By Joke Kujenya IN THE MIDST of accolades and well-wishes from across Nigeria’s political spectrum, President Bola Tinubu quietly observed his 72nd birthday with characteristic humility, shunning celebratory fanfare and directing well-wished to donate to charity instead. Immediate past president, Muhammadu Buhari, Lagos State Governor Babajide...
By Helen Okechukwu, JKNMedia Reporter NIGERIAN National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), has moved to swiftly dispel rumours of an impending price adjustments for Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) and Automative Gas Oil (Diesel) at its retail outlets across Nigeria. According to the Chief, Corporate Communications Officer, Olufemi Soneye, the falsity of...
By Joke Kujenya FOLLOWING the distressing incident involving Debola Daniel, son of former Ogun State Governor, Otunba Gbenga Daniel, at the Murtala Muhammad International Airport (MMA), in Lagos, the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), has taken decisive action by shutting down the defaulting Ken Turkey Fried Chicken (KFC), at the ai...
By Olaide Ajibola, JKNMedia Reporter FORMER President Olusegun Obasanjo has attributed the escalating rates of banditry and kidnappings in Nigeria to rampant unemployment, urging for urgent measures to address the issue. Speaking at the 9th International Trade Exhibition & Conference on Agrofood, Plastics, Printing and Packaging in Lagos o...
JKNMedia AFTER nearly two weeks in detention, Mr. Segun Olatunji, editor, First News Online Newspaper, has been released by the Defence Intelligence Agency (DIA). He was handed over to Mr. Iyobosa Uwugiaren, the General Secretary of the Nigerian Guild of Editors, and Mr. Yomi Odunuga, the Deputy Editor (Nation’s Capital) of The Nation Newspape...
By Olaide Ajibola, JKNMedia Reporter IN A decisive move following the tragic killing of 17 soldiers in Delta State, the Defence Headquarters has declared eight individuals wanted. The announcement, made via a statement posted on the Nigerian Army’s official page, today, Thursday, March 28th, signifies a significant step in the ongoing investig...
By Helen Okechukwu, JKNMedia Reporter SEQUEL to March 24 general elections in Senegal, Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu, in the wake of Bassirou Faye’s victory as president-elect, has extended his warm congratulations to the victor and his citizens. In a statement issued by Tinubu’s spokesperson yesterday, Anjuri Ngelale, Nigeria’s president ha...
By Joke Kujenya, JKNM AMID widespread celebrations and anticipation, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, a former tax inspector and prominent opposition figure, has secured a decisive win in Senegal’s presidential election which held last week. This positioned him to become the nation’s next leader. With provisional results indication Faye’s lead by a si...
By Joke Kujenya, JKNM IN A dramatic turn of events, Nardeem Anjarwalla, fleeing director of Binance, has sparked an international manhunt as Nigeria governments asks the Interpol to set on his trail. This is believed to be escalating tensions between the Nigerian government and the cryptocurrency giant. Anjarwalla’s escape, confirmed by the Of...
By Helen Okechukwu, JKNM Reporter A NEW National Coordinator of the National Counter-Terrorism Centre, whose office is under the National Security Adviser, was appointed on Tuesday by President Bola Tinubu. The presidential spokeswoman, Ajuri Ngelale, announced that Mr. Adamu Laka, as the new appointee, was charged with “effectively remo...
