By Duro Obalola, JKNewsMedia Intern ENDORSEMENT OF Dr Bernard Mohammed Doro from Plateau State as a Minister of the Federal Republic of Nigeria was on Tuesday transmitted via a formal letter by President Bola Tinubu to the Senate, requesting his confirmation. According to the communication sent to the upper chamber, the nomination of Dr Doro [...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent PRESIDENT BOLA Tinubu has accepted the departure of Professor Mahmood Yakubu as Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) following the completion of his second term in office. Professor Yakubu, who was first appointed in November 2015 as the 14th chairman of the electora...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent MARKING HER 65th Independence Anniversary, a nationwide public holiday has been declared for Wednesday, October 1, 2025. The Federal Government confirmed the holiday through the Ministry of Interior, with the Minister, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, urging citizens to reflect on the values of unity, patri...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent EXTENSIVE REFORMS must take root at the United Nations (UN) or the body risks diminishing relevance in a fast-changing world, President Bola Tinubu has warned. Addressing the 80th session of the UN General Assembly in New York through Vice President Kashim Shettima, the President said the globa...
By Joke Kujenya EDITORS FROM across the country will gather in Abuja from 3 to 6 November 2025 for the All Nigeria Editors Conference, which President Bola Tinubu will formally declare open. The Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) confirmed the development in a statement jointly signed by its President, Eze Anaba, and General Secretary, Onuoha [&...
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...
