By Joke Kujenya, Fellow, 2026 Naija Cancer Watch Fellowship COUNTING TWO decades, Sebeccly Cancer Care and Support Centre has been expanding cancer awareness, screening, early detection and patient support across Nigerian communities, reaching tens of thousands of women and strengthening the capacity of healthcare professionals along the way....
By JKNewsMedia LoOWER FUEL costs will be expected to translate into cheaper transport fares from October 1, 2026, after state governors agreed to adopt Compressed Natural Gas and electric vehicles to reduce commuting costs nationwide. JKNewsMedia.com reports that President Bola Tinubu announced the plan on Thursday following a meeting with th...
By JKNewsMedia LAGOS STATE Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu will deliver the 7th yearly lecture of Freedom Online newspaper in Ikeja, Lagos, on Thursday, with discussions centred on Nigeria’s 2027 elections, economy, security and future. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the lecture themed “2027 Elections, Economy, Security and Nigeria’s Future”, the e...
By Owei Lakemfa IF A labour leader has to make a choice between obeying the laws of the country and court orders on one hand, and defending the rights of workers on the other, can there be a democratic choice? That was the question I set out to answer in Abuja on August 21, 2026, at the workshop themed "From Violations to Justice: Strengtheni...
By JKNewsMedia AN INDEPENDENT investigation into the reported teargassing of peaceful pensioners protesting unpaid entitlements has been demanded by a coalition of Civil Society Organisations, which also accused the Lagos State Police Command of attempting to conceal the alleged assault. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the coalition described th...
By JKNewsMedia THREE HUNDRED trained volunteers have begun monitoring developments that could shape the credibility, peace and inclusiveness of Nigeria’s 2027 general elections. JKNewsMedia.com reports that three hundred volunteers have been deployed to track developments capable of affecting the credibility, peace and inclusiveness of Nigeri...
By JKNewsMedia LoOWER FUEL costs will be expected to translate into cheaper transport fares from October 1, 2026, after state governors agreed to adopt Compressed Natural Gas and electric vehicles to reduce commuting costs nationwide. JKNewsMedia.com reports that President Bola Tinubu announced the plan on Thursday following a meeting with th...
With Rimande Shawulu Last week, 60 people were taken from a mosque in Niger State during Friday prayers by a group called Lakurawa. Lakurawa entered Nigeria from Mali in 2017. The US bombed their camps in Sokoto on Christmas Day 2025. In February this year, they killed 162 people in Kwara State — after warning the village with letters two wee...
By Bola BOLAWOLE YOU MUST have heard it said that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has the Nigerian media in his pockets. You may want to wonder how “deep” Tinubu’s pockets are that he can swallow all Nigerian media organizations! In some sense, that idiomatic expression can be true: Tinubu belongs to the tribe of a few Nigerians with “deep” pocket...
By Joke Kujenya, 2026 Naija Watch Cancer Fellow WHEN TOSIN Adewale began experiencing stomach pain, constipation and blood in his stool in 2020, he had no idea that the symptoms would eventually lead to a cancer diagnosis and change the direction of his life. For years, he recounted that he sought medical attention as his condition worsened, ...
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...
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...
