By JKNewsMedia THE SERVING Overseer of the Citadel Global Community Church (CGCC), Pastor Tunde Bakare has met with President Bola Tinubu in Lagos on Wednesday. This is coming weeks after publicly accusing the Nigerian leader of driving the country in the wrong direction. The meeting, held behind closed doors, was disclosed by Tinubu’s Specia...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter — Fagbemi, Marwa, UNODC back inter-agency synergy to combat addiction crisis NIGERIA’s TOP justice and drug control officials have thrown their weight behind the recent amendment of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) Act, expressing hope that the reform will strengthen the country’s ba...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter PRESIDENT BOLA Tinubu has forwarded a ₦1.481 trillion budget proposal for Rivers State to the National Assembly (NASS) for approval, following the imposition of emergency rule in the state. The budget request was presented during plenary by Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, an...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter FOUR DAYS after attending the historic installation of Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican, Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu returned to Abuja on Tuesday evening. A reception party of senior government officials welcomed the president at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport. Among them were the Minister ...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter PRESIDENTS, POPES and pilgrims converged in St Peter’s Square on Sunday as the Vatican staged one of its most symbolic and tradition-laden events the inauguration mass of Pope Leo XIV. Nigerian President Bola Tinubu stood among dignitaries from across the world who witnessed the rise of the first Am...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter PRESIDENT BOLA Tinubu has issued a firm directive to Nigeria’s military and security forces during a charged visit to Katsina State, ordering the elimination of terrorists and their foreign collaborators “without delay.” Addressing troops on the frontlines of Operation FANSAN YAMMA, Nigeria’s ...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter HOPE AND determination rang through President Bola Tinubu’s Easter message as he addressed the nation during wha he described as a season marked by spiritual reflection and national challenge. With the country navigating economic strain and ongoing insecurity, the President used the Christian celebr...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter THE PRESIDENCY has affirmed that President Bola Tinubu continues to steer Nigeria’s affairs from Europe, with his office reiterating that his absence is brief and within an approved timeline. A statement issued on 17 April 2025 by the Special Adviser to the President (Information and Strategy), Bayo...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter THE NIGERIAN Federal Government, on Sunday, dismissed growing media attention surrounding a United States court ruling that ordered the release of federal investigative documents connected to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, describing the matter as legally settled and politically sensationalised. Presi...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter NIGERIA’s PRESIDENCY found itself at the centre of renewed controversy after the government acknowledged errors in a recently published list of appointments, which was meant to address accusations of ethnic favouritism. The list, released in response to mounting criticism that President Bola T...
