By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter AS CONSTRUCTION commenced on a long-anticipated facility for Nigeria’s electoral commission, President Bola Tinubu led the groundbreaking ceremony for the new Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) headquarters extension in Abuja on 17 June 2025. He described this as marking a critical ste...
By Joke Kujenya TOUGHENED IMMIGRATION rules are nearing enforcement to block citizens of Nigeria, Ghana, and 34 other nations from entering the United States, even with valid visas, under a stringent new directive by the United States President Donald Trump administration. The sweeping travel ban is set to become a policy, currently being ref...
By JKNewsMedia THE BLOODSHED across Benue State has escalated into a devastating humanitarian crisis causing former Vice President Atiku Abubakar to declare: “Enough is enough!” He decried the relentless bloodshed in the state, accusing the Nigerian government of turning a blind eye to the suffering of its citizens. In a strongly worded state...
By JKNewsMedia A MAJOR leap in Nigeria’s energy infrastructure has emerged with Fidelity Bank Plc backing the country’s first privately built and operated onshore crude oil export terminal in over 50 years. Situated at the Otakikpo Marginal Field in Rivers State, the terminal is operated by Green Energy International Limited (GEIL). It record...
By JKNewsMedia PREPARATIONS ARE in full swing for the 2025 West Africa Economic Summit (WAES), set to take place on 20–21 June at the Abuja International Conference Centre. The Honourable Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Maitama Tuggar (OON), confirmed the event during a Pre-Summit Media Parley in Abuja, emphasising the country’s...
By JKNewsMedia ALLEGATIONS THAT ₦5 billion was paid to police to prevent the detention of Fidelity Bank’s Managing Director, Nneka Onyeali-Ikpe, have been dismissed as entirely false and deliberately misleading. The bank issued a strong rebuttal following a publication on Sahara Reporters that claimed MD Nneka Onyeali-Ikpe confessed to making...
By JKNewsMedia A NATIONWIDE call to action is underway as the Federal Government activates the registration portal for the 2025 National Youth Conference, positioning it as a critical step in driving inclusive dialogue and transformative youth policy reform. At a press briefing in Abuja, the Minister of Youth Development, Ayodele Olawande, co...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter PRESIDENT BOLA Tinubu has mourned the victims of renewed violence in Benue State and ordered security forces to launch a decisive crackdown on all perpetrators of the bloodshed. Addressing the nation during a public engagement in Abuja, he called the killings “depressing” and directed that no indivi...
By JKNewsMedia WEDNESDAY, 18 June 2025 has been set by President Bola Tinubu to visit Benue State in order to confront the escalating violence that has devastated communities and claimed lives across the region. A statement by his media team said the move follows the rescheduling of his official trip to Kaduna State, now slated […]
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter “WE WILL find you. We will expose you. And we will deal with you with the full force of the law.” With those words, Benue State Governor Hyacinth Alia delivered a stark warning to the terrorists behind one of the deadliest massacres in the state’s recent history. Addressing the state […]...
