By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent BRIGADIER-GENERAL Mohamed Buba Marwa (rtd), Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), has called for collective action to tackle drug abuse, trafficking, and other social vices in Nigeria. Speaking at the 7th Security and Emergency Management Awards a...
By Joke Kujenya RENEWED URGENCY for decisive military action against insecurity took centre stage on Thursday as President Bola Tinubu charged Nigeria’s newly appointed service chiefs to eliminate armed threats across the country and restore national stability. The President made the call during the swearing-in and decoration ceremony of the ...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent MONDAY AFTERNOON, President Bola Tinubu convened a closed-door meeting with the newly appointed service chiefs at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, marking their first official engagement since assuming their new roles in Nigeria’s top military command. The meeting, held at the State House, form...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent MAJOR SHIFT in Nigeria’s security leadership unfolded on Thursday as the Federal Government announced a reorganisation of the Armed Forces hierarchy to reinforce national defence and operational readiness. President Bola Tinubu approved the appointment of new Service Chiefs in what officials de...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter NIGERIA’s STATE governors have expressed their resolve to work in unison with the Federal Government to eliminate unauthorised checkpoints, harmonise taxes, and ease the interstate movement of goods in a broad strategy aimed at reducing food inflation and reinforcing national food security. The deci...
By Rosheedat Akinkunle, JKNewsMedia Reporter WIDESPREAD FURY has erupted online as netizens demand the Federal Government declare a state of emergency in Benue State following a brutal two-day massacre that left over 200 people feared dead in the Guma Local Government Area. The killings, allegedly carried out by suspected herders, occurred ov...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter NEW TRAVEL restrictions blocking entry to the United States from 12 countries will begin on Monday, following a proclamation signed by President Donald Trump. The executive order revives and extends a controversial policy from his first term, barring or limiting travel from countries deemed to pose ...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter NIGERIA’s ECONOMIC transformation entered a new phase, said President Bola Tinubu, while marking two years in office, and outlining sweeping reforms driving recovery across critical sectors. In a national address on 29 May 2025, the President reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to reviving th...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter NTIONWIDE ROLLOUT of secure digital system for tinted glass permits begins. The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) says it has resumed the issuance of Tinted Glass Permits (TGP) across the country through a newly digitised platform, responding to escalating public outcry over the harassment of motorists usi...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter AS PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu landed in Abuja after an 18-day visit to Paris and London, he returned to a homeland steeped in grief and fury. In the 20 days he was away, more than 120 people were murdered by armed assailants in North Central Nigeria, igniting public anger and reviving […]
