By Joke Kujenya NIGERIA's HOPES of playing at the 2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup (WAFCON) have ended after the Super Falcons suffered a 2-1 defeat to South Africa in the African playoffs. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the loss prompted the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) Executive Committee to order the entire technical crew of the nine-time Af...
By Ajibola Olaide, JKNewsMedia Reporter MORE THAN 175,000 visas issued to foreign nationals have been revoked by the United States Department of State (USDS) under President Donald J. Trump over visa violations, criminal activity, fraud, threats to national security and calls for violence against U.S. citizens. JKNewsMedia.com reports that th...
By JKNewsMedia SCORES OF Europeans are witnessing a rare total solar eclipse sweeping across parts of Iceland, Spain and a small corner of Portugal. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the event marks the first total solar eclipse visible from mainland Europe in more than two decades, with millions of people in prime viewing locations expected to wi...
By Ajibola Olaide, JKNewsMedia Reporter SWIFT IMPLEMENTATION of the Nigeria-China Aquatic Products Protocol (NCAPP) has been urged to drive higher exports, boost foreign exchange earnings and create stronger opportunities for Nigerian businesses. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the protocol, according to a statement issued, concluded after nearl...
By Ajibola Olaide, JKNewsMedia Reporter REFINERIES WILL not be allowed to waste away after years of huge investments, President Bola Tinubu has said, pledging in-depth research, restructuring and leadership to reposition the facilities to deliver value and profit. JKNewsMedia.com reports that Tinubu gave the assurance on Thursday in Abuja whe...
By Babafemi Ojudu I WAS sixteen when I left secondary school. My father believed that education should be followed immediately by responsibility. A young man, in his view, had to begin to work, earn something and learn to fend for himself. He therefore found me a job in the old Ondo State Civil Service, and I was posted to Ikare-Akoko, about n...
By JKNewsMedia CERTIFICATION UNDER version 4.0.1 of the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCIDSS) has been attained by Union Bank of Nigeria (UBN), meeting global requirements for the protection of payment card account data. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the certification, which took effect on 11 August 2026, confirms that the bank...
By Eniola Olatunji reporting for Patmos Media Line DIMINUTIVE KANSAS City Forward, Temwa Chawinga of Malawi bagged the Golden Boot for the highest scorer of the WAFCON 2026 tournament with 5 goals snatching the coveted award mostly won by Nigerian players like legendary African female Football of the year, Asisat Lamina. Oshoala. Her rivals w...
By Eniola Olatunji reporting for Patmos Media Line ...Gulp Debutante Scorchers of Malawi 3-0 in the finals FORMER THREE times WAFCON Silver Medalists, Indomitable Lionesses of Cameroon refused the shocking waves of debutante Scorchers of Malawi in the grand finale of the 14th tournament played at the Stade Moulay Hassan in Rabat consuming t...
By Ben Church, CNN Cristiano Ronaldo has hinted that this could be his last year playing professional soccer, after what’s been a record-breaking career. The 41-year-old is widely considered one of the best players in history, winning five Ballon d’Or awards in addition to a host of major trophies and record-breaking achievements. “This is pro...
By Babafemi Ojudu I WAS sixteen when I left secondary school. My father believed that education should be followed immediately by responsibility. A young man, in his view, had to begin to work, earn something and learn to fend for himself. He therefore found me a job in the old Ondo State Civil Service, and I was posted to Ikare-Akoko, about n...
By JKNewsMedia CHIEF EXECUTIVE Officer (CEO) Sundar Pichai, has announced that Google’s Gemini AI Assistant has surpassed 1 billion monthly users, becoming the company’s 14th product to reach the milestone and its fastest-growing product ever. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the company announced the achievement on August 11, after Gemini’s mont...
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...
By Joke Kujenya, Fellow, Naija Cancer Watch TO THINK that, in this current age and times, people still uphold myths about a global condition as cancer beats one's imagination. Yet, misinformation surrounding the disease continues to shape how some Nigerians understand its causes, treatment and prognosis, sometimes with serious consequences fo...
Relief at returning home has quickly given way to haunting memories for survivors of the Oriire school abduction in Oyo State. In her first detailed account of the ordeal, rescued principal Mrs Rachael Alamu revealed that male teachers endured the harshest treatment in captivity, with some reportedly blindfolded, handcuffed, chained and restra...
