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...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent PREPARATIONS FOR Nigeria’s 65th Independence anniversary took shape on Friday as President Bola Ahmed Tinubu arrived in Lagos on a working visit to the former seat of government. The President’s arrival came after his attendance at the coronation of the Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Rashidi Ladoj...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent THE FEDERAL Competition and Consumer Protection Commission has warned loan apps and businesses to desist from harassing or intimidating Nigerians over unpaid debts. The commission stated that it is committed to safeguarding consumers and urged Nigerians to promptly report any form of harassment...
By Faith Obams, JKNewsMedia Reporter THE NATIONAL Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has announced uncovering an illegal cosmetics manufacturing hub operating inside a Mammy Market within a military barracks in Lagos. Director of Investigation and Enforcement, Dr Martins Iluyomade, told journalists last Thursday that...
