By Ajibola Olaide, JKNewsMedia Reporter NIGERIA’s ELECTORAL management body, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has witnessed a leadership transition as May Agbamuche assumes office as Acting National Chairman following the completion of Professor Mahmood Yakubu’s two-term tenure. Agbamuche, the oldest serving National Comm...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent DEEP SORROW trailed the condemnation issued by President Bola Tinubu over the brutal killing of Arise News anchor, Somtochukwu “Sommie” Maduagwu, who was murdered during a robbery attack at her residence in Katampe, Abuja. According to a statement released by the Presidency on Tuesday, Presiden...
By Frank Arinze, Campus Journalist, JKNewsMedia THE STATE of Emergency imposed in Rivers State formally ends at midnight today following a presidential directive confirming the resumption of democratic governance after six months of suspension. Addressing the nation, President Bola Tinubu recalled that the decision to declare a state of emerge...
By JKNewsMedia FOLLOWING THE death of the Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Owolabi Olakulehin, who passed away aged 90 on Monday morning, President Bola Tinubu has paid tribute to the late monarch, mourning him as a revered traditional ruler, a statesman of stature, and a steadfast pillar of peace and wisdom. The President extended his condolences ...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent CIRCULATING CLAIMS that Senator George Akume has vacated his position as Secretary to the Government of the Federation have been strongly debunked by the Nigerian Presidency, which on Saturday night reaffirmed that no such change has occurred. Speculation surged following the resignation of for...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent NIGERIA’s TAX system has entered a new era following the signing of four major reform bills into law at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. Designed to simplify, unify, and modernise tax administration across the country, the legislation marks a critical shift in fiscal governance. The bills tagged...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent PRESIDENT BOLA Tinubu has reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to supporting Nasarawa State’s development drive, promising continued investment in the state’s solid minerals and agricultural sectors. Speaking during a visit to the Emir of Lafia, Justice Sidi Bage Muhammad, at the Emir’s P...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent THE PRESIDENCY has firmly dismissed claims that President Bola Tinubu supported the annulment of the June 12, 1993, presidential election. Countering allegations by former Jigawa State Governor Alhaji Sule Lamido, the Presidency described the claims as false, revisionist, and a deliberate disto...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter NIGERIA’s SENATE President Godswill Akpabio is announced to be leading a five-member delegation to Vatican City to represent the country at the burial of His Holiness, Pope Francis. The delegation, sent by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, carries a formal letter of condolence addressed to the Acti...
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 […]
