By John Ofem, JKNewsMedia DOCTORS HAVE given the family of the veteran Dutch tactician, former Super Eagles Coach, Clemens Westerhof, devastating news, with his wife, Lillian, appealing for prayers and support as he battles the illness in hospital. JKNewsMedia.com reports that his wife, Lillian, confirmed the diagnosis in an Instagram post on...
By Ajibola Olaide, JKNewsMedia Reporter PRESIDENT BOLA Tinubu is set to personally lead All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential campaign rallies in 12 states ahead of the 2027 general election, with the proposed itinerary focusing heavily on states where he lost to opposition candidates in 2023. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the proposed ...
By Ajibola Olaide, JKNewsMedia Reporter NIGERIA’s ELECTORAL commission has pledged to keep artificial intelligence under human oversight during the 2027 General Elections, warning that deepfakes, cloned audio and digital impersonation could undermine voters’ ability to make informed choices. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the Chairman of the In...
By Owei Lakemfa I TRY to understand countries by pounding their streets. This was partly why early morning Monday, October 5, 2026, I hit the streets of New York. How early do people wake up in a city that never sleeps? The rush hour, how is it like? This day, what attracted me most were children going to school. A man appears with a child sit...
By JKNewsMedia SUSTAINING ITS operations and responsible business practices in the country, Japan Tobacco International (JTI) Nigeria has reaffirmed its long-term commitment to the country’s economic growth and development. JKNewsMedia.com reeports that the company, in a statement, said its 18 years of business operations in Nigeria reflected...
By Helen Okechukwu, JKNewsMedia Reporter NIGERIA’s ECONOMIC growth outlook has improved slightly for 2026, but rising food and energy prices threaten to deepen poverty and food insecurity, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the Fund raised its growth forecast for Nigeria to 4.2 per cent from 4.1 per...
By Ajibola Olaide, JKNewsMedia Reporter VOTERS IN Lagos can now use QR codes to locate designated Permanent Voter Card (PVC) collection centres as the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) steps up preparations for the 2027 general elections. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the Commission said voters can scan the QR codes through its ...
By Fatima Idera, JKNewsMedia Reporter CALLS FOR stronger safeguards against artificial intelligence (AI) generated political misinformation, electoral security threats and weak institutional accountability have emerged ahead of Nigeria’s 2027 general elections, with stakeholders warning that the risks could erode public confidence in the elec...
By Ajibola Olaide, JKNewsMedia Reporter THE 2026 Global Multidimensional Poverty Index has exposed a sharp reversal in poverty reduction, with 17.9 million additional people in Nigeria falling into multidimensional poverty between 2021 and 2024, the largest increase recorded globally among countries with comparable data. JKNewsMedia.com repor...
By Ajibola Olaide, JKNewsMedia Reporter PRESIDENT BOLA Tinubu’s re-election campaign has reshuffled key responsibilities across its political, financial and mobilisation structures, bringing serving governors, opposition figures and prominent public officials into strategic positions in the revised All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential...
By Ajibola Olaide, JKNewsMedia Reporter MONDAY MORNING, millions of Nigerian children headed back to school with the safety of their classrooms under renewed scrutiny, as widespread gaps in fencing, security personnel and other protective measures expose schools to continuing threats of attacks and abductions. JKNewsMedia.com reports that ove...
By Joke Kujenya FOR MANY Nigerians, cancer does not announce its arrival with a funeral bell. It begins quietly, in a pain that refuses to disappear, a lump discovered almost by accident, unexplained weight loss, persistent fatigue or a medical examination that suddenly changes the direction of a life. JKNewsMedia.com reports that that is how...
By Joke Kujenya BY THE time the morning began at the oncology ward of a Lagos teaching hospital, the waiting area was already crowded. JKNewsMedia.com reporter observed that patients sat beside relatives on plastic chairs, holding thick folders filled with laboratory results, referral letters and prescriptions. Some told the reporter that the...
