By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent THE RIVERS State House of Assembly (RSHA) has commenced impeachment proceedings against Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his deputy, Ngozi Odu, over allegations of gross misconduct. During Thursday’s plenary, presided over by Speaker Martins Amaewhule, Majority Leader Major Jack read the notice o...
By Joyce Eyaba, JKNewsMedia Reporter THREE STATES will host President Bola Tinubu’s high-profile visit on Saturday, December 20, with stops in Borno, Bauchi and Lagos. In Maiduguri, the Borno state capital, President Tinubu will commission projects executed by the Babagana Zulum administration in collaboration with the federal government...
By Carol Olatunji, JKNewsMedia Reporter THE RIVERS State House of Assembly has resolved to investigate the finances managed during the six-month emergency rule administered by retired Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas as sole administrator. The resolution was taken on Thursday as the lawmakers reconvened for their first plenary session since the sus...
By JKNewsMedia CHIEF AUDU Ogbeh, former Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, has died at the age of 78. His family, the Ogbeh clan, in a statement issued on Saturday confirmed that the former minister “passed away peacefully” on 9 August 2025. “It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved husband, father [&hel...
By JKNewsMedia RENOWNED JOURNALIST, Yomi Odunuga has been appointed Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Senator George Akume. This was contained in a statement released on Thursday which confirmed that the appointment takes immediate effect. Before assuming this new role, Odunuga served...
By JKNewsMedia The All Progressives Congress (APC) has notified that it will convene its National Executive Committee meeting on July 24 to nominate a substantive National Chairman following the resignation of Dr Abdullahi Umar Ganduje. Details of the upcoming meeting were disclosed on Monday by the Deputy National Secretary of the APC, Festu...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent RESIGNATION FROM the top seat of Nigeria’s ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has sparked intense speculation as Abdullahi Umar Ganduje relinquished his role as national chairman with immediate effect. His sudden departure, though officially linked to health reasons, is widely seen by insid...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent UNDER THE marble ceilings of the Presidential Villa in Abuja, rival political forces from Rivers State sat face-to-face in a landmark reconciliation meeting brokered by President Bola Tinubu, seeking to end over a year of bitter power tussles that paralysed governance in the oil-rich region. Se...
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 Ajibola Olaide, JKNewsMedia Reporter THE PUSH to make voting a legal duty in Nigeria has been halted, following intense criticism from civil society groups, legal experts, and members of the public. A bill championed by Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, and co-sponsored by Daniel Asama Ago of Plateau State, has now [...
