By Helen Okechukwu, JKNewsMedia Reporter In a setting brimming with seasoned journalists, eager students, and advocates for gender equity, a profound conversation unfolded about the pervasive issue of gender-based violence and misogyny in Nigeria. Misogyny, in a layman’s language, is a deep dislike, prejudice, or unfair treatment toward ...
By JKNewsMedia IT WAS a life-changing moment for Lagos contractor Ayobami Adejumobi who celebrated on Thursday as he received the keys to a brand-new Toyota Prado in Globacom’s ongoing Festival of Joy promotion. The event, held at Gloworld on Adeola Odeku, Victoria Island, Lagos, also saw several other Nigerians walk away with prizes including...
By Pius Mordi THAT NIGERIA has shut down her four refineries by willfully neglecting the rehabilitation while preferring to import refined products for more than 20 years is known to all. That every administration routinely pledges to end the hemorrhaging of public funds by failing to rehabilitate the refineries by perpetrating the fraud in th...
By Gloria Ogine, JKNewsMedia Reporter Inadequate funding and poor working conditions hinder the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) from fully delivering on its mandate to ensure public officers’ accountability and discipline. Members of the CCB, led by Chairman Dr Abdullahi Bello, raised these concerns during a visit to the Senate on Thursday....
By JKNewsMedia THE SENIOR Special Assistant to Delta State Governor Sheriff Oborevwori on Media, Mr. Nelson Egware, has been inducted as a Distinguished Fellow into the Nigerian Institute of Social Media Analysts (NISMA). The ceremony, which took place at the Nigeria Police School of Public Relations in Abuja, recognised Egware’s significant c...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter NIGERIA’s PRESIDENT, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has congratulated Ghana’s President-elect, John Dramani Mahama, on his victory in the December 7 general elections. Tinubu, who is the current Chairman of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), expressed confidence that Mahama’s sec...
By Olivia Ambrose, JKNewsMedia Intern PRINCE DAPO Abiodun, Ogun State Governor, has highlighted the state’s investment potential at the Africa Investment Forum (AIF) Market Days in Rabat, Morocco. During his meeting with Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), the governor stressed the state’s desire to attract ...
By Gloria Ogine, JKNewsMedia Reporter MOUNTING PRESSURE over unfinished infrastructure has prompted Governor Sheriff Oborevwori to direct contractors to take full advantage of the dry season for project completion. The governor stressed the importance of delivering results to enhance connectivity and economic activities across Delta State. Dur...
By Helen Okechukwu, JKNewsMedia Reporter GOVERNOR SIMINALAYI Fubara has reaffirmed his commitment to delivering impactful projects that improve the lives of Rivers State residents. He spole on Friday during the commissioning of the remodelled Government Girls’ Secondary School in Ahoada East Local Government Area, where he highlighted th...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter AMID GROWING anticipation for the official results of Ghana’s 2024 presidential election, Vice-President Bawumia Mahamudu of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) has conceded defeat to opposition candidate and former President John Mahama of the National Democratic Congress (NDC). Bawumia’s ges...
