Oyo Town. The outreach, which featured free HIV testing, malaria testing and tuberculosis (TB) screening for traders and residents, was part of efforts to scale...

1 … 126 127 128 129 130 … 2,380

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...

Latest news

UNICEF Partners Bauchi Govt To Fight Child Malnutrition

Bayelsa Remains PDP State, Says George Turnah

Nwifuru Awards Scholarships To 187 Pioneer Students Of State ICT University

Patent Innovation By Ayodeji Taiwo To Bring Solar-Powered Refrigeration To Rural Nigeria

Latest News

A’Ibom Community Urges Eno To Forget Campaigning For Re-Election

Argungu Festival Attests To Return Of Normalcy To Kebbi — Tinubu

AU Summit: Nigeria Must Lead Africa’s In New Global Order, Says Guterres

Nigeria Would’ve Been Different If Ekwueme, Falae Won In 1999 – Utomi

VP Attends 39th Au Summit’s Opening Session

2027: APC, PGF, Presidency Intensify Search For Shettima’s Replacement

Afowiri Fondzenyuy Completes Mount Kilimanjaro Marathon

Rotary International President Enjoins Humanity To Unite For Good

Bauchi Deploys 40 Tractors To Combat Climate Impact, Boost Land Restoration

Oyo Gov’t Takes Campaign Against HIV, Malaria, TB To Ajegunle Market

Must Read

The Battle for Africa

I apologise for saying no heaven without tithe – Adeboye

Protesters storm Rivers electoral commission, insist election must hold

Man who asked Tinubu to resign admitted in psychiatric hospital

Popular Posts

I apologise for saying no heaven without tithe – Adeboye

Protesters storm Rivers electoral commission, insist election must hold

Man who asked Tinubu to resign admitted in psychiatric hospital

You may have missed it

UNICEF Partners Bauchi Govt To Fight Child Malnutrition

Bayelsa Remains PDP State, Says George Turnah

Nwifuru Awards Scholarships To 187 Pioneer Students Of State ICT University

Patent Innovation By Ayodeji Taiwo To Bring Solar-Powered Refrigeration To Rural Nigeria

APC Accuses ADC Of Misleading Nigerians Over Poverty Figures

Residents Displaced As Rain Wreck Havoc, Damage Radio Station In Ibadan

Follow Us on Social Media

Themes