By Olukorede Yishau LET ME welcome you this way: There is something poetic about seasons, about one man leaving the stage after years of carrying the weight of an institution on his shoulders and another man walking in, not with empty hands, but with expectations piled so high they almost become visible. They are the sort of expectations that...
Culled from CNN TWO PEOPLE in Michigan have died in connection with the outbreak of cyclosporiasis, health officials reported Monday. These are the first known deaths related to the multi-state outbreak of explosive diarrhea in the United States. “Two deaths have been identified as part of the cyclosporiasis outbreak affecting Michigan. Accord...
By Ajibola Olaide, JKNewsMedia Report AGREEMENT ON the complete disarmament of Hamas and all other armed groups in Gaza has been announced by United States (US), President Donald Trump, while Hamas and Israeli officials outlined conditions and responses surrounding the proposed plan. JKNewsMedia.com reports that Trump said on Truth Social tha...
By Ajibola Olaide, JKNewsMedia Reporter ECONOMIC FRAUD involving the purported Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council (PFIPC) has established that the agency never existed and that its alleged Director General, Adeniyi Adeyemi Mathew, was never appointed by the Federal Government or any government authority, Chairman of the Indepen...
By Ajibola Olaide, JKNewsMedia Reporter PRESIDENT BOLA Tinubu has instructed the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to immediately return to court to vacate the order freezing the accounts of the Osun State Government and discontinue every action it instituted against the state in the matter. JKNewsMedia.com reports that in a sta...
By Olukorede Yishau LET ME welcome you this way: There is something poetic about seasons, about one man leaving the stage after years of carrying the weight of an institution on his shoulders and another man walking in, not with empty hands, but with expectations piled so high they almost become visible. They are the sort of expectations that...
By JKNewsMedia LATEST FIGURES released by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) have shown that internet subscriptions in the country rose by 2.67 million in May, with Globacom recording the highest growth among the country’s major telecommunications operators. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the NCC says that national internet subscriber...
By JKNewsMedia STUDENTS WHO sat the 2026 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for School Candidates can now check their results after the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) released them on Wednesday. JKNewsMedia.com reports that WAEC announced the release on its official X account, urging candidates to generate t...
By Ajibola Olaide, JKNewsMedia Reporter CIRCULATION OF an unregistered menopause support supplement identified as Menofix composition has prompted a public health alert from the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), over potential health risks linked to its sale and use. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the agency...
By Ebunoluwa Ololade, JKNewsMedia Reporter SWEEPING FEDERAL regulatory changes have prompted several US universities to advise foreign students to return to campus early and limit unnecessary overseas travel. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the advisories follow new Department of Homeland Security rules that end the long standing “duration of st...
By Joke Kujenya A CITY’s ambition is ultimately measured not by its grand plans or public declarations, but by the everyday experiences of the people who live and work in it. For Lagos, Africa’s most populous city, and undoubtedly one of the continent’s biggest economic hubs, waste management has become one of the clearest tests of governance...
By JKNewsMedia ACQUISITION OF Black Market, the third novel and fifth book by award winning Nigerian journalist and author Olukorede S. Yishau, has been announced by Masobe Books ahead of its scheduled release in September 2026. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the novel follows the intertwined lives of two Nigerian couples living in Texas, Unite...
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...
By Joke Kujenya How Intelligence, Special Forces ended 57 days of captivity for Oyo schoolchildren and teachers . . . FIFTY-SEVEN harrowing days after gunmen stormed three schools in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State, abducting pupils, teachers and a school principal, a painstaking multi-agency security operation finally brought ever...
For years, residents of Olufa in Ondo State have watched an unfinished government-funded healthcare centre decay behind overgrown bushes. As expectant mothers travel dangerous roads, families sink into debt and lives are lost in medical emergencies, the abandoned project has become a painful symbol of broken promises and rural healthcare negle...
