By Bolanle BOLAWOLE “When Muslims are in power, we are out of power. And when we are out of power, we are completely out of power” – Professor Is-haq Olanrewaju Oloyede, as quoted in a “Press Statement/Release at the World Press Conference organised by Concerned Yoruba Muslim Scholars in Nigeria in affiliation with the Supreme […]...
By Ajibola Olaide, JKNewsMedia Reporter MAJOR DRUG traffickers moving illicit substances across Nigerian borders have been dismantled by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA). Four members of the cartel were arrested in separate intelligence-led operations, with a significant haul of opioids and other narcotics seized...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter AFRICA’s PUSH for a robust digital economy has received a major boost with the designation of Nigeria as the continent’s Digital Trade Champion. The African Union (AU) conferred this title at the 38th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, acknowl...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter MOVES TO reform the African Union (AU) has been firmly backed by Nigeria, emphasising the need for a more vibrant, viable, and relevant continental body to meet the changing global political and economic landscape. The Nigerian government, through President Bola Tinubu’s statement delivered by Forei...
By JKNewsMedia A PUSH to promote biofuels in international shipping under the United Nations’ Global Fuel Standard (GFS) has sparked strong opposition from environmental and human rights groups. Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) and 68 other international nongovernmental organisations have warned the UN’s Intern...
By Al Humphrey Onyanabo TODAY, THE Niger Delta weeps. Nigeria mourns. The Ijaw nation, and indeed the entire world, has lost a colossus, a man whose life was a testament to courage, resilience, and unwavering dedication to justice. Pa Edwin Kiagbodo Clark, the grandfather of the Ijaws worldwide, a fearless advocate for good governance, an [&he...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter THE NIGER Delta has announced it has lost one of its most vocal advocates with the passing of Chief (Dr.) Sen. Edwin Kiagbodo Clark at the age of 97. A statement from the Clark-Fuludu Bekederemo family in Kiagbodo, Delta State, confirmed that the elder statesman died on Monday, February 17, [&hellip...
By JKNewsMedia INCREASING CASES of Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) linked to sugary drinks have triggered fresh demands for Nigeria to increase its Sugar-Sweetened Beverage (SSB) tax. The Healthy Food Policy Youth Vanguard (HFPYV) has called on the Minister of Youth Development, Comrade Ayodele Olawande, to support raising the levy from N10 ...
By JKNewsMedia SCHOLARS AND intellectuals will converge at the University of Lagos (UNILAG) for the 2024 International Conference and Annual General Meeting of the Philosophers Association of Nigeria (PAN). The event, themed “Philosophy, Leadership, Development, and Environmental Sustainability in Africa,” will take place from Feb...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter ALLEGATIONS THAT the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has funded terrorist organisations, including Boko Haram, have raised concerns among security experts and diplomats in Nigeria. US Congressman Scott Perry made the claim during a hearing of the Subcommittee on Delivering...
