By Eniola Olatunji reporting for Patmos Media Line ...Nigeria's Jollof Confirmed Better. THE FLYING Eagles of Nigeria Monday afternoon in Yamoussoukro, Ivory Coast confirmed the superiority of the Nigerian Jollof over that of the Ghanaian Jollof by beating the Black Satellites of Ghana in the West African Football Union (WAFU) Group B U20 Boy...
By Ajibola Olaide, JKNewsMedia Reporter BRITAIN HAS a new prime minister after King Charles III appointed Andy Burnham on Monday following Keir Starmer's formal resignation. JKNewsMedia.com reports that Buckingham Palace said, “Andrew Burnham MP accepted The King’s offer and kissed hands upon his appointment as Prime Minister,” adding that th...
By Joke Kujenya FOOTBALL AND political leaders will converge at the FIFA World Cup 2026 final on Sunday as the White House confirmed President Donald Trump will attend the championship match between Spain and Argentina at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the White House said the final will be the only World Cup matc...
By Ajibola Olaide, JKNewsMedia Reporter PAYROLL FRAUD involving 908 alleged ghost workers across at least 50 Federal Government Ministries, Departments and Agencies has been uncovered by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), cumulating to about N942 million believed to have been fraudulently paid as s...
By Ajibola Olaide, JKNewsMedia THE NIGERIAN Army’s structure has expanded from eight to 12 divisions following the approval granted by President Bola Tinubu to strengthen the country’s security architecture and improve the operational effectiveness of the military. JKNewsMedia.com reports that that the approval underscores the President's com...
By Owei Lakemfa THE TRANSFORMATIVE Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway is mired in endless controversies. This is the fate of great monuments and, I dare say, great leaders. So, my primary concerns here are not the hullabaloos about its actual cost and absence of biddings or, its ever- changing designs as it meanders through coast and land. My inte...
By JKNewsMedia TWO UNIVERSITY of Lagos (UNILAG) students who emerged winners at the inaugural Rite Foods National Academic Excellence Awards have presented their scholarship cheques to the University's management. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the recipients, Chinedu Okeke Christian, Overall Best Matriculating Student in the South-West Zone, a...
By Ajibola Olaide, JKNewsMedia Reporter EMERGENCY RESPONDERS have recovered the body of a female victim believed to be a student from the rubble of the collapsed three storey Elite Five-Star lodge in Amokpala, Oko, Orumba North Local Government Area of Anambra State, as search efforts continue for other occupants feared trapped beneath the de...
By Joke Kujenya FOR MANY families, a glass of fruit juice with breakfast, a bottle of sports drink after football practice or a can of soda during weekend outings may seem like harmless childhood treats. But new research suggests those everyday drinking habits could quietly shape heart health for decades, JKNewsMedia.com reports. A major stud...
By Ajibola Olaide, JKNewsMedia Reporter PAYROLL FRAUD involving 908 alleged ghost workers across at least 50 Federal Government Ministries, Departments and Agencies has been uncovered by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), cumulating to about N942 million believed to have been fraudulently paid as s...
By Eniola Olatunji reporting for Patmos Media Line NIGERIA's SUPER Falcon is the team to beat as the 14th edition of the Total Energy Women’s African Cup of Nations WAFCON takes off in Morocco on Sunday 26th July 2026. Cover photo is Africa's Champions, Super Falcons at the last tournament. 16 teams have been drawn into four groups. Group A ...
By Eniola Olatunji reporting for Patmos Media Line BRITISH NIGERIAN former World Heavyweight boxing champion, Anthony Joshua (AJ) on Saturday night at the Jeddah Superdome in Saudi Arabia suffered a surprise two first round knock downs from his test opponent Kristian Prenga of Albania. Prenga had shoved a left upper cut on AJ in the 20th seco...
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...
