By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent THE FEDERAL Government has commenced the implementation of a new N32,000 pension increment for retirees under the Defined Benefit Scheme (DBS), with effect from the September 2025 pension payroll cycle. The Pension Transitional Arrangement Directorate (PTAD) confirmed that the increment package...
By JKNewsMedia THE STANDING Committee of the Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE), comprising Managing Directors, Directors of News and Editors in print, broadcast, news agencies and online organisations across the country, convened in Jos, Plateau State, on 17 September 2025, and issued a detailed resolution on critical issues affecting the media...
By Ajibola Olaide, JKNewsMedia Reporter CONFLICTING ACCOUNTS have emerged over the death of Arise News anchor and producer, Somtochukwu Christelle Maduagwu, who was reported to have jumped out of her residence after armed robbers stormed Unique Apartments in Abuja on Monday. The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Nyesom Wike, on Tuesday...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent DEEP SORROW trailed the condemnation issued by President Bola Tinubu over the brutal killing of Arise News anchor, Somtochukwu “Sommie” Maduagwu, who was murdered during a robbery attack at her residence in Katampe, Abuja. According to a statement released by the Presidency on Tuesday, Presiden...
By Jemimah Wellingon, JKNewsMedia Correspondent THE NIGERIAN Guild of Editors (NGE) has demanded a swift and thorough investigation into the killing of Arise News Television Anchor, Somtochukwu Maduagwu, who died following an armed robbery attack at her residence in Katampe, Abuja, on Monday morning. In a press release issued on Tuesday by NG...
By Ajibola Olaide, JKNewsMedia Reporter THE VIOLENT death of Arise Television anchor and producer, Somtochukwu Christelle Maduagwu has drawn nationwide grief and a federal government’s directive for investigation after she was killed during an armed robbery at her residence in Katampe, Abuja. The Federal Government, through the Minister...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent HIGH-LEVEL talks on energy security and infrastructure investments took centre stage in Lagos as President Bola Tinubu engaged with two prominent global investment leaders, Hakeem Belo-Osagie, Chairman of Metis Capital Partners and Senior Lecturer at Harvard Business School, and Bayo Ogunlesi, ...
By JKNewsMedia STRONG PRESENCE defined last week’s Lagos twin expos as Julius Berger Nigeria PLC and its subsidiaries headlined the BIG 5 and ECOBANK events, showcasing innovation, craftsmanship, and an expansive project portfolio to industry stakeholders. The BIG 5 event was staged at the Landmark Events Centre, while the ECOBANK Design and ...
By DailyPost POLICE HAVE launched an investigation into the killing of Arise News anchor Somtochukwu Christelle Maduagwu, who died during a robbery attack at her residence in Katampe, Abuja, in the early hours of Monday. Maduagwu, 29, was a lawyer-turned-broadcaster who worked as an anchor, reporter and producer with Arise News Channel. She j...
STRONG INDICATIONS have emerged that an Abuja hospital refused urgent medical attention to the late Arise TV news anchor Somtochukwu Christelle MADUAGWU in her last moments. The Network says it gathered that the journalists jumped from the second floor when the robbers invaded her apartment and sustained serious injuries. She was said to have ...
