By Favour Olisah, JKNewsMedia Reporter ROYAL PAGEANTRY at Windsor Castle gave way to political discussions on Thursday as Prime Minister Keir Starmer hosted United States President Donald Trump at his country residence of Chequers. The visit marked the second state trip of the US leader to Britain and was described by Trump as “the highest [&...
By Carol Olatunji, JKNewsMedia Reporter THE RIVERS State House of Assembly has resolved to investigate the finances managed during the six-month emergency rule administered by retired Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas as sole administrator. The resolution was taken on Thursday as the lawmakers reconvened for their first plenary session since the sus...
By Abdulsalam Abdullah, https://www.thecable.ng/ ON THURSDAY, the six-month state of emergency declaration in Rivers state expired. Nyesom Wike, minister of the federal capital territory (FCT) and former governor of Rivers, who played a central role in the state’s political crisis, had initially said the “coast is clear” for the termination of...
By Gift Home, JKNewsMedia Reporter SUPPORTERS AND residents filled the surroundings of the Rivers State Government House in Port Harcourt on Thursday, September 18, 2025, awaiting the return of Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his deputy, Ngozi Nma Odu, to office after President Bola Tinubu lifted the six-month emergency rule imposed on the sta...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent THE FIRE that swept through Afriland Towers on Broad Street, Lagos Island, on Tuesday has been confirmed by the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) and United Capital Plc to have claimed at least ten staff members, according to separate statements issued by the two organisations. The FIRS, th...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent CONDOLENCES HAVE been extended to the families of victims and organisations affected by Tuesday’s fire outbreak at Afriland Towers on Broad Street, Lagos Island by President Bola Tinubu. The President conveyed his sympathies to the management and staff of Afriland Properties Limited, the Federa...
By Olabode Opeseitan RECENTLY, THREE reputed international media organisations highlighted a transformative narrative about Nigeria that often escapes domestic headlines. Reuters documented the rise of millionaire cocoa farmers—visionaries leveraging innovation and scale to revolutionize agriculture, a sector foundational to Nigeria’s economi...
By JKNewsMedia THE CIRCULATION of a disturbing video showing students engaging in smoking and drinking inside a dormitory of a school has prompted swift action from the Lagos State Government. The students, believed to be from Excel College, Ejigbo, were seen in the video consuming alcohol and displaying behaviour that the authorities describ...
By Joke Kujenya SaAFE HEALTH care is a right every child should enjoy, yet for millions across the world, it remains an unmet need. From birth to early childhood, the risks are higher than at any other stage of life, the World Health Organisation (WHO), has noted. Also, rapid development, fragile immune systems, and dependence […]
By Joke Kujenya GUN SALUTES, mounted horses, and a carriage procession marked the welcome of United States President Donald Trump to Windsor Castle on Wednesday, where King Charles III hosted the American leader at the start of his second state visit to the United Kingdom. The elaborate ceremony began as Trump arrived by helicopter at [&helli...
