By Joke Kujenya SCHEDULED TO arrive at Katsina International Airport on Tuesday, the body of late President Muhammadu Buhari will be received by President Bola Tinubu, with a brief military ceremony preceding its final journey to Daura for burial. Vice President Kashim Shettima is expected to accompany the body from London, arriving by noon w...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent GLOBAL TRIBUTES have been pouring in following the death of Nigeria’s former president Muhammadu Buhari, who died in a London hospital at the age of 82 after weeks of medical treatment. News of his passing, announced by his spokesperson Garba Shehu, has sparked a wave of condolence messages fro...
By JKNewsMedia SEVEN DAYS of national mourning have been set by the Federal Government to take effect across Nigeria as final arrangements advance for the state burial of former President Muhammadu Buhari, GCFR. A press release by the FG notes that federal authorities, working in coordination with the Katsina State Government and Buhari’s fami...
By Owei Lakemfa THE UNITED States, (US) government of President Donald Trump insulted Nigerians by seeking to offload its responsibilities on Venezuelan immigrants on them. The US in regarding the Venezuelan immigrants as some piece of shit, decided to throw them down Nigeria, a country Trump once referred to as a “shit hole”. The schizophren...
By Bolanle BOLAWOLE (Published in my ON THE LORD’S DAY column in the Sunday Tribune newspaper of Sunday, 13 July, 2025). MY PHONE rang on Thursday, 26 June, 2025 and a long-standing friend was on the line. “I know you are from Owo”, he began. “And I know you will want to comment on the […]
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent THE FEDERAL Government has declared Tuesday, 15 July 2025, a public holiday to honour the memory of the late former President of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari, GCFR, who passed away in London on Sunday after a prolonged illness. The Minister of Interior, Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, made the announcemen...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent THE REMAINS of former Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari will be interred at 2.00pm on Tuesday, 15 July, in his hometown of Daura, Katsina State. Governor Dikko Radda of Katsina State confirmed the arrangements at the Government House on Monday, shortly after returning from London, where he me...
By JKNewsMedia STRUCTURED FINANCING tailored to creative entrepreneurs across film, fashion, music, and digital content has received a major boost with the rollout of a ₦1.5billion fund. Developed through a strategic partnership involving Woodhall Capital, Polaris Bank, the Lagos State Government, and the United Kingdom (UK) Government, the f...
By Ajibola Olaide, JKNewsMedia Reporter TWELVE-month manhunt for a notorious drug trafficker ended last week as operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) apprehended Okechukwu Izugha, also known as Okey Omeogo, at his wife’s shop in Ijesha Market, Lagos. The arrest followed a months-long investigation after a 9kg cocaine s...
By JKNewsMedia MAKING A solemn request, Nigeria’s former First Lady as Aisha Buhari has conveyed a personal farewell message left behind by her late husband, former President Muhammadu Buhari. Speaking with calm brevity, she revealed his parting words were a plea for national forgiveness. She recalled his repeated instructions in private momen...
