By JKNewsMedia RIVERS STATE Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, will deliver a statewide broadcast at 6.00pm this evening to appreciate stakeholders for their roles in restoring peace across the state and to reaffirm his administration’s commitment to stability and development. The Governor disclosed the plan on Friday after returning to Port Harcou...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent THE ASSOCIATION of Resident Doctors in the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has suspended its indefinite strike and directed members to resume duties on Monday at 8.00am. The decision followed a meeting held on Thursday between the leadership of the Association and the Senate Com...
By JKNewsMedia PRESIDENT BOLA Tinubu arrived in Kaduna on Friday for a one-day working visit that featured both official and personal engagements. His aircraft touched down at the Kaduna International Airport around 1 p.m., where he was received by Kaduna State Governor Uba Sani. The Governor of Borno State, Babagana Zulum, joined the recepti...
By JKNewsMedia GUNFIRE SHATTERED the early hours of Friday in Damaturu when unidentified attackers struck the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) council secretariat in Yobe State, wounding a police officer on duty. The incident occurred at about 2.00am on 19 September 2025 when armed assailants opened fire on the secretariat building. The att...
By JKNewsMedia SPOTLIGHT TURNS to Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie this week as CNN African Voices Changemakers prepares a feature on the acclaimed Nigerian author in its 30-minute magazine programme sponsored by telecommunications company Globacom. The broadcast captures an engaging conversation between Adichie and the show’s anchor, Larry Madowo, a...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent RIVERS STATE Governor Siminalayi Fubara returned to the state on Friday, arriving at the Port Harcourt International Airport, Omagwa, after six months of suspension from office during the emergency rule imposed by President Bola Tinubu. The governor’s aircraft touched down at about 11:55am, bef...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent ABOUT ELEVEN people deported from the United States of America (USA) to Ghana have taken legal action against the West African nation’s government, challenging what they describe as unlawful detention. Their lawyer, Oliver-Barker Vormawor, confirmed the suit and insisted that his clients had not...
By Ajibola Oladele, JKNewsMedia Reporter PASSPORT PRODUCTION will no longer be carried out at multiple centres across Nigeria, as the Federal Government of Nigeria has announced the transition to a single, centralised system for the first time in 62 years. Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, made this known on Thursday while inspecti...
By Owei Lakemfa THE AMERICAS tilted towards war this week as the United States, US on Monday September 15, 2025 and the next day, attacked and destroyed two boats it said are Venezuelan. The attacks in which an unspecific number of people were killed, followed a similar US announcement on September 1, 2025, that it […]
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent PASSPORTS WILL soon be issued within seven days of application filing, the Federal Government announced on Thursday, following upgrades at the Nigeria Immigration Service. Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, gave the assurance after inspecting the newly completed Data Personalisation Cent...
