By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter PA JOLA Ogunlusi, a respected journalist and lifelong advocate for justice, has died at the age of 91, following a brief illness. Widely known as Papa Jola, the revered patriarch passed away peacefully at 9:54am on Saturday, 19 April 2025, leaving behind a legacy deeply woven into the fabric of [&he...
By Joke Kujenya BENJAMIN BEST Nnanyereugo, popularly known as Killaboi, has been extradited to Nigeria to face charges in connection with the alleged murder of 21-year-old Augusta Onuwabhagbe, a first-class student at Lead City University, Ibadan. The Nigeria Police Force confirmed his return from Doha in the early hours of Saturday following...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter HOPE AND determination rang through President Bola Tinubu’s Easter message as he addressed the nation during wha he described as a season marked by spiritual reflection and national challenge. With the country navigating economic strain and ongoing insecurity, the President used the Christian celebr...
By Ajibola Olaide, JKNewsMedia Reporter THOUSANDS OF employees filled the townhall at the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) Limited, Towers, Abuja, as Bashir Bayo Ojulari, newly appointed Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO), made his first formal address to staff—committing to a transformative journey aimed at repositioning the ...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter GUNMEN OPENED fire on a National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) team during a late-night raid in Abuja, leaving three officers wounded and hospitalised with gunshot injuries. The operation, which took place on Thursday night in the Jahi district of the Federal Capital Territory, targeted an unc...
By Paul Ejime TO AVOID getting into trouble, the conventional wisdom for many is not to get involved – mind your business. It is also a convenient excuse for pro-establishment or politically correct individuals who dread rocking the boat. Persons with these tendencies abound in all strata of society, corporate establishments, social gro...
Rosheedat Akinkunle, JKNewsMedia Reporter CRIMINAL GANGS operating across Delta State are being dismantled in a sweeping security operation that has seen the arrest of over 100 suspects and the rescue of 13 kidnap victims, according to the State Police Command. During a press briefing in Asaba, Commissioner of Police Abaniwonda Olufemi disclo...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter FBRICATED VILA access story has been dismissed by the Presidency as false narratives and misinformation campaigns targeting Nigeria’s Vice President, Kashim Shettima. The Presidency notes that this time it comes with claims that the VP was barred from entering the Presidential Villa. The story, whic...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter TOWARDS BOOSTING Artificial Intelligence (AI) frontlines, Africa’s startups are now set to building solutions that scale hurdles. Google has opened applications for the 2025 edition of its Startups Accelerator Africa programme, targeting tech startups using artificial intelligence to solve complex c...
By Rosheedat Akinkunle, JKNewsMedia Reporter CLAIMS THAT a young girl was crushed by a vehicle in the convoy of Nigeria’s First Lady, Oluremi Tinubu, have been firmly denied by the Nigeria Police, who labelled the reports “false and misleading.” The Ondo State Police Command, in a statement released Thursday night by its spokesperson, Deputy ...
