By Joke Kujenya ISRAEL AND Lebanon have agreed to a 10-day ceasefire, Unted States (U.S.) President Donald Trump announced on Thursday, following diplomatic discussions involving the two countries in Washington. JKNewsMedia.com reports that President Trump said he had spoken with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Lebanese Presiden...
By Joke Kujenya ISRAEL AND Lebanon have agreed to a 10-day ceasefire, Unted States (U.S.) President Donald Trump announced on Thursday, following diplomatic discussions involving the two countries in Washington. JKNewsMedia.com reports that President Trump said he had spoken with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Lebanese Presiden...
By JKNewsMedia DOZENS OF people have been killed in Beirut, Lebanon, after Israeli forces launched an aerial barrage described as the largest in its current offensive against Hezbollah, hours after a two-week ceasefire between the United States and Iran took effect. JKNewsMedia.com reports that Israeli strikes killed dozens and injured hundred...
By JKNewsMedia STRAGEGIC DEPLOYMENT of police personnel and resources across approved examination centres in the Federal Capital Territory has been ordered to secure the 2026 Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board Computer-Based Test. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the Commissioner of Police, FCT Police Command, Ahmed Mohammed Sanusi, directe...
ByManasseh Mbachii Premium Times The Police have confirmed the kidnapping of the JAMB UTME candidates, saying 14 passengers were abducted. GUNMENT HAVE abducted at least 14 passengers, including candidates of the ongoing Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) organised by the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB), along t...
By Owei Lakemfa It was too quick. Humanity heaving a sigh of relief on Tuesday, April 7, 2026 when a two-week ceasefire in the United States/Israel-Iran war came into effect. The very next day, one of the most savage attacks in the war took place in Lebanon. Israel, a sidekick of the US, carried out a series of deadly attacks on Lebanon, kill...
By JKNewsMedia A NEW sound now defines the next phase of digital banking as Wema Bank introduces the ALAT The Evolution (ATE) jingle to reflect its updated platform and user experience. JKNewsMedia,com reports that the bank stated that the jingle marks a step forward in its digital banking journey, designed to capture the energy of a smarter ...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent SLIGHT ADJUSTMENT to the arrival time for candidates in the first session of the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) has been announced by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB). JKNewsMedia.com reports that the arrival time has now been revised to 7:00am, replac...
By Babafemi Ojudu IN LESS than six months, Nigeria has lost two generals on the battlefield—cut down in operations against what should, by all conventional reckoning, be a ragtag insurgent force. Alongside them, several colonels, officers, and countless other ranks have paid the ultimate price. These are not just casualties of war. They are s...
By Oluwabunmi Akande, JKNewsMedia Reporter FORTY-EIGHT individuals and groups have been designated as terrorism financiers in Nigeria’s latest sanctions list, with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) directing an immediate asset freeze across the capital market. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the NIGSAC, in a fresh publication on its o...
ByManasseh Mbachii Premium Times The Police have confirmed the kidnapping of the JAMB UTME candidates, saying 14 passengers were abducted. GUNMENT HAVE abducted at least 14 passengers, including candidates of the ongoing Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) organised by the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB), along t...
By JKNewsMedia NOT LONG after recent attacks on military bases in Borno State, terrorists have killed a Nigerian Army commanding officer and six soldiers in Monguno following an overnight assault on a military formation that troops repelled. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the Nigerian military said troops of Sector 3 under the Joint Task Force ...
By Joke Kujenya GROWING GLOBAL health crisis is tightening its grip as Antimicrobial Resistance (AR) continues to make once treatable infections harder and, in some cases, impossible to cure. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the Global AMR Media Alliance (GAMA), is raising concerns that AR continues to rank among the top ten global health threats...
By Joke Kujenya STRONG LIVING standards across income, healthcare and affordability have shaped a new 2026 ranking of African countries, with Namibia placing first with a Quality-of-Life Index of 156.98. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the ranking shows a mix of Southern, North and East African countries offering relatively strong conditions acr...
By Joke Kujenya FOCUS ON mentorship and wellbeing shaped the maiden Female Journalists Timeout convened under the initiative of the Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ) as part of activities marking Women’s Month. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the ace broadcaster and veteran journalist, Mrs. Bimbo Oloyede arrived first, fol...
