By Olaide Ajibola, JKNewsMedia Reporter HIGHER PRICES for essential goods will further aggravate poverty and food insecurity in Nigeria despite improved macroeconomic stability, the International Monetary Fund (IMF), has said while maintaining its growth forecast for the country at 4.1 percent in 2026 and 4.3 percent in 2027. JKNewsMedia.com ...
By JKNewsMedia PUPILS AND teachers abducted from schools in Oyo State have been threatened with death if security forces moved closer to their location, Minister of Defence Christopher Musa, has disclosed. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the Defence Minister made the disclosure in a preview clip of an interview with News Central TV shared on Wed...
By Rachael Martin, JKNewsMedia Reporter National summit seeks coordinated action against illicit drug use and trafficking. . . THE FEDERAL Government has reaffirmed its commitment to preventing illicit drug use, dismantling drug trafficking networks, expanding access to treatment and rehabilitation, and promoting the wellbeing of Nigerians as...
By Owei Lakemfa THE MOUNT Rushmore National Memorial, South Dakota, is a 1,278-acre or 517-hectare tract seized from the Sioux Nation of India. Into its mountain face are sculpted the 18-metre or 60-foot-high figures of four former United States (US) Presidents. They feature founding President George Washington, main drafter of the July 4, 1...
By JKNewsMedia DIRECTOR-GENERAL and Chief Executive Officer (DG/CEO) of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NDLEA), Professor Mojisola Christianah Adeyeye, has received the Special African Leadership Commendation Award at the 16th African Business Leadership Awards held at the Cholmondeley Room and Terrace, House...
By Joke Kujenya AS FRENZY grips the air across the world, Monday at the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) World Cup, this is more than another day of knockout football. It represents a defining moment in the tournament, where reputation, tactical identity and national ambition converge as Portugal, Spain, the United Sta...
By JKNewsMedia MONDAY, PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has directed the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) to investigate major technology companies and Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) platforms operating in Nigeria over allegations of anti-competitive practices, unlawful exploitation of news content and other potent...
By Eniola Olatunji reporting for Patmos Media Line ...Messi loses second penalty kick in same tournament WORLD NUMBER one ranked men's football team, three times world champions and Defending Champions,Argentina Survived a terrible scare before they could oust Pharaohs of Egypt in the Red Sea of the 2026 World Cup with two late goals that ea...
By Joke Kujenya 2026 WORLD Cup atmosphere remains electric. Stadiums are still filled with fans, colour, songs and anticipation. Millions of football fans across the globe continue to tune in every day. Yet one chapter of the 2026 Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) World Cup has already come to an unexpected close. For t...
By JKNewsMedia PUPILS AND teachers abducted from schools in Oyo State have been threatened with death if security forces moved closer to their location, Minister of Defence Christopher Musa, has disclosed. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the Defence Minister made the disclosure in a preview clip of an interview with News Central TV shared on Wed...
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...
By Yomi Ayoade, JKNewsMedia Intern NIGERIANS PLANNING to relocate abroad for education, employment or professional development now have fresh opportunities as Ireland expands access to university admissions, skilled employment and government-funded fellowships ahead of the 2026 academic and recruitment cycle. JKNewsMedia.com reports that with...
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...
