By JKNewsMedia TOBACCO CONSUMPTION continues to wreak havoc on public health and the environment in Nigeria, with over 26,800 deaths annually and countless others suffering from diseases such as cancer and chronic respiratory conditions. Despite this grave reality, funding allocated to combat these challenges remains grossly inadequate, promp...
By JKNewsMedia EFFORTS TO stabilise Nigeria’s oil production are facing relentless attacks as vandals escalate crude oil theft in the Niger Delta region. The fire at Buguma Wellhead 008, operated by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPC)’s Eighteen Operating Ltd (NEOL), has been attributed to pipeline vandals targeti...
By Ajibola Olaide, JKNewsMedia Reporter THE SERIES of executive orders signed by President Donald Trump has raised widespread concerns, with potential impacts reverberating across borders and sectors. Among these are policies targeting immigration, leadership changes within federal agencies, and controversial measures challenging long-standin...
By Joke Kujenya SWEEPING POLICY changes marked the return of Donald Trump to the presidency as he was sworn in as the 47th President of the United States on Monday. In a highly anticipated inaugural speech, Trump declared the start of a “golden age” for America while signing numerous executive orders that reversed key Biden-era [&...
By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu COLONIAL OCCUPATION and domination prospered by abducting and liquidating the most vocal Africans. Those whom it drove into exile were lucky. Sir Evelyn Baring invented the manual on this form of predation as governor of colonial Kenya for seven years until 1959. Six decades after independence, the man who rode to [&he...
Omah’s Odyssey Tuesday, January 21, 2025 By Esther Omah AFTER CHIGOZIE left, I felt lost and alone. The silence was deafening, and the emptiness was overwhelming. I wandered around my thoughts, trying to make sense of what had happened. But the more I thought about it, the more confused I became. I knew I had […]
By Paul Ejime MOST AFRICAN countries make a ritual of adding the word “Independent” or “Autonomous” to the name of their electoral commissions. In reality, their election umpires are anything but, even where the national constitution guarantees the so-called independence. The “indefinite suspension” of Madam Davidetta Browne-Lansanah, Chairpe...
By Festus Ahon FEW APPOINTEES of Governor Sheriff Oborevwori of Delta State ever anticipated that project inspections would feature on a Sunday itinerary. However, that was exactly what happened last Sunday when, after church service, the Governor embarked on an unscheduled inspection of projects within Asaba and its environs. At the proposed ...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter THE ONGOING dispute over telecoms tariffs in Nigeria has intensified as rising operational costs push operators to the brink. In a bid to address these challenges, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has approved a 50% tariff adjustment, aiming to balance industry sustainability with consum...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter NIGERIA’s ECONOMIC landscape is undergoing a profound transformation, shaped by far-reaching reforms introduced under President Bola Tinubu’s administration. According to the Independent Media and Policy Initiative (IMPI), these policies, implemented over the past 19 months, are poised to deli...
