By Joke Kujenya THE UKRANIAN leader, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has confirmed his readiness to sign the deal on Sunday, addressing reporters following a high-level summit in the United Kingdom (UK). He disclosed that his push for a minerals agreement with the United States remains on course. The agreement, centred on the exploitation of Uk...
By Ajibola Olaide, JKNewsMedia Reporter The DELTA State Government has dismissed allegations of neglect by opposition figures, asserting that Governor Sheriff Oborevwori’s administration remains focused on delivering verifiable projects across the state. The government stated that certain politicians, out of office, were misrepresenting...
By Ehi Braimah Are you still wondering what has been going on in the Lagos State House of Assembly? Never mind; it is the usual power dynamics on full display by our politicians. They have taken positions and fighting for leverage. No one is amused except that, this time, Lagos State – a highly prized […]
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter A MAJOR shake-up has rocked the Lagos State House of Assembly as Mudashiru Obasa reclaimed his position as Speaker, following the resignation of Mojisola Meranda, the first female Speaker in the state’s history. The latest development comes after 49 days of intense political wrangling, leaders...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter A 59-YEAR-old drug baron, Ogbonnaya Kevin Jeff, accused of running a global narcotics trafficking network, has been arrested in Lagos after 17 years of evading law enforcement. The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) apprehended him at his hideout in the Ojo area, marking a significant brea...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter CONCERNS OVER air travel disruptions at Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos, have surfaced as the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) announced a temporary closure of Runway 18R/36L for rehabilitation. The closure, set from 03:00hrs on March 3 to 23:59hrs on March 4, 2025, ...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter THE IMPLEMENTATION of the Supreme Court ruling affirming financial autonomy for Nigeria’s local government councils has hit significant roadblocks. The Office of the Accountant General of the Federation (OAGF) said it has identified two major setbacks: the failure of many local governments to submit...
By JKNewsMedia OVER 500 new students were formally welcomed into Joseph Ayó Babalóla University (JABU) academic community for the 2024/25 session at a matriculation ceremony held on Saturday, March 1, 2025. The event, marked by colourful celebrations, took place at the Óba Óladele Ólashore Auditorium on the university’s campus in Ikeji-Arakej...
By Paul Ejime BY THREATENING to expel the joint mission of ECOWAS and the UN Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS) from Guinea-Bissau, President Umaro Sissoco Embaló, who has been ruling his country as a dictator, has not only displayed unacceptable hostility but utter disregard to the Authority of ECOWAS Heads of State […]
By Bolanle BOLAWOLE ALTHOUGH I love watching football, I am not a football fanatic. Each time I sit before the television, it is almost always going to be to watch one football match or the other. I don’t like watching movies. They seem to me a world of make-believe and illusion. They make me apprehensive […]
