By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter PRESIDENT BOLA Tinubu has forwarded a ₦1.481 trillion budget proposal for Rivers State to the National Assembly (NASS) for approval, following the imposition of emergency rule in the state. The budget request was presented during plenary by Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, an...
By Al Humphrey Onyanabo A RELATIVELY obscure legal battle filed by an equally low-profile NGO has suddenly gained traction following the unexpected transfer of the case from Port Harcourt to Abuja. The Incorporated Trustees of the Rivers Bridge Peace Initiative, a Rivers State-based organization led by Rufus Oba, is challenging the legality o...
By Senator Babafemi Ojudu, CON ON THE danger of digital thuggery and the ignorance of democratic principles Some intolerant children of ignorance have recently invaded my Facebook page and directed messages to hurl insults at me. Their offense? That I failed to praise their “god” — the President — in a simple, innocuous piece where […]...
By Aisha Mahmud, JKNewsMedia Intern BURDEN OF survival has fallen on 25-year-old Queen Isah as she faces illness and poverty in Nasarawa while catering for her siblings. She is single-handedly raising her two younger siblings amid poverty, health crises, and abandonment after their mother was imprisoned for alleged fraud. Queen Isah wakes eac...
By JKNewsMedia MORE THAN 4,500 residents of Abere and Modakeke communities in Ile-Ife, Osun State, received essential food items during a two-day distribution programme organised by Fidelity Bank Plc. The initiative, delivered in partnership with the Ministry of Cooperatives and Empowerment and the Esther Adeleke Foundation, forms part of the ...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter RISING PRESSURE over technical errors in the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) nearly led to the resignation of the Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), who revealed he was deeply troubled by the glitches that disrupted exams in parts of Lagos and th...
By Joke Kujenya UNITED STATES President Donald Trump meets South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa in Washington as tensions rise over refugee policy, trade ties, and controversial genocide allegations. A tense Oval Office encounter erupted as President Trump confronted South African President Ramaphosa with unverified footage and a barrage ...
By JKNewsMedia PLASTIC STRAWS, styrofoam containers, disposable cups, cutlery, and thin nylon bags will be off-limits across Lagos from July 1 as the Lagos State government reaffirms its position on the ban of select Single Use Plastics (SUPs). Public confusion prompted Tuesday’s official clarification from the Lagos Commissioner for the Envi...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter Two British-Nigerians, Opeyemi Bright and Jason Jackson, have received official congratulations from President Bola Tinubu following their historic inauguration as mayors in London. The President commended both Bright and Jackson for upholding the legacy of excellence among Nigerians in the diaspora...
By Paul Ejime THE FULL impact of the U.S. President Donald Trump administration’s controversial foreign trade tariffs and aid cuts is still unravelling. Yet, the same government plans a 5% tax on Diaspora remittances, which will hurt millions of households in struggling economies around the world. Love or hate him, Trump has made himself a [&...
