By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent STRONGER TIES against the global menace of illicit drug trafficking gained momentum as instruments of ratification were formally exchanged between the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) and the Government of Qatar. The exchange was conducted by the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer ...
By Ajibola Olaide, JKNewsMedia Reporter STRATEGIC REFORMS within Nigeria’s power sector have gathered new momentum as the Federal Government (FG) intensifies efforts to deliver stable and reliable electricity supply across industrial clusters and households nationwide. Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, stated that the current reforms under ...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent NIGERIA’s ANTI-narcotics agency said it has stepped up its clampdown on transnational drug networks with a string of coordinated raids that exposed two cocaine cartels behind six separate shipments bound for the United Kingdom (UK). At the weekend, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLE...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent DEEPENING FRUSTRATION has grown over the continued detention of Nigerians in Ethiopian prisons despite Nigeria’s efforts to activate a bilateral arrangement that would allow their transfer home. The Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, has stated that the de...
By DailyPost POLICE HAVE launched an investigation into the killing of Arise News anchor Somtochukwu Christelle Maduagwu, who died during a robbery attack at her residence in Katampe, Abuja, in the early hours of Monday. Maduagwu, 29, was a lawyer-turned-broadcaster who worked as an anchor, reporter and producer with Arise News Channel. She j...
STRONG INDICATIONS have emerged that an Abuja hospital refused urgent medical attention to the late Arise TV news anchor Somtochukwu Christelle MADUAGWU in her last moments. The Network says it gathered that the journalists jumped from the second floor when the robbers invaded her apartment and sustained serious injuries. She was said to have ...
By Faith Obams, JKNewsMedia Reporter THE NATIONAL Orientation Agency (NOA) has urged Nigerian youths to reject violence and drug abuse, stressing that they remain the pride of the nation and the hope for a better future. Director General of the agency, Lanre Issa-Onilu, delivered this message in Lokoja during the North Central Zonal Campus Deb...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent FIRM GROWTH in revenue has been declared by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited, with figures for August 2025 reaching N4.655 trillion, compared to N4.406 trillion recorded in July. The company’s Monthly Report Summary for August, released on Friday, showed that Profit After ...
By JKNewsMedia SUSPENSION OF Premium Motor Spirit transactions in naira by Dangote Refinery has set the stage for a nationwide increase in petrol pump prices, the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) confirmed on Friday. National President of IPMAN, Alhaji Abubakar Maigandi, disclosed that members of the association ...
By Faith Obams, JKNewsMedia Reporter NIGERIA’s CAMPAIGN against illicit drugs received a major boost on Friday, 26 September 2025, with the commissioning of a new state-of-the-art canine facility for the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Ikeja, Lagos. The facility was built and donated by the Government of the Federal Republic of...
