By Joke Kujenya A 54-YEAR-old businessman, Paul Okwuy Mbadugha, was arrested by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) at Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. The arrest occurred on Monday, August 12, 2024, as he attempted to board a Qatar Airways flight bound for Hanoi, Vietnam, via Doha. NDLEA operatives discovered Mbadugha...
By Ajibola Olaide, JKNewsMedia Reporter THE PRESIDENTIAL Food Systems Coordinating Unit (PFSU) has launched a series of engagements across Nigeria’s geopolitical zones to address food security issues. This initiative began with a two-day workshop in Abuja, gathering representatives from Niger, Nasarawa, and the Federal Capital Territory ...
By David Onyeji Article 2: AS A WRITER, I’ve always taken pride in my ability to craft compelling stories and articles with ease. But one day, I found myself staring blankly at my computer screen, unable to string together a single coherent sentence. I was suffering from writer’s block, and it was a frustrating and […]
By Joke Kujenya BORDER SURVEILLANCE has ramped up by the Nigerian health authorities following a significant rise in mpox cases across Africa. Moreover, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has announced heightened monitoring at key entry points, including international airports, seaports, and land borders, to prevent t...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter IN A LATEST development, Zhongshan Fucheng Industrial Investment Co. Limited, a Chinese firm, has released one of Nigeria’s presidential jets that had been seized under a court order. This move follows Zhongshan’s earlier action to confiscate three Nigerian presidential jets, pending the ...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter NIGERIAN AUTHORITIES disclose it is grappling with attempts by a Chinese company, Zhongshan Fucheng Industrial Investment Co. Limited, to seize the country’s assets abroad. The company has made various efforts to lay claim to Nigerian government-owned assets, allegedly using deceptive methods. The FG...
By Joke Kujenya NINETEEN DRUG traffickers, including three notorious kingpins, have received a combined 302 years in prison for their involvement in Nigeria’s illicit drug trade. Various Federal High Courts across the country delivered these sentences between July 1st and 31st, 2024, after successful prosecutions by the National Drug Law...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter NIGERIA HAS strongly condemned the recent attempts by Zhongshan Fucheng Industrial Investment Co. Limited, a Chinese firm, to seize the country’s offshore assets. The company, using questionable legal tactics, secured ex-parte orders from the Judicial Court of Paris without notifying Nigerian authori...
By Joke Kujenya PRESIDENTS BOLA Tinubu and Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo of Equatorial Guinea have formalized an agreement to construct a gas pipeline across the Gulf of Guinea. This significant project is expected to boost energy security and foster deeper economic ties between both nations. During the signing ceremony, President Tinubu highl...
By Joke Kujenya GOVERNOR CALEB Manasseh Mutfwang of Plateau State and the Chairman of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Brigadier General Mohamed Buba Marwa (Rtd), have pledged to enhance cooperation to combat drug abuse and illicit trafficking in Plateau State. This renewed commitment was affirmed during a meeting on Thursday,...
