By Ben Okezie TIIME WAS when Nigeria was grappling with an upsurge in armed robbery and a special police unit, the anti-robery squadron was created, its members given special training and later deployed to every state of the federation to curb the menace. At the time, while the battle raged between armed robbers and the police, innocent Niger...
By Kofoworola Fakeye, JKNewsMedia Reporter THE FEDERAL Government (FG) has postponed the evacuation of Nigerian citizens seeking to return home from South Africa (SA) following a fresh wave of xenophobic violence targeting foreign nationals in parts of the country. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the first batch of evacuees, initially scheduled ...
By Kofoworola Fakeye, JKNewsMedia Reporter KIDNAPPING OF 279 persons and the killing of 842 people across Nigeria in May 2026 was recorded in figures from Nextier’s Nigeria Violent Conflicts Database. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the data recorded 156 violent incidents during the month and showed an increase in insecurity compared with May 20...
By Kofoworola Fakeye, JKNewsMedia Reporter ABOUT N500 billion was deducted from May 2026 Federation Account (FAAC) revenues for security related interventions before funds were shared among the Federal Government, states and local governments, according to FAAC records. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the deduction formed part of N952 billion in...
By Ben Okezie TIIME WAS when Nigeria was grappling with an upsurge in armed robbery and a special police unit, the anti-robery squadron was created, its members given special training and later deployed to every state of the federation to curb the menace. At the time, while the battle raged between armed robbers and the police, innocent Niger...
By Ajibola Olaide, ILLICIT DRUGS allegedly supplied to teenage secondary school students have led to the arrest of two elderly men in Abia State, while operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) intercepted consignments linked to China and carried out a series of arrests and seizures across the country. JKNewsMedia.com rep...
By Kofoworola Fakeye, JKNewsMedia Reporter KIDNAPPING OF 279 persons and the killing of 842 people across Nigeria in May 2026 was recorded in figures from Nextier’s Nigeria Violent Conflicts Database. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the data recorded 156 violent incidents during the month and showed an increase in insecurity compared with May 20...
By Ajibola Olaide, JKNewsMedia Reporter NEGOTIATIONS BETWEEN the United States (US) and Iran opened on an uneasy footing in Burgenstock, Switzerland, as both sides exchanged threats and raised doubts over prospects for a breakthrough following an initial agreement signed last week to end the war. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the talks are int...
By Ajibola Olaide, JKNewsMedia ReporterJKN ERSTWHILE PRIME Minister of United Kingdom (UK), Keir Starmer, has resigned as British PM and leader of the Labour Party (LP), saying he had “heard the answer” from his party on whether he was best placed to lead it into the next general election and “accepts that answer with good grace”. JKNewsMedia...
By Joke Kujenya TAKING CORE daily steps was associated with lower risks of cardiovascular disease and early death, including among people with highly sedentary lifestyles, according to research published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine (BJSM). JKNewsMedia.com reports that the researchers reported in 2024 that the more steps people t...
By JKNewsMedia PREMIUM EXPEDITED visa service for United States of America (ISA)'s B1 and B2 visa applicants has been introduced by the US State Department, allowing travellers to pay $750 for interview appointments scheduled within 10 business days. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the June 9 notice in the federal register stated that the fast-t...
By Fatimah Idera and Helen Okechukwu, JKNewsMedia Reporters -- When tradition meets violence, survivors carry lifelong trauma as justice lags behind. . . A 13-YEAR-old girl once narrated she was repeatedly raped in the place she should have been safest – home. Years later, her name still echoes through Nigeria’s unfinished conversation on Gen...
By Joke Kujenya AT MILE 12 Market in Lagos, traders call out prices of fruits and vegetables as buyers call out prices of fruits and vegetables as buyers pause between baskets of tomatoes, leafy greens and plantain, weighing what goes home and what is left behind. JKNewsMedia.com reports that in many households, the same daily calculation con...
By Joke Kujenya LIVES ARE being lost on roads at an alarming rate, with 1.19 million people dying every year from road traffic crashes, while between 20 million and 50 million more suffer non-fatal injuries, many resulting in disability. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the United Nations Road Safety Week (UNRSW), scheduled for 8 to 12 May, highl...
