By Ajibola Olaide, JKNewsMedia Reporter LEADING UNIVERSITIES across Africa strengthened their presence in global higher education rankings for 2026, with institutions from South Africa and Egypt dominating the continent’s top 10 list while Nigeria’s University of Ibadan (UI) emerged as the only West African university to secure a place among ...
By Kofoworola Fakeye, JKNewsMedia Reporter FORMER GREATER Manchester Mayor and Labour heavyweight, Andy Burnham, is set to become the United Kingdom (UK)'s next Prime Minister following the resignation announcement by Prime Minister Keir Starmer, ending a turbulent chapter in British politics less than two years after Labour's landslide elect...
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 Ajibola Olaide, JKNewsMedia Reporter LEADING UNIVERSITIES across Africa strengthened their presence in global higher education rankings for 2026, with institutions from South Africa and Egypt dominating the continent’s top 10 list while Nigeria’s University of Ibadan (UI) emerged as the only West African university to secure a place among ...
By Kofoworola Fakeye, JKNewsMedia Reporter NIGERIA’s YOUTH population remains the country’s greatest asset, President Bola Tinubu said on Tuesday in Abuja as he assured foreign investors that the nation’s ready to learn and tech savvy workforce can integrate into the global market. JKNewsMedia.com reports that speaking while receiving a deleg...
By Owei Lakemfa JUSTICE PETER Odo Lifu of the Federal High Court, Abuja was far less known until June 15, 2026 when an ill-considered judgement he delivered led to political eruption in the country. It was capable of derailing the political process and, several persons and organisations including the judiciary, scrambled to douse the fires it...
By JKNewsMedia INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES and cultural assets from Nigeria will be showcased in Berlin, Germany, during the forthcoming Nigeria German Investment and Cultural Expo (NGICE). A press release issued on the event notes that the initiative follows previous international events hosted by Nigeria, including the Second World Black and Af...
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 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 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 Ajibola Olaide, JKNewsMedia Reporter LEADING UNIVERSITIES across Africa strengthened their presence in global higher education rankings for 2026, with institutions from South Africa and Egypt dominating the continent’s top 10 list while Nigeria’s University of Ibadan (UI) emerged as the only West African university to secure a place among ...
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...
