By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent MAJOR CHANGES within the nation’s security leadership followed the nomination of General Christopher Gwabin Musa as Minister of Defence after the resignation of Alhaji Mohammed Badaru Abubakar. This development surfaced through a formal communication to the Senate, where the Presidency set out ...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent REDEPLOYMENT OF police officers previously assigned to protect Nigeria’s supposed Very Important Personalities has commenced after being recalled to their bases and reassigned to routine community policing duties, as the presidency moves to bolster police presence in underserved areas. The dire...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent SECURITY EFFORTS surrounding the release of 38 abducted church worshippers in Kwara State have come under clearer focus after the presidency confirmed that a non-kinetic strategy guided the operation. The disclosure followed several days of silence from government and military channels on how t...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent MEANWHILE, ENCOURAGING guidance from the Presidency followed Nigeria’s exit from the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification race as President Bola Tinubu commended the Super Eagles for what he described as their committed efforts throughout the playoffs. His statement, issued after the national team...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent FIRM ASSURANCE came from President Bola Tinubu on Thursday that Nigeria will defeat terrorism and other threats to national security as the government sustains its reform agenda to deliver steady economic growth, stability, and prosperity. Speaking at the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent THE FEDERAL Government has reaffirmed its position as a democracy firmly governed by constitutional guarantees of religious liberty, maintaining that national policies and engagements continue to uphold freedom of religion and belief for all citizens. According to a statement signed by President...
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 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 Ajibola Olaide, JKNewsMedia Reporter HISTORIC JUSTICE has been extended to several prominent Nigerians as President Bola Tinubu approved a series of posthumous and conventional pardons following the endorsement of the National Council of State (NCS) in Abuja. The move includes clemency for the late Major General Mamman Jiya Vatsa, executed...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent APPROVAL BY the National Council of State (NCS) has sealed the nomination of Professor Joash Ojo Amupitan, SAN, from the North-Central region, as the next Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). According to a statement released by the Special Assistant to the Presiden...
