By Precious Favour Udosen JOURNALISTS HAVE been reminded of the need to be factual in their reporting and avoid misleading their audiences. The call was made by speakers at a virtual discussion on X titled “Why Truth Matters” to mark the 2024 World News Day on September 28 organised by interns with Media Career Development […]
By Helen Okechukwu, JKNewsMedia Reporter THE NIGERIA Police Force National Cybercrime Centre (NPF-NCCC) has announced the arrest of four suspects involved in a cybercrime scheme. The suspects were apprehended following a report submitted via the NPF-NCCC E-Reporting portal and subsequent intelligence gathered by the centre. According to the NP...
By Helen Okechukwu For UDEME FLOODING AND inadequate drainage remain a major concern for residents using the newly reconstructed Aker Base Road in Rivers State. Despite the Rivers State Government allocating N216,695,123.15 million for the reconstruction project in the 2022 state budget, issues persist. During a media visit, it was observed th...
By Joke Kujenya POLITICAL CRISES, setbacks, and battles for journalists’ rights have shaped the life of Pa Jola Ogunlusi, former National Secretary of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ). On September 28, his 90th birthday will be celebrated with a thanksgiving service at the Church of Pentecost, FESTAC, Lagos, by friends and colleagu...
By Helen Okechukwu for UDEME Amid challenges faced by breeders, the newly refurbished state-owned veterinary hospital in Rumuodomaya remains underutilized. AT RUMUAGHAOLU, dog breeders like King David Olawale face challenges due to the absence of functional and affordable veterinary services. The location is at Obio/Akpor Local Government Area...
By Joke Kujenya PRESIDENT BOLA Tinubu has congratulated Professor Olatunji Dare on his 80th birthday, highlighting his remarkable contributions to journalism. Professor Dare, a respected journalist and academic, has played a significant role in shaping public discourse in Nigeria and beyond. Tinubu praised Dare, former Chairman of the Editoria...
By Helen Okechukwu, JKNewsMedia Reporter EFCC CHAIRMAN, Ola Olukoyede has urged the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) to include anti-corruption courses in its curriculum. This appeal was made during a visit by NOUN’s leadership team, led by Vice-Chancellor Professor Olufemi Peters, to the EFCC headquarters in Abuja. During their meet...
By Helen Okechukwu What was intended to be a modern educational facility has become a haunting symbol of broken promises and neglect, as UDEME witnessed firsthand. ON A DREARY Thursday, June 6, 2023, at about 3.35 pm, Government Secondary School (GSS), Abua, students were trudging home beneath gloomy, rain-laden clouds. That is aside the cold,...
By Helen Okechukwu TOWARDS ENSURING that children are not exploited, the former governor of Anambra, Peter Obi, has taken a stand to advocate for child protection against child labour, as the world marks World Day Against Child Labour. As he celebrated this day, he reminded Nigerians of the importance of protecting the rights of all […...
OMOVIGHO DONALD, as the founder of Omovigho Donald Foundation, shares with ELIZABETH IKEGIMA how a fateful encounter in 2015 set her on a mission to rescue prostitutes and transform lives of not a few in Edo State, Nigeria. WHILE EVANGELIZING with two friends in Orerokpe town, Delta State one blessed day, Omovigho stumbled into a […]
