By JemimahWellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent A CALL for Africa to host the Commonwealth Games for the first time has been made by President Bola Tinubu, who described Nigeria’s 2030 bid as a dream that must be realised. In a statement released on his official X page, the president said hosting the Games in Nigeria would send […]
By Ajibola Olaide, JKNewsMedia Reporter FEDERAL REVENUE surged to N3.65 trillion in September 2025, representing a 411 percent rise from the N711 billion recorded in May 2023 when the present administration assumed office. The figures were disclosed by Dr Zacch Adedeji, Executive Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), during a...
By JKNewsMedia POLITICAL EVENTS in Rivers State entered a new phase on Monday evening as Governor Siminalayi Fubara visited the Presidential Villa in Abuja for a private meeting with President Bola Tinubu. The engagement marked his first official presence at the State House since his reinstatement as governor after six months of emergency rul...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent RIVERS STATE Governor Siminalayi Fubara returned to the state on Friday, arriving at the Port Harcourt International Airport, Omagwa, after six months of suspension from office during the emergency rule imposed by President Bola Tinubu. The governor’s aircraft touched down at about 11:55am, bef...
By Gift Home, JKNewsMedia Reporter SUPPORTERS AND residents filled the surroundings of the Rivers State Government House in Port Harcourt on Thursday, September 18, 2025, awaiting the return of Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his deputy, Ngozi Nma Odu, to office after President Bola Tinubu lifted the six-month emergency rule imposed on the sta...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent CONDOLENCES HAVE been extended to the families of victims and organisations affected by Tuesday’s fire outbreak at Afriland Towers on Broad Street, Lagos Island by President Bola Tinubu. The President conveyed his sympathies to the management and staff of Afriland Properties Limited, the Federa...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent AFTER CONCLUDING his work vacation in Europe, President Bola Tinubu will return to Abuja on Tuesday, September 16, 2025, his media office has confirmed. The Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, disclosed in a statement on Monday that the President ended his...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent THOUSAND OF young Nigerians gathered at the Baptist International Convention Centre along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway for the Arise Congress 2.0, themed “The Emergence of Champions.” The event, which runs from Wednesday 3 to Saturday 6 September 2025, drew more than 24,000 participants. Deliver...
By Joke Kujenya NIGERIA’s ECONOMY recorded an early breakthrough as the 2025 revenue target was surpassed in August, President Bola Tinubu announced in Abuja. He attributed the achievement to economic reforms deliberately focused on stimulating the non-oil sector, noting that the bulk of the revenue was generated outside crude oil earnings. T...
By JKNewsMedia PRESIDENT BOLA Ahmed Tinubu has directed the recall of Mr Salihu Abdullahi Dembos, the Director-General of the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA), following recent management changes within the agency. According to the statement signed by Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, dated 2 Septe...
