By Babafemi Ojudu THERE ARE journalists, and there are journalists who make other journalists. Mr Oyinlade Bonuola—Lade Bonuola to the public and Ladbone to generations of Nigerian newspapermen and women—belongs firmly to the latter category. He is what I would describe, without hesitation, as a journalist’s journalist: a consummate professio...
By Associated Press EBOLA DISEASE from the fast-moving outbreak in Congo has now spread to four other countries, including two where it’s active. It has spread farther across Africa than any previous Ebola outbreak, reaching three regions. Nigeria on Tuesday became the latest country affected by the outbreak, which was first declared in easter...
By Helen Okechukwu, JKNewsMedia Reporter THE HOUSE of Representatives has urged the Federal Government to preserve the original route of the Lagos-Calabar coastal highway through Ondo State and the Escravos-Ogheye-Ugborodo corridor in Delta State, warning that the proposed realignment could deprive coastal communities of access to the project...
By Helen Okechukwu, JKNewsMedia Reporter PERSISTENT TELECOMMUNICATIONS failures have prompted the House of Representatives to give MTN Nigeria, Airtel Nigeria, Globacom, Mafab Communications and other operators until 28 October 2026 to explain their service shortcomings, warning that chief executives who ignore the summons could face arrest. ...
By Olukorede Yishau “Òkú ń sunkún òkú, àkàsó lórí ń sunkún ara wọn!” (“The dead are mourning the dead, while the vultures above are mourning one another!”) SOMETIMES IN 2008, there was a tsunami at The Nation office, and it looked like the newspaper would not survive it. A group of senior, middle and junior career journalists left the newspap...
By JKNewsMedia ACCESS TO financing through Fidelity Bank’s FundHer Programme has helped Akara Café develop Pavillon, a premium sub-brand that marks a new phase in the business’s expansion in Abuja. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the funding enabled the business to meet some of the costs associated with developing the new venture while preservin...
Corrie Pelc, Medical News Today FOR MANY years, we’ve known that there is a strong link between type 2 diabetes and obesity, also known as ‘diabesity.’ Diabesity is currently treated through a combination of different options, including healthy lifestyle modifications such as following a healthy diet, and medications like metformin. A new stud...
By JKNewsMedia Introduction: Economic concerns have emerged as the dominant issue in public discussions on the civic engagement portal launched by African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential candidate Alhaji Atiku Abubakar. The latest tracking of comments on the portal and the party’s official website shows that citizens are using the pla...
By Bolanle BOLAWOLE THERE IS this saying that what is worth doing at all is worth doing well. What this means is that if a task has real value; that is, if it means something important to you, then, you should put in all your efforts - proper time and care - to execute it diligently and to the best of your ability. Not “how for do”, like my Gr...
By JKNewsMedia Introduction: Nigeria’s North Central region has emerged as a focal point for early warning alerts and potential conflict ahead of the 2027 elections, prompting analysts to urge stakeholders to strengthen vigilance against possible electoral violence before, during and after the polls. Report: AS REPORTED earlier, the Department...
By Joke Kujenya CALLS FOR a legally binding global treaty to protect older persons from discrimination, social exclusion and barriers to healthcare have gained renewed attention following the establishment of a United Nations-intergovernmental working group tasked with drafting the instrument. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the proposed treaty a...
By Ajibola Olaide, JKNewsMedia Reporter MONDAY MORNING, millions of Nigerian children headed back to school with the safety of their classrooms under renewed scrutiny, as widespread gaps in fencing, security personnel and other protective measures expose schools to continuing threats of attacks and abductions. JKNewsMedia.com reports that ove...
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...
