By Joke Kujenya TOUCHING DOWN in Abuja on Monday evening, President Bola Tinubu returns to the country following an extended 19-day absence, from his private visits to France and the United Kingdom (UK) that were officially described as a “working visit.” The president arrived at the presidential wing of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airpo...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter PRESIDENT BOLA Tinubu is expected to arrive back in Nigeria today following a 19-day “working visit” to Europe, a trip that drew heavy criticism from opposition leaders as insecurity escalated across parts of the country. The President’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, con...
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...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter NIGERIA’s PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu departs for Paris, France, today on a vital working visit aimed at assessing his administration’s mid-term performance and refining strategic plans ahead of his second anniversary in office. The retreat is to provide the President with an opportunity to ev...
By Salihu Moh. Lukman UNFOLDING EVENTS in Kano following the reinstatement of His Royal Highness Sanusi Lamido Sanusi as the 16th Emir of Kano on Thursday, May 23, 2024 by Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf is, to say the least, very alarming. The way and manner politics is being played, is not only recklessly insensitive to […]
By Helen Okechukwu, JKNMedia Reporter AMIDST a storm of political turmoil, the National Working Committee (NWC), of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has dismissed a purported list of Caretaker Committee members circulating on social media and certain national dailies. The Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, spearheaded this declaratio...
By Joke Kujenya, JKNM AMID widespread celebrations and anticipation, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, a former tax inspector and prominent opposition figure, has secured a decisive win in Senegal’s presidential election which held last week. This positioned him to become the nation’s next leader. With provisional results indication Faye’s lead by a si...
