By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent Nigerian Army Elevates 105 Officers in Major Leadership Reshuffle The Nigerian Army has promoted 28 officers to the rank of Major General and 77 officers to Brigadier General, in a significant reshuffle aimed at strengthening the nation’s military leadership. The announcement was made on Friday...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent SECURING A seat in Category C of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) council marks Nigeria’s return to a key position within the global maritime body. The election took place during the IMO general assembly in London, United Kingdom, on Friday, the Nigerian Maritime Administration and...
Bu Joyce Eyaba, JKNewsMedia Reporter DIVERSE EFFORS to withdraw police officers from supposed Very Important Persons (VIP) protection in Nigeria have spanned more than two decades, with successive inspector-generals of police (IGPs) issuing directives that were often partially enforced or reversed. Records show repeated attempts to return off...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent FORMER NIGERIA’s President Goodluck Jonathan has described the military intervention in Guinea-Bissau as a “ceremonial coup” and insisted that the presidential election results be announced immediately. Speaking to journalists in Abuja on Friday, Jonathan said the events in the West Afric...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent EFFORTS TO transform Nigeria’s tax system advanced with the formal establishment of the National Tax Policy Implementation Committee (NTPIC), mandated to ensure the execution of recent tax reforms and align fiscal administration with the government’s economic objectives. President Bola Tinubu a...
By Owei Lakemfa THE MILITARY coup on Wednesday, November 26, 2025, that swept away President Umaro Sissoco Embaló did not come as a surprise. Embalo, a retired general who camouflaged as an elected President, was a lawless leader who consistently trampled the country’s constitution under his feet. He had a sense of entitlement and a […]...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent NIGERIA’s FEDERAL Government on Thursday confirmed that former President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan had finally left Guinea-Bissau safely after being trapped in the country when military officers launched a coup, closed its borders, and plunged the nation into uncertainty, raising global concern f...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent ESCALATING TENSION linked to kidnappers and armed groups prompted a decisive move in Abuja as lawmakers adopted a resolution that classifies kidnapping and banditry as acts of terrorism and endorses the death penalty as the maximum punishment. The Senate reached this position after voicing conc...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent RISING INSECURITY across the country has prompted the federal government to declare a nationwide security emergency, accompanied by the immediate expansion of police and armed forces personnel. The statement authorised by Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu urged the police to recruit an addi...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent ACROSS NIGERIA, the cost of staple foods shifted in September 2025, with beans, garri, maize, and tomatoes declining, while local rice and boneless beef registered modest increases, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) reported. The NBS stated this in its Selected Food Prices Watch report fo...
