By Egbu Onwu Linus, JKNewsMedia Reporter, Benue State NIGERIA’s REVENUE-to-debt service ratio has significantly dropped from 97% to 65% since President Bola Tinubu took office 17 months ago. The President highlighted this reduction on Monday during the swearing-in ceremony of seven new ministers at the State House in Abuja, noting that this ac...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter A FEDERAL High Court in Abuja has intensified proceedings against Hathiramani Ranesh, the Managing Director of Dana Air, by issuing an arrest warrant after his repeated absence in a high-profile fraud trial. On Monday, Justice Obiora Egwuatu granted the Attorney-General of the Federation’s (AGF...
By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu “The partiality that inevitably affects judges has been noted in cases with a political flavour.”David Pannick, KC, Judges, p. 44 (1987) THE STATE as we know it enjoys three notional monopolies. One is a monopoly of legitimate taxation. The second is a monopoly of the legitimate instrumentality of violence; and the [&h...
By Helen Okechukwu, JKNewsMedia Reporter THE ENUGU State Police Command has arrested a 30-year-old man, Tsehemba Joshua, for allegedly murdering a 19-year-old scrap scavenger, Yusuf Ibrahim. The incident took place on October 2, according to a statement by police spokesperson Daniel Ndukwe, posted on Monday. Joshua allegedly lured Ibrahim with...
By JKNewsMedia DIGITAL INNOVATION took center stage as Polaris Bank’s VULTe app earned the “Best Mobile App” award at the Digital Jurist Awards held at Lagos’ Eko Hotel. Celebrated on October 31, this win reaffirms Polaris Bank’s commitment to delivering cutting-edge digital solutions for Nigerians, coming just days after being named Nigeria’s...
By Egbu Onwu Linus, JKNewsMedia Reporter, Benue State PRESIDENT BOLA Tinubu has ordered the immediate release of 72 minors who were recently arraigned in Abuja’s Federal High Court alongside other young detainees. He also directed the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs to oversee their rehabilitation. Nationwide protests against economic hardshi...
By Ofem John Obongha, JKNewsMedia Reporter, Cross River A RECENT ranking by BudgIT Research has placed Ogun among Nigeria’s most economically self-sufficient on “State of States Performance Index A,” making it to secure third place behind Rivers and Lagos. Also, the assessment ranks states based on their economic independence, with...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter AMID MOUNTING economic pressures, President Bola Tinubu has urged seven newly sworn-in ministers to embrace the nation’s challenges head-on. At the Council Chambers of Aso Rock Villa in Abuja, Tinubu charged the appointees to uphold a robust commitment to national service, especially in the face of r...
By Joke Kujenya A LARGE-scale cocaine smuggling attempt by an international drug syndicate operating between Brazil, Ethiopia, and Nigeria was intercepted at Lagos’ Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA). The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) recovered 845 wraps of cocaine, totaling 18.72 kilograms, with a street value ...
By Emeka Monye TWO MAJOR events recently took centre stage in public discourse, appearing both in traditional and social media and generating arguments and counterarguments among discussants. One was the assault by a House of Representatives member, Honourable Alex Ikwechegh against a bolt driver, Stephen Abuwatseya, who had come to deliver a ...
