By Taiwo Ajai-Lycett TODAY, OCTOBER 2, 2026, The Great Lion of Lufodo, Elder OLUDOTUN BAIYEWUN JACOBS MFR, saunters majestically to his resting place. And after all the ‘Lala-koko-fefe’ of this vain world, here is wishing him journey mercies and a perfect peaceful rest.My name is Taiwo Ajai-Lycett. Olu Jacobs and I go … way back. Pure fortuito...
By JKNewsMedia THE FEDERAL Government has announced a 30-day discount on petrol sold by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), prioritising public transport operators, while negotiating a N1,350 per litre ceiling on petrol’s ex-gantry or landing cost to moderate price fluctuations. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the Minister o...
By Ajibola Olaide, JKNewsMedia NIGERIA’s voter register has crossed 103 million as the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) prepares to begin nationwide collection of newly produced Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) on Friday, October 9. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the INEC Chairman, Prof. Joash Amupitan, disclosed the figure and outl...
By Olukorede Yishau THERE ARE places we live in, and there are places that live in us. Houston, one of America's many cities, is where I have called home since the first quarter of 2022. Lagos is a city in which I have spent substantial parts of my life. I have lived in different parts of Lagos, experienced its madness and magic, watched it e...
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 Ajibola Olaide, JKNewsMedia Reporter THREE DAYS of national mourning have been declared for Nigerian Air Force (NAF) personnel killed in the crash of an ATR-42 aircraft in Igbokoda, Ondo State, with President Bola Tinubu ordering flags to be flown at half-mast across the country. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the President has ordered an im...
NDEYA LIVE Security Live -Weekly Update Week of 13–19 September 2026* Good day, Ndeya Live community. This week’s security update is now LIVE on YouTube. 🎬 Watch the full video: https://youtu.be/HTTPEm0_Q8I?si=Ds7k8u9JfjmxJlDl 🔴 THIS WEEK’S TOP STORIES: 1️⃣ BORNO — ISWAP kills 7 soldiers in double base attack — “Camp Holocaust” campaign escala...
By John Ofem, JKNewsMedia Sports Reporter NINETEEN SUPER Eagles players are now available for selection for Tuesday’s international friendly against Russia in Nizhny Novgorod after seven players withdrew from the squad. JKNewsMedia.com sports reporter notes that the withdrawals initially left head coach Éric Chelle with 18 players in camp, bu...
By Fatima Idera, JKNewsMedia Reporter SEARCH AND rescue efforts have found no survivors among the 25 people on board the Nigerian Air Force ATR 42 aircraft, NAF 931, which crashed in the Igbokoda area of Ondo State while on a routine mission from Benin to Lagos. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the aircraft had 25 people on board, comprising five...
By Robert Egbe SOMETHING STRANGE happened to Enugu-based paediatrician, Dr. Chiwetalu Odoh, last Christmas eve. Summoned to the Children's Emergency Unit at the hospital in Enugu, he expected to meet a critically ill child. Instead, he found a little girl, her mother and her aunt, seated quietly in the waiting area. At first glance, she appea...
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...
