By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent FRESH DETAILS have emerged from Kebbi State following the confirmation of the identities of 25 schoolgirls abducted by gunmen during the attack on Government Girls Comprehensive Secondary School, Maga, in Danko/Wasagu Local Government Area. Chairman of the council, Hussaini Aliyu, released the ...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent EFFORTS TO expand the strength of the Nigerian Army moved into a new phase as the institution confirmed structured plans to recruit and train 24,000 soldiers to reinforce operational readiness across the country. The confirmation followed an operational visit by the chief of army staff (COAS), ...
By Ofem John, JKNewsMedia Intern STUDENT DISCUSSION dominated discussions as the Students’ Union Government of the University of Cross River State (UNICROSS) led by its president, Comrade Ogar Favour Johobe, met with university management on Monday to review the proposed adjustment in school fees and assess ongoing development initiatives acr...
By Bola BOLAWOLE “Finally, finally, PDP has held Wike’s bull by the horns…” “You mean with his expulsion from the PDP by the factional PDP convention held in Ibadan?“ “You are partisan! The way you couched your question shows very clearly that you are on Wike’s side” “I don’t have to before asking questions! It […]...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent PRESIDENT BOLA Tinubu has postponed his scheduled trips to Johannesburg, South Africa, and Luanda, Angola, following the abduction of schoolgirls in Kebbi State and an armed attack on worshippers at Christ Apostolic Church (CAC), Eruku, Kwara State. A statement by Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser ...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent BRIGADIER-GENERAL Mohamed Buba Marwa (rtd), Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), has called for collective action to tackle drug abuse, trafficking, and other social vices in Nigeria. Speaking at the 7th Security and Emergency Management Awards a...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent PROGRESS IN Nigeria’s tobacco control efforts formed the core of the country’s presentation at the ongoing 11th Session of the Conference of Parties to the World Health Organisation (WHO) Framework Convention on Tobacco Control in Geneva, where the Minister of State for Health and Social Welfar...
By Fatima Idera, JKNewsMedia GROWING CRITICISM met the launch of the Tropical Forest Forever Facility (TFFF) on the sidelines of the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP30) in Belém, Brazil, as the Africa Make Big Polluters Pay (MBPP) Coalition issued a firm rejection of the proposal, describing it as a dangerous attempt to financial...
By Bolanle BOLAWOLE MY PHONE rang and a professional colleague rained torrents of questions: “Assuming Nyesom Wike, the FCT minister, is a Northern Muslim, do you think Yerima would have responded to him the way he did?” “Assuming Yerima is a southerner or southern Christian, and the FCT minister is a northern Muslim, do you […]
By Babafemi Ojudu A LOT happens in Nigeria that, if you did not witness it yourself, you would swear it was impossible. Some events are so bizarre, so grotesque in their violation of common sense and morality, that even D.O. Fágúnwà’s magical adventures in Ìrìnkèrindò Nínú Igbo Elegbeje pale beside them. Yet these are not […]...
